Sammy Fretwell

Sammy Fretwell TNS/The State The V.C. Summer nuclear power plant north of Columbia failed for years to maintain a key piece of safety equipment that could help the plant continue running properly during an emergency, according to federal records and inter... See more

SC nuclear plant didn’t maintain key safety equipment for years, feds say The V.C. Summer nuclear power plant north of Columbia failed for years to maintain a key piece of safety equipment that could help the plant continue running properly during an emer... See more

Sammy Fretwell TNS/The State Recent chemical spills in York County have drawn attention from state legislators who are pushing a bill to allow increased oversight of polluting industries by local zoning authorities. kAmpE 2 962C:?8 %9FCD52J k2 9C67lQ9EEAD... See more

It’s not unusual before the spring planting season to see tanker trucks lurching across eastern South Carolina, on their way to deposit a slurry of industrial and municipal waste on farmland. The sludge these tankers carry, which often comes from North Ca... See more

STUDYING SLUDGE SC lawmaker wants to limit use of materials as fertilizer A state representative who is worried that contaminated sewer sludge is being spread on farm fields says he'll seek limits on the practice of using the goopy material as fertilizer,... See more