BRIEF: Don’t Drill lobby puts pressure on Haley

Gov. Nikki Haley is under increasing pressure to come out against drilling or testing for oil and natural gas off the South Carolina coast. 15.1218.dontdrill“There is one person who can save the jobs on our coast,” said Conservation Voters of South Carolina Outreach Coordinator Sophie Halpin in an advocacy email. “Governor Haley can ask Washington to remove South Carolina from consideration for drilling. She can say that our pristine beaches and tourism jobs matter more than profits for Big Oil.”