State
City Council forges ahead with wastewater solutions
Hattiesburg American
Hattiesburg City Council voted Tuesday to continue on a dual track
to evaluate and pursue wastewater treatment solutions — but it
wasn't unanimous.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/hattiesburg/2015/08/18/council-continues-wastewater-treatment-plans/31957525/
Garbage forcing closure of recycling trailers
Vicksburg Post
At one time, Vicksburg offered six recycling trailers at locations around
the community, but because of misuse by some individuals, the only trailer
that remains is located at the west end of the Post Plaza parking lot.
… "The beautification committee has received a $50,000 grant from the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, and they have the task of
looking at how to use the money wisely," Gray-Lewis said.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2015/08/18/garbage-forcing-closure-of-recycling-trailers/
Katrina Commemoration, Summit starts Friday
SUN HERALD
"Sunshine After the Storm: Honoring Our Collective Leadership and Charting
a Just Transition to a Thriving Gulf for All" is the theme of the 10th
Anniversary Katrina Commemoration and Summit to be hosted by The Education,
Economic, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization.
…Among participating organizations are NAACP, Center for Earth Ethics,
Climate Central, Gulf South Rising, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Agency, STEPS Coalition, US Human Rights Network, Food and Water EPA Region
IV and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/08/18/6371936/katrina-commemoration-summit-starts.html
Earthquake Late Warning Investigated
WLBT
MADISON COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -It took more than 5 hours before
a earthquake in Madison County Monday was confirmed by the U.S.G.S.,
leaving many people who felt it scratching their heads. Tuesday scientists
explained why all quakes aren't immediately recorded.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29826011/earthquake-late-warning-investigated
New mat sinking unit will improve Corps' efficiency in erosion battle
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a major step toward improving
its services along the Mississippi River with the proposed upgrade of its
67-year-old mat sinking unit.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2015/08/18/new-mat-sinking-unit-will-improve-corps-efficiency-in-erosion-battle/#
Jackson County receives bids for bridge project to support Audubon center
tourism
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
August 18, 2015 at 5:53 PM
MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- Jackson County supervisors this week received
bids on a bridge project that will help the new multimillion-dollar
Pascagoula River Audubon Center's tourism efforts.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/08/jackson_county_receives_bids_f.html#incart_river
Females are challenging engineer stereotypes with a hashtag
WLBT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -Pictures from around the country now
feature #ILookLikeAnEngineer. It originated with a California woman who was
criticized for her company's recruiting campaign.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29827634/females-are-challenging-engineer-stereotypes-with-a-hashtag
Oil Spill
GARY RIKARD: BP settlement will not change Mississippi's restoration
process
Sun Herald
When millions of gallons of oil threatened our Mississippi coastline in
2010, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality was appointed to
take the lead in recovering from the greatest man-made environmental
disaster in our nation's history.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/08/18/6371883/gary-rikard-bp-settlement-will.html
Scientists skeptical of uptick in endangered turtle's nests
Houston Chronicle
GALVESTON - The nesting season for the official Texas sea turtle ended last
month with an increase in the number of nests, but scientists warn that the
upticks are not enough to dispel predictions of a downward spiral for the
endangered species.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science-environment/article/Scientists-skeptical-about-uptick-in-endangered-6449541.php
National
Republicans, states attack new EPA power plant rule
Fox News
Republican congressional leaders are charging that the Environmental
Protection Agency colluded with environmental lobbyists to develop a plan,
unveiled earlier this month, for the most sweeping -- and perhaps
unconstitutional -- changes ever undertaken in existing U.S. power
generation.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/18/republicans-states-attack-new-epa-power-plant-rule/
EPA hits oil and gas industry with new methane emissions regs
Fox News
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled plans Tuesday to slash methane
emissions from oil and gas production almost in half, the latest in a
series of administration regulations aimed at curbing global warming.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/18/obama-administration-unveils-proposals-to-slash-methane-emissions/?intcmp=hpbt2
