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Saturday, July 21, 2012  A company is pursuing its plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from New Jersey to a dump along Interstate 20 in South Carolina.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  A free community shred day and e-waste recycling event is being held in Irmo Thursday.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Give your garden a boost this spring with a load of ComPOOst from Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Officials say a Savannah River Site worker contaminated with plutonium after his finger was punctured in an accident last year will fully recover.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says about 100 gallons of liquid waste spilled at the V.C. Summer plant operated by South Carolina Electric & Gas.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  South Carolina is one of two dozen states implementing e-waste recycling laws to reduce landfill volume, recycle valuable materials and help reduce costs of creating new products.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  The state has had fraud reporting lines for years, but Gov. Nikki Haley and her new inspector general are giving the approach new visibility and a new number, 1-855-723-7283 or 1-855-SCFRAUD.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  24 states require electronic consumers to keep old electronics out of the trash

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  Federal auditors say it will cost nearly $1.5 billion more than expected to empty and seal 22 underground liquid radioactive waste tanks at South Carolina's Savannah River Site.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  The head of the Department of Energy's Carlsbad field office in southern New Mexico is transferring to South Carolina.

Friday, April 23, 2010  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reversing an earlier decision, and setting a June 1 deadline to decide if the federal Department of Energy can withdraw its application to build a national radioactive waste dump in Nevada.

Monday, February 22, 2010  Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says two trainloads of depleted uranium from South Carolina won't come to Utah as originally planned.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010  Governor Mark Sanford and other state officials said Tuesday they would consider a lawsuit if President Barack Obama stands by his decision to not send the nation's nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010  Tailgaters at Carolina Panthers' games recycled 30 tons of cans and bottles throughout the NFL season, topping organizers' goal by 50 percent.

Monday, May 18, 2009  Stimulus money to bring radioactive waste to Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- EnergySolutions Inc. will get a share of $6 billion in federal stimulus funds earmarked to clean up low-level radioactive waste at several sites, including one in South Carolina. The Salt Lake City-based company is specifically named in more than half of the project proposals for the Energy Department's stimulus money.