The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, criticized for failing to react quickly enough to environmental problems, is again on the chopping block as critics push for improvements in ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A tool from DHEC might help you and your family make important safety and health decisions before you head out on the lake or river this year. Each year, rivers like the Saluda and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Environmental Control (DHEC) wants to know what’s in everyone’s trash. The state agency is using part of a $500,000 federal grant to learn more about ...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD) — The ongoing conflict between the South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and a homeowner on the Isle of Palms has now gone to court. After storms ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The state agency that oversees everything from issuing food safety permits to regulating dams to, in recent years, coordinating South Carolina’s pandemic response will likely ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - There may finally be some solutions for an abandoned site in Greenville that’s long been a concern for neighbors. Thursday, Southernside residents packed into ...

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCIV) — A white powder-like substance on cars and homes in Goose Creek has many people questioning the safety of their air quality. Century Aluminum experienced filtration equipment ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will resume seasonal water quality checks along the coast to detect elevated bacteria levels. DHEC ...

On July 1, the S.C. Dept. of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) became two distinct entities: the Department of Behavioral and Public Health and the Department of Environmental Services (DES).

COLUMBIA, S.C. — National HIV Testing Day will be observed on June 25, 2024 in South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, and DHEC is encouraging residents to get tested for HIV and other sexually ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina senators are renewing a push to split up a major state agency after their efforts fell short last year. A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee has held two ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina officials are working to find out how safe your drinking water is. For the first time in history, the environmental protection agency is putting limits on how ...