AGP Executive Report
Last update: 16 minutes agoHeat Alert: An early-summer heat wave is pushing South Carolina into the 90s with heat index values topping 100°, prompting Heat Advisory warnings and raising heat-illness risk for people outdoors. Invasive Species Watch: Wildlife officials are racing to stop the spread of 4-foot Argentine black-and-white tegu lizards, invasive nest raiders that have turned up in multiple Southern states including South Carolina. Local Cleanup Oversight: Georgetown residents got an update on cleanup plans for the former Liberty Mill/steel mill waterfront site, where soil and water testing will guide what remediation is needed before redevelopment. Stormwater & City Spending: Myrtle Beach approved its FY2027 budget, including stormwater upgrades and other infrastructure spending, while adjusting some household service rates. Food & Health Policy: A federal judge said the Trump administration unlawfully ended an Inflation Reduction Act environmental and climate justice grant program, a blow to funding tied to pollution and community health. Science Spotlight: Researchers decoded how the Venus flytrap snaps shut—via rapid softening in the trap’s outer tissue—adding to growing climate-stress biology research.
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