6.25.13
State News
Waterfest offers extra fun Saturday
Madison County Herald
Tucked into the Independence Day celebration Saturday at the Ross Barnett
Reservoir is Waterfest.
http://www.mcherald.com/article/20130625/NEWS/306250003/Waterfest-offers-extra-fun-Saturday
Bryant, 6 other governors want EPA emissions proposal axed
Clarion Ledger
WASHINGTON — Seven governors are asking President Barack Obama to block a
proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that would effectively
shutter coal-fired power plants and prevent construction of new ones.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130625/NEWS01/306250028/Bryant-6-other-governors-want-EPA-emissions-proposal-axed
Biloxi harbor loses out on DMR boat slip fees
WLOX
If you're in the market for a large recreational fishing boat, the
Department of Marine Resources may have just the deal for you. Two DMR
boats are now up for sale.
http://www.wlox.com/story/22672970/biloxi-harbor-loses-out-on-dmr-boat-slip-fees
Mississippi DMR selling boats it received from ex-director's foundation
By SUN HERALD
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is selling two recreational
fishing boats that are part of an ongoing investigation.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/24/4755472/mississippi-dmr-selling-boats.html
National News
Obama climate strategy represents piecemeal approach
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin,
President Obama will invoke his executive authority Tuesday by undertaking
a slew of measures aimed at curbing climate change and its impacts, from
imposing the first carbon limits on existing power plants to requiring all
federal projects to withstand rising seas and more intense storms.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-climate-strategy-represents-piecemeal-approach/2013/06/25/7bd9f20a-dd0a-11e2-bd83-e99e43c336ed_print.html
Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases
NY Times
By JOHN M. BRODER
WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose a sweeping plan to address
climate change on Tuesday, setting ambitious goals and timetables for a
series of executive actions to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and prepare
the nation for the ravages of a warming planet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/obama-plan-to-cut-greenhouse-gases.html?ref=earth&_r=0&pagewanted=print
Obama to Unveil Plan to Tackle Climate Change
Wall Street Journal
By KEITH JOHNSON
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will lay out a multi-pronged plan to
tackle climate change in a speech Tuesday at Georgetown University,
stressing the "moral obligation" he feels to start advancing policies that
can rein in greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S. and overseas in the
absence of legislation from Congress.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323683504578566264197407052.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
Obama to call for carbon cuts at power plants
USA Today
President Obama will announce new rules Tuesday to restrict carbon
pollution at new and existing power plants, part of a comprehensive
plan to combat climate change that he can put in place through
executive action.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/25/obama-climate-change-speech-power-plan-restrictions/2453475/
Supreme Court agrees to review controversial EPA air rule
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin, Updated: June 24, 2013
The Supreme Court announced Monday it would review the D.C. Circuit Court
of Appeals' decision to reverse one of the Obama administration's signature
air quality policies, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/24/supreme-court-agrees-to-review-controversial-epa-air-rule/?print=1
Fracking linked to well water methane
USA Today
Drinking water wells near natural gas "fracking" sites were six
times more likely to be contaminated than others, finds a new study
of New York and Pennsylvania homes.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/24/water-fracking-pennsylvania/2452023/
Supreme Court declines to hear ethanol fuel case
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 06/24/13 11:03 AM ET
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case that charged federal
regulators allowed a mid-level ethanol fuel blend onto the market without
proper testing.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/307337-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-ethanol-fuel-case
Press Releases
EPA Seeks Input on New Clean Air Standards for Solid Waste Landfills
Release Date: 06/20/2013
Contact Information: Enesta Jones (News Media only), jones.enesta@epa.gov,
202-564-7873, 202-564-4355
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting
small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to
participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business
Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This panel will focus on the agency's review
of its New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for municipal solid waste
landfills.
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to review new source performance standards
every eight years and revise them if necessary. EPA is under a
court-ordered deadline to complete its review and propose how to address
the results of that review by Feb. 4, 2014 and to take final action by Dec.
17, 2014.
The panel will include federal representatives from the Small Business
Administration (SBA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and EPA.
The panel members ask a selected group of SERs to provide advice and
recommendations on behalf of their company, community, or organization to
inform the panel members about the potential impacts of the proposed rule
on small entities.
EPA seeks self-nominations directly from the small entities that may be
subject to the rule requirements. Other representatives, such as trade
associations that exclusively or at least primarily represent potentially
regulated small entities, may also serve as SERs.
Self-nominations may be submitted through the link below and must be
received by July 5, 2013.
Nominate yourself as a SER: http://www.epa.gov/rfa/landfill.html
Municipal solid waste landfills are disposal facilities in or on land for
household waste. These landfills may receive certain other types of waste,
such as non-hazardous sludge and commercial solid waste. Emissions from
municipal solid waste landfills, known as "landfill gas," occur from
decomposition of wastes.
More information on the New Source Performance Standards:
http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/landfill/landflpg.html
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