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            <description>Latest news on the environment from around Columbia, South Carolina and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Some Clemson grads to don recycled caps, gowns]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some new graduates of Clemson University are going green while getting their degrees.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Family of American Idol's Candice Glover excited about the competition]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Parker]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Janet Parker had the chance to visit with one of the American Idol contestants, Candice Glover, and her family in Beaufort, South Carolina last Saturday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Big-headed ant intercepted at Charleston port]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Officials at the Port of Charleston have intercepted a dangerous intruder.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Animal advocates hold memorial for geese killed by SLED]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoheb Hassanali]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dozens of South Carolinians held a memorial service at the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division's headquarters for a family of Canadian Geese killed by SLED agents in April.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Where have all the honeybees gone?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New federal report cites many causes for dramatic bee disappearance]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Base to residents: Be ready for noise]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[There may be some loud noises from the McCrady Training Center over the next two days, and the base is warning neighbors to be ready for them.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[DHEC head honoring Boeing for environmental work]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[South Carolina is honoring Boeing for its environmental record.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Public gets update on Charleston Harbor deepening]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An update is scheduled on the planned $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit filed against Santee Cooper]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An environmental group has sued Santee Cooper, saying the state-owned utility has known for more than a decade that arsenic was seeping from its coal-fired power plant In Conway.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sparkleberry Country Fair officials plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day, kick off fair celebration]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Sparkleberry Country Fair kicks off this Saturday, and officials started the celebration with a tree planting ceremony.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC Drought Response Committee: SC is drought free]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Carolina is drought free for the first time since 2010, according to the South Carolina Drought Response Committee.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Volunteers making Columbia home energy efficient]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Volunteers are gathering this week to make a Columbia home more energy efficient.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MUSC celebrates Earth Day, recycling anniversary]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston is celebrating Earth Day as well as its efforts to help the environment.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using your tax refund to secure your financial future]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Starkey]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[The tax deadline is upon us and while many are scrambling to get their taxes done, some have already received or have plans for their tax refund.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[12-foot gator on SC coast gets reprieve]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Charlie the Gator has received a reprieve and will be able to stay in a swamp on the South Carolina coast.]]></description>
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