News - DHEC
By Adam O'Daniel / aodaniel@heraldonline.com Carolinas Healthcare System and Rock Hill rival Piedmont Medical Center again are squabbling over medical facilities in the Fort Mill area. This time, an urgent care center is at the center of the tussle.
By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C. Dec. 7--For most of her life, Terry Cook has eaten fish from the Great Pee Dee River, never realizing the potential danger to her health.
By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C. Sep. 14--The state health department will begin routine testing of private wells near a 36-year-old nuclear waste dump to see if anyone's drinking water has been poisoned.
By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C. Sep. 7--Conservation groups are seeking an internal investigation of South Carolina's environmental protection agency because of concerns its staff did not disclose key details of a nuclear waste leak near Barnwell.