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Thursday, December 20, 2012  Councilman Moe Baddourah is hosting a public meeting on efforts to clean up lead contamination at 3 p.m. at the Edisto Discovery Park and Neighborhood Center.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Federal environmental officials will clean up toxic metals found in soil of a Columbia neighborhood.

Monday, September 03, 2012  South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers are toting rifles and teaching soil conservation while wearing combat gear in Afghanistan.

Monday, August 13, 2012  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors have finished their soil sampling work in a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant.

Saturday, August 04, 2012  State and Federal officials are testing for high levels of lead and arsenic in one Columbia community.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Last week, South Carolina health and environmental officials announced that elevated levels of arsenic and lead were found at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

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, March 29, 2012  Thousands of people will travel to Camden Saturday for one of the biggest social events of the year for South Carolina, the Carolina Cup. The Springdale Race Course hosts the Carolina Cup and the Colonial Cup two days of each year, but many do not realize that it stays in use as an ideal place to train thoroughbreds year-round.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011  Egyptian President Mubarak's announcement he won't seek new term does not calm public fury.