WASHINGTON, July 12 -- A letter sent to the U.S. Department of Interior urges the agency to exclude South Carolina from the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The letter, authored by South Carolina Gov. Henry D. McMaster, references a 2020 presidential memorandum that protected the state's coast from oil and gas exploration until 2032 and calls for similar action to be taken again. McMaster highlights the value of South Carolina's coastline, writing, "South Carolina's more ST