SC agency considers entering the carbon business to improve state forests

SC natural resources agency wants to get into the business of selling credits to environmentally friendly and carbon neutral companies.

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina could generate money to manage the state’s protected forests by selling credits to polluting companies.

Exactly how that might work remains unknown. The state Department of Natural Resources is paying a consultant nearly $110,000 to report on whether it’s possible and how.

The winning contract, awarded last month, went to Columbia-based Milliken Advisors. It has until Dec. 16 to create a plan to make agency land eligible for so-called carbon …

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