"S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster is trying, again, to protect South Carolina from falling into the offshore drilling cross hairs of his “good friend” and political ally, President Donald Trump.

Citing the risk to the “unspoiled beauty” of the state’s beaches, sea islands and marshes, McMaster asked again Tuesday for an exemption from the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

“Every city and town council along the South Carolina coastline has voted to oppose seismic testing and drilling, and I agree with them,” McMaster wrote in the letter to U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke."

Jamie Self reports for the Columbia State January 17, 2018. [2]

SEE ALSO:

Op-Ed: "Florida Isn’t the Only State That Will Be Hurt by Offshore Drilling" (New York Times) [3]

"Oregon Governor Says Zinke Considering Exempting State From Offshore Drilling Plan" (The Hill) [4]

"Like Florida, Maryland Wants To Be Exempt From Offshore Drilling" (NPR) [5]

"RI Gov. Raimondo Says 'Not On Our Watch' To Federal Offshore Drilling Expansion" (Rhode Island Public Radio) [6]