Gov. McMaster to give update on years-long effort to remove toxic waste from USS Yorktown

SC completes $31.6M environmental cleanup of USS Yorktown

Inside the USS Yorktown, a World War II aircraft carrier turned museum in Mount Pleasant. South Carolina finished removing nearly 2 million gallons of oil and fuel from the aging battleship. (Photo courtesy of the SC Governor's Office)Crews have finished removing 2 million gallons of hazardous fuel, oil and contaminated water from the belly of a World War II-era aircraft carrier anchored in Charleston Harbor. The completion last month of the two…

McMaster announces USS Yorktown clean-up completion

Governor Henry McMaster was joined on Nov. 12 by the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) to announce the completion of the USS Yorktown Environmental Remediation Project. The project, which is a result of Governor McMaster's 2022 Executive Order, successfully…

SC governor to give update on USS Yorktown toxic waste removal project

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is set to visit the USS Yorktown Wednesday where he is expected to make an announcement on work to remove toxic waste from the ship.

‘Clean as a whistle’: SC governor says USS Yorktown clear of toxic waste

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is set to visit the USS Yorktown Wednesday where he is expected to make an announcement on work to remove toxic waste from the ship.

Gov. McMaster to give update on years-long effort to remove toxic waste from USS Yorktown

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Governor Henry McMaster is expected to make a ‘major announcement’ Wednesday regarding the USS Yorktown Environmental Remediation Project. S.C. Office of Resilience Chief Officer Ben Duncan and members of the General Assembly will join the governor for his announcement, along with other state and local leaders. Gov. McMaster issued an executive [...]

Gov. Henry McMaster: Charleston Harbor Saved from Environmental Disaster

Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by the South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) to announce the completion of the USS Yorktown Environmental Remediation Project. The project, which is a result of Governor McMaster's 2022 Executive Order, successfully removed more than 1.6 million gallons of hazardous materials and over nine tons of asbestos from the ship. The pollutants were at increasing risk of leaking into Charleston Harbor due to …