9/11/14
State
Hattiesburg faces new deadline for wastewater treatment solution
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -The City of Hattiesburg has just under one year
until they must decide what wastewater treatment option they will use.
http://www.wdam.com/story/26500733/hattiesburg-faces-new-deadline-for-wastewater-treatment-solution
Mom: 3-year-old caught bacterial infection from Biloxi Beach
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -Two sections of beach in Harrison County remain closed,
as of Wednesday night, after Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality officials said sewage spills made it unsafe for swimming. Now a
Coast mother says she believes something in the beach water caused her
child to develop a painful bacterial infection.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26502808/mother-says-3-year-old-caught-bacterial-infection-from-biloxi-beach
Pickwick reservoir to have early drawdown for seismic study
WTVA
PICKWICK, Miss. (WTVA) -- Annual work on the Pickwick Landing Reservoir is
beginning earlier than usual due to the results of a recent inspection of
the Pickwick Landing Dam.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Pickwick-reservoir-to-have-early-drawdown-for/wTCbBEV6KEaJV7AnPs_2tw.cspx?rss=3033
West Point Applies for Brownfield Grant
WCBI
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) — The City of West Point is looking for some help
with a clean-up project.
The West Point Board of Selectmen has given the go ahead to apply for an
EPA Brownfield Grant to cover part of the clean up costs for the West Side
School.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/west-point-applies-for-brownfield-grant-for-west-side-school-renovations
EPA water quality study set for Chico Creek
Chickasaw Journal
The water in a Chickasaw County creek will not turn to wine Wednesday, but
it will turn red as part of a water quality study.
http://chickasawjournal.com/2014/09/09/epa-water-quality-study-set-chico-creek/
National
15 GOP governors to Obama: Climate rule breaks the law
The Hill
Fifteen GOP governors say President Obama's signature climate change
regulation on carbon pollution from existing power plants "exceeds the
scope of federal law."
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/217300-15-gop-governors-to-obama-climate-rule-breaks-the-law
