State
MDEQ recognizes enHance member Plymouth Tube
April 29, 2015
Webster Progress Times
Plymouth Tube Co. of Eupora was proud to receive its "enHance Associate"
award from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on April 16.
http://websterprogresstimes.com/2015/04/29/mdeq-recognizes-enhance-member-plymouth-tube/
Waste grants awarded to Calhoun, Oktibbeha County
WTVA
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality has awarded two grants to combat illegal dump sites.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Waste-grants-awarded-to-Calhoun-Oktibbeha-County/Kg03CLkm_k-DLCQokgiyxA.cspx?rss=3033
Oktibbeha, Calhoun Gets Solid Waste Grants
WCBI
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded Calhoun
County a solid waste assistance grant of $11,473 and Oktibbeha County one
for $15,378 to help clean up and stop illegal dumping sites.
http://www.wcbi.com/local-news/oktibbeha-calhoun-gets-solid-waste-grants/
Mississippi, USDA agencies to begin enrolling farmers in CREP April 27
Forrest Laws | Delta Farm Press
A lot of people celebrated Earth Day, but few did it as close to nature as
Karis Gutter, USDA's deputy undersecretary for farm and foreign
agricultural services.
http://deltafarmpress.com/soybeans/mississippi-usda-agencies-begin-enrolling-farmers-crep-april-27
Lake Lamar Bruce to reopen next week
WTVA
After nearly five years of being closed, Lake Lamar Bruce is set to reopen
next week.
http://www.wtva.com/mostpopular/story/Lake-Lamar-Bruce-to-reopen-next-week/vxUs4sQJfk-s7lWrlDcjeQ.cspx
Oil Spill
BP oil spill recovery: The Galveston Island State Park in Texas to get
$10.7 million
The Associated Press
April 29, 2015 at 12:34 PM
The headquarters at The Galveston Island State Park was meant to be
temporary.
The Galveston County Daily News reports the aging building where
administrators work is little more than a shed with a leaky ceiling and
failing water pipes.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/bp_oil_spill_recovery_the_galv.html#incart_river
National
McConnell confronts EPA chief on climate rules
The Hill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took advantage of a rare
opportunity Wednesday to attack the head of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) over her agency's main climate change rule.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/240526-mcconnell-faces-off-with-epa-head-over-climate-rule
House panel passes bill to delay, weaken EPA climate rule
The Hill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to delay the Obama
administration's landmark climate rule for power plants and let states opt
out of complying with it.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/240494-house-panel-passes-bill-to-delay-weaken-epa-climate-rule
WH threatens veto of GOP bill to kill water regs
The Hill
The White House has threatened to veto a Republican bill that would repeal
a controversial Environmental Protection Agency clean water rule.
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/240535-wh-threatens-veto-of-gop-bill-to-kill-water-regs
USDA starts plan to reduce ag-related greenhouse gases
Apr 23, 2015Southeast Farm Press
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Michigan April 23 announced a plan to
partner with agricultural producers to address climate change by using
voluntary, incentive-based conservation, forestry and energy programs to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration.
http://southeastfarmpress.com/government/usda-starts-plan-reduce-ag-related-greenhouse-gases
Major hurricane 'drought' for U.S.? Yes, researchers say
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
April 30, 2015 at 12:48 AM
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented drought in the number of
major hurricanes, Category 3 and above, with none having crossed the
nation's shoreline since Category 5 Hurricane Wilma hit south Florida in
October 2005, according to a new study published Wednesday (April 29) in
Geophysical Research Letters.
http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2015/04/major_hurricane_drought_for_us.html#incart_river
New regs for Thursday: Mussels, electrical fires, coal
The Hill
Thursday's edition of the Federal Register contains new rules to protect
mussels species, peak heat release from electrical enclosures during fires,
and emissions from coal plants.
http://thehill.com/regulation/240440-new-regs-for-thursday-mussels-electrical-fires-coal
Press Releases
Getting More Green for your Stormwater Infrastructure
May 5th, 2015
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT
REGISTER!
This webcast will showcase different ways of measuring both cost savings
and benefits related to green infrastructure practices. EPA staff and
leading professionals from the field will discuss new research and case
studies detailing successful approaches to valuing green infrastructure.
This event is part of EPA's Green Infrastructure Program 2015 Webcast
Series sponsored by the Office of Wastewater Management.
Speakers:
· Chris Kloss, National Green Infrastructure Coordinator, US
EPA
· Dan Christian, Senior Project Manager and Water Resource
Engineer, Tetra Tech
· Andrew Potts, Senior Watershed Services Technologist, CH2M HILL
