President Trump Signs Moratorium Against Offshore Drilling Along SC Coast

Yesterday, President Trump signed a moratorium halting the expansion of offshore drilling off South Carolina’s coast. Governor McMaster was among nine other governors to pen a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce opposing the exploration of oil off the Atlantic coast. Their main concerns being the negative impacts it would have on both the environment and the state’s economies. McMaster praised the decision but warned we “must remain vigilant in the conservation and preservation of our coastline.”