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State
Groundworx contract not on City Council agenda
Hattiesburg American
The most debated item at the Hattiesburg City Council work session
Monday wasn't even on the agenda.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2014/07/21/groundworx-contract-council-agenda/12976799/
Tupelo still to fight North Lee project
By Robbie Ward
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Tupelo officials may face high odds next month trying to convince
the state's environmental permitting board to reverse a decision to grant
permits for the North Lee County Water Association to drill six new wells.
http://djournal.com/news/tupelo-still-fight-north-lee-project/
City pulls plug
The Meridian Star
By Terri Ferguson Smith
A favorite fishing spot for numerous families and a home for protected
wildlife is being drained dry and local residents are not too happy with
the plan.
Long Creek Reservoir, located in the southeast part of Lauderdale
County, is owned by the city of Meridian. On Monday, the city issued a
press release which states that the Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality has deemed that the lake is not safe because of a leak in the dam.
http://www.meridianstar.com/local/x197368077/City-pulls-plug
Permits granted for New Hope sewer expansion
Commercial Dispatch
Nathan Gregory
July 21, 2014 10:05:58 AM
Lowndes County supervisors have approved utility permits for Columbus Light
and Water on several county roads that will allow the utility company to
install a pressure sewer main connecting the New Hope School District to
the city's sewer system.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=34970
Beach closure lifted in Biloxi
Sun Herald
The portion of Biloxi beach from Travia Avenue to Iberville Drive opened to
the public again Saturday after a sewage spill July 15.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/21/5708372/around-south-mississippi.html?sp=/99/184/
Escatawpa residents fear landfill expansion, burdensome industrial
business, they tell supervisors
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- A group of Escatawpa residents went before the
Jackson County Board of Supervisors this morning to oppose a proposed zone
change they fear might lead to a landfill expansion or an undesirable
industrial business in their area.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/07/escatawpa_residents_fear_landf.html#incart_river
Chevron refinery begins producing premium base oil at $1.4 billion
Pascagoula plant
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- The Chevron Pascagoula refinery's $1.4 billion
premium base oil plant has begun commercial production, Chevron Corp.
announced today.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/07/chevron_refinery_begins_produc.html#incart_river
Supervisors approve megasite for industrial use
Clarion Ledger
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Monday to rezone a
megasite in Hinds County from agricultural to heavy industrial use.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/business/2014/07/21/kenneth-stokes-jackson-hinds-county/12942221/
National
Chemicals Produced by Body Pose Challenge In Gauging Exposure Risks, EPA
Advisers Say
Monday, July 21, 2014
Bloomberg
A scientifically appropriate way the Environmental Protection Agency could
base safe lifetime exposure decisions about a chemical using data from
human studies that found no adverse effects is just one of the questions a
scientific advisory panel is wrestling with as it develops advice on a
draft agency analysis of ammonia.
http://www.bna.com/chemicals-produced-body-n17179892593/
