Gather up hazardous waste items from around your home and bring them for
safe recycling and disposal at the first Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day
in Ridgeland. This event is made possible by a $25,000 grant from the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. It is open to residents
of Ridgeland and Madison County. Bring old tires, batteries, lawn
chemicals, old paint cans, and sensitive documents for shredding.
Electronics will not be accepted at this event. Come to Holmes Community
College from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. where you can drive
through the drop-off zone and volunteers will help unload your items.
http://www.ridgelandms.org/event/household-hazardous-waste-day-fall-2015/?instance_id=11388
State
Solid-waste grants go to Hancock County
Sun Herald
The state Department of Environmental Quality awarded Hancock County a
solid-waste assistance grant of $50,000, which the county will use for a
household hazardous waste collection event Oct. 10 at the Coast Electric
Power Association offices in Kiln.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/09/05/6400585/around-south-mississippi.html
Keep Jackson Beautiful wins Waste Management grant
Clarion Ledger
Keep Jackson Beautiful, an affiliate of national nonprofit Keep
America Beautiful, has received a $10,000 grant from Waste
Management of Jackson, as part of a nationwide effort to encourage
local solutions in improving community environments. This grant is
the latest of the $44,000 Waste Management has awarded to Keep
Jackson Beautiful in recent years.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2015/09/08/keep-jackson-beautiful-wins-waste-management-grant/71553510/
Crews work to clean spill from Florence truck accident
WLBT
FLORENCE, MS (Mississippi News Now) -Our crew is on the scene of a truck
accident on Highway 49 in Florence, where diesel fuel is leaking.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29978227/crews-work-to-clean-spill-from-florence-truck-accident
Man airlifted to hospital after tanker truck goes up in flames
WHBQ
POTTS CAMP, Miss. (FOX13) -A tanker truck exploded at a Flick's Amoco gas
station in Potts Camp, Mississippi, according to the Marshall County
Sheriff's Office.
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/29962983/tanker-truck-explodes-in-potts-camp-ms
Bayou restoration work wins award
MBJ
Mississippi State University's Gulf Coast Community Design Studio — one of
two research centers in the College of Architecture, Art and Design —
placed first in the Gulf Guardian Awards civic/nonprofits category for its
Bayou Auguste project in East Biloxi, a community devastated by Hurricane
Katrina in 2005.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/09/bayou-restoration-work-wins-award/
MDWFP report on baiting survey
Clarion Ledger
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently
hired public opinion survey company Responsive Management to check
the pulse of hunters as to their views on hunting deer over bait.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/09/04/mdwfp-report--baiting-survey/71700366/
Mississippi Legislature exempted itself from public records law long ago
By Bobby Harrison
Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
JACKSON – The recent decisions of Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker
Philip Gunn not to release their correspondence related to the
citizen-sponsored education funding initiative is based on a long-time
Mississippi law.
http://djournal.com/news/mississippi-legislature-exempted-itself-from-public-records-law-long-ago/
2 businessmen chosen for Mississippi contract review board
AP
JACKSON, MISS. — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has appointed two businessmen to a
new Personal Service Contract Review Board that will examine state
spending.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/09/05/6399348/2-businessmen-chosen-for-mississippi.html
Oil Spill
University of Louisiana, Southern University systems settle for tiny
fraction of their claims against BP from 2010 oil spill
New Orleans Advocate
They were seeking $274 million. They settled for $500,000.
Two Louisiana university systems have quietly settled lawsuits filed
against BP that sought to recover hundreds of millions of dollars for what
the schools said was lost revenue tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon
disaster.
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/13358887-123/two-university-systems-settle-for
Regional
DEQ and parishes across Louisiana wait for EPA to release new ozone
standards
Baton Rouge Advocate
Despite three air pollution alert days this summer, much of the state has
emerged from the heart of ozone season in good shape under the maximum
limits allowed by the federal government.
http://theadvocate.com/news/13331478-123/deq-and-parishes-across-louisiana
National
Oil industry braces for Obama's final climate push
The Hill
The oil and gas industry is hunkering down to weather the final stretch of
the Obama administration.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/252820-oil-industry-braces-for-obamas-final-climate-push
Judge won't halt water rule nationwide
The Hill
A federal judge on Friday declined to halt the Obama administration's
controversial water rule nationwide, rebuffing the request of 13 states
that are battling with the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/252806-judge-injunction-against-water-rule-will-not-expand
Nine Obama regulations to watch
The Hill
The window is already closing on President Obama's regulatory agenda, and
agencies across the federal government are moving to crank out a slew of
new rules before election year politics bring business in Washington to a
virtual standstill.
http://thehill.com/regulation/252061-nine-obama-regulations-to-watch-this-fall
Are cheap sensors and concerned citizens leading to a shift in air
monitoring?
Observer-Reporter
It wouldn't have happened five or 10 years ago.
That's what one expert said about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
helping regular citizens – or "citizen scientists" – collect their own air
quality data.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150905/NEWS01/150909635
Congress Wades Into Toxic Mine Spill Caused by EPA Crew
AP
The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states
shifts to Congress this week as lawmakers kick off a series of hearings
into how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally unleashed
the deluge of poisoned water.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/congress-wades-toxic-mine-spill-caused-epa-crew-33583681
8 states running out of water
USA Today
Although drought conditions have improved in many regions of the
United States, higher than average summer temperatures and patchy
rainfall over the summer has contributed to one of the worst
wildfire seasons on record. There are currently at least 60 large
fires burning across the country. So far this year, more than 8
million acres have been destroyed by fire, a level of devastation
seen in only six other years since 1960.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/09/04/24-7-wallst-states-running-out-water/71706884/
New regs for Tuesday: Passports, tobacco, emissions
The Hill
Emissions: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are delaying new emissions
rules for heavy-duty vehicles.
http://thehill.com/regulation/252767-new-regs-for-tuesday-passports-tobacco-emissions
Opinion
Oil spill settlement provides unprecedented opportunity
Tallahassee Democrat
The landmark BP Deepwater Horizon settlement and last year's passage
of Amendment 1 mean unprecedented funding will be designated for
protecting, restoring and managing Florida's environment for many
years. If we seize this moment by investing wisely and
collaboratively, future generations of Floridians will be grateful
for our foresight.
http://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2015/09/06/oil-spill-settlement-provides-unprecedented-opportunity/71826784/
