I love South Carolina for its people and beauty. We have mountains, lakes, waterfalls and one of the most beautiful coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean. The new regulations that banned offshore drilling have only been in place for a little more than a year, and it was a battle to get them passed.

So, when I read that the Trump administration has turned back the clock on offshore drilling, rolled back safety regulations and ignored the needs of coastline communities, I literally couldn’t believe it. But it’s true. And it is frightening.

There is no known safe way to drill off our coast. That is fact. Spills are

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