State
Lamar County receives $25,000 'white goods' grant
Hattiesburg American
PURVIS – A program that allows Lamar County residents to dispose of
non-toxic, "white goods" each month will continue under a $25,000
grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/lamar-county/2015/06/15/lamar-county-receives-grant/71265164/
MDEQ aids Winona's recycling program
WTVA
WINONA, Miss. (WTVA) -- The City of Winona is getting a grant from the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for its recycling efforts.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/MDEQ-aids-Winonas-recycling-program/mHs3TekSHUaEpdLjR-vtSA.cspx
Local counties granted funds to combat illegal dumping
WTVA
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded three local
counties grants to assist them with illegal dumping.
http://www.wtva.com/news/national/story/Local-counties-granted-funds-to-combat-illegal/5SqbKLuMI0qg9I8orwOdBA.cspx
Diamondhead Water & Sewer board ordered to stop violating transparency laws
BY WESLEY MULLER
Sun Herald
DIAMONDHEAD -- The city water and sewer district's Board of Commissioners
must stop breaking the state's transparency laws, according to a recent
order by the Mississippi Ethics Commission that found dozens of violations
of the state's Open Meetings Act.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/06/15/6278288_diamondhead-water-sewer-board.html?rh=1
Oil Spill
LRC's first stab at RESTORE winners
By AARON LITTLE | PRESS GAZETTE
Published: Monday, June 15, 2015 at 11:17 AM.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard presented a starting list of
potential recipients for the first round of BP oil spill settlement dollars
at Monday's Local RESTORE Council (LRC) meeting. Lynchard said, "This was
just something I wanted to put together to see, as an example what could we
do in this first round with $4 million, roughly."
http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/business/lrc-s-first-stab-at-restore-winners-1.491203
Regional
What TVA is doing ahead of EPA's new pollution rules
Nashville Business Journal
Even before new federal pollution rules were put on the table last year,
theTennessee Valley Authority has been putting a great deal of focus on
reducing its emissions footprint.
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/06/what-tva-is-doing-ahead-of-epa-s-new-pollution.html
Florida warns beachgoers about 'flesh-eating' bacteria
Sharks aren't the only thing beachgoers have to be worried about when
enjoying the sand and surf. According to the Florida Health Department,
deadly bacteria that can live in warm water has killed two and injured
seven so far this year.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/florida_warns_beachgoers_about.html#incart_river
National
White House announces $4B in private sector climate pledges
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White House is announcing $4 billion in pledges from major
foundations and institutional investors to pay for innovations that reduce
carbon pollution. President Barack Obama is also using his executive powers
to help make such investments easier.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/06/16/6278950/white-house-announces-4b-in-private.html
Pope's climate change encyclical leaks
The Hill
An Italian magazine on Monday posted an early draft version of Pope
Francis' highly anticipated environment encyclical, a move that a Vatican
official denounced as a "heinous act."
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/245002-popes-climate-change-encyclical-leaks
Coal, Oil Must Decline to Curb Carbon Emissions by 2020, IEA Says
Wall Street Journal
LONDON—Coal and oil use must begin declining after 2020, and natural gas,
nuclear and renewable energy usage must rapidly increase, for the world to
begin curbing emissions in the next decade, the International Energy Agency
said in a report Monday.
http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2015/06/15/coal-oil-must-decline-to-curb-carbon-emissions-by-2020-iea-says/
Energy Industry Is Gassing Down
Collapse of oil and gas prices has producers rethinking output
Wall Street Journal
U.S. energy companies are taking their foot off the natural-gas pedal,
slowing down their production growth after years of furious pumping.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-industry-is-gassing-down-1434410757
Opinion
EPA Shifts Its Legally Suspect 'Environmental Justice' Agenda Into Higher
Gear
Forbes
In one of the first posts on WLF's blog, the Legal Pulse five years ago, we
wrote about efforts at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
revitalize "environmental justice" (EJ), which had essentially laid dormant
since the Clinton Administration.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/wlf/2015/06/15/epa-shifts-its-legally-suspect-environmental-justice-agenda-into-higher-gear/
