State
MS CONFERENCE OF MAYORS HOST SUMMIT, SEEK FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WOES
MPB
Seventy-five members of the Mississippi Conference of Black Mayors are in
Jackson meeting with agencies such as Housing and Urban Development, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality. Silbrina Wright is the executive director and says
that the focus is on obtaining funding for new infrastructure.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2015/05/18/ms-conference-of-mayors-host-summit-seek-funding-for-infrastructure-woes/
Deadly 18-Wheeler Accident in Warren County
WJTV
The driver of an 18-wheeler is dead after an accident in Warren County.
It happened around 11:30 Sunday night on I-20 westbound past the
Bovina/Tiffintown Road Exit.
http://www.wjtv.com/story/29089882/deadly-18-wheeler-accident-in-warren-county
Warren County: Fatal 18-wheeler I-20 W. accident may take days to clear
WLBT
WARREN COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -The driver of an 18-wheeler was
killed Sunday night after officials say the truck ran off the roadway of
I-20 W. in Warren County.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29088105/warren-county-18-wheeler-upside-down-in-fatal-i-20-w-accident
Trucker killed in crash
Vicksburg Post
A truck driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night near the
Mississippi Department of Transportation scales along Interstate 20.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2015/05/18/trucker-killed-in-crash/
Mississippi Power files Kemper cost recovery proposals with Public Service
Commission
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
May 15, 2015 at 4:29 PM
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Mississippi Power Co. today filed proposals with
the Mississippi Public Service Commission to recover eligible costs for the
Kemper County energy facility.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/05/mississippi_power_files_kemper.html#incart_river
New state health department building remains empty for 2 years
Contractor sued over delay
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. —A new state health department laboratory building in
Jackson has been sitting empty for nearly two years.
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/new-state-health-department-building-remains-empty-for-2-years/33003092
Regional
US says decade-old Gulf oil leak could last another century
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - For more than a decade, oil has been leaking into the
Gulf of Mexico where a hurricane toppled a drilling company's platform off
the coast of Louisiana. Now the federal government is warning that the leak
could last another century or more if left unchecked.
http://www.wlox.com/story/29080736/us-says-decade-old-gulf-oil-leak-could-last-another-century
Press Releases
EPA Announces $1 Million for Tribal Applicants to Upgrade Diesel Engines
EPA seeks to reduce emissions from older engines impacting tribal
communities
Contact: Jason McDonald, 404-562-9203, mcdonald.jason@epa.gov
ATLANTA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the
availability of $1 million in grant funding for tribal applicants to
establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing air pollutants from
diesel exhaust such as nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate matter (PM),
which are linked to respiratory problems.
"EPA is committed to improving air quality on tribal lands," said Chris
Grundler, director of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
"These grants will upgrade and replace diesel engines, resulting in lower
exposure to air pollution for tribal citizens and healthier communities."
Under this grant competition, EPA anticipates awarding approximately up to
five tribal assistance agreements between $30,000 and $800,000 each.
Projects may include school buses, transit buses, heavy-duty diesel trucks,
marine engines, locomotives, energy production generators and other diesel
engines. Proposals from tribal applicants must be received by July 15,
2015.
Last year, EPA offered the first tribes-only competition for clean diesel
funding and awarded more than $925,000 to three tribes in Washington State
to help replace older marine engines with newer, cleaner and more efficient
ones.
This competition is part of the Diesel Emission Reduction (DERA) Program,
which funds projects to retrofit or replace older diesel engines. Diesel
engines are extremely efficient but emit air pollutants that are linked to
a range of serious health problems including asthma and other respiratory
ailments, lung and heart disease, and even premature death.
The DERA program aims to achieve significant reductions in tons of diesel
emissions produced and to reduce diesel emissions exposure, particularly
for those living and working in areas disproportionately affected by poor
air quality.
To submit a grant proposal under this Request for Proposals, visit
epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgtribal.htm.
For more information on the National Clean Diesel campaign, visit
www.epa.gov/cleandiesel.
