HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A coalition of environmental advocates is urging federal regulators to reject or significantly change a proposed landfill expansion in Horry County, warning it could damage wetlands and harm water quality and wildlife.
Six advocacy groups partnered with the South Carolina Environmental Law Project to challenge the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s plan to expand the landfill off Highway 90.
In a 20-page letter addressed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the groups raised concerns about the degradation of water quality, impacts to wildlife, and failure to provide alternatives…