State
Testing on Kerr-McGee sites should begin in November
Commercial Dispatch
October 17, 2015 11:08:52 PM
Slim Smith - ssmith@cdispatch.com
It's been 21 months since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set
aside funds for the clean-up on the old Kerr-McGee facility in Columbus.
Officials said it would be a long, painstaking process.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=45543
Lake George: Twin lakes, many unanswered questions
Sun Herald
PASCAGOULA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Mobile has released to
the public two key documents from a proposal to create large lakes just a
few miles off the Pascagoula River in Jackson and George counties.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article39618363.html
Jackson County supervisor says he co-owns land in Lake George area
Sun Herald
PASCAGOULA -- Jackson County Board of Supervisors President Barry Cumbest
said he and members of his family are among those who own land in the area
of a twin-lake project called Lake George.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article39618357.html
Coastal clean-up targets Deer Island
WLOX
The coast is a lot cleaner after the 27th annual Mississippi Coastal
Cleanup on Saturday, which saw volunteers at 58 sites across 90 miles of
beach.
http://www.wdam.com/story/30287067/coastal-clean-up-targets-deer-island
Oil Spill
Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence Selected as the RESTORE
Research Center of Excellence
Southern Miss now
ARTICLE | FRI, 10/16/2015 - 2:13PM
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced
today that the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence (MBRACE)
has been selected as the RESTORE Research Center of Excellence.
http://www.usm.edu/news/article/mississippi-based-restore-act-center-excellence-selected-restore-research-center-excellence
BP's Deepwater spill was even worse on Gulf animals than believed
Houston Chronicle
Hundreds of billions of Gulf creatures perished in the 2010 Deepwater
Horizon, according to a recently released report by the Department of
Justice, and some ecosystems could take centuries to rebound.
http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/BP-s-Deepwater-spill-was-even-worse-on-Gulf-6574371.php
Number of dolphin deaths leveling off after oil spill
AP
TAMPA, FLA.
Scientists say the number of dead dolphins washing shore is declining five
years after the Deepwater Horizon Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article39611721.html
Regional
Steelmaker says EPA exceeded authority in Arkansas haze reduction plan
Reuters
A U.S. steelmaker has challenged a proposed federal plan to reduce haze in
Arkansas, arguing the Environmental Protection Agency lacks the legal
authority to implement the new standards.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/usa-energy-steel-idUSL1N12G0E520151016
National
Interest Builds In Giving Farmers Credit For Growing Green
NPR
Like all business owners, farmers want to get paid for their work.
Sometimes, that work creates problems for the environment, so regulators
are advancing the idea of creating environmental markets to allow farmers
to make money off of their conservation practices.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/10/16/449216756/environmental-markets-could-sell-farmers-on-conservation
Week ahead: Republicans renew fight against Obama climate regs
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be on the hot seat as
Republicans resume their assault on the Obama administration's climate
policy.
http://thehill.com/regulation/257164-week-ahead-republicans-renew-fight-against-obama-climate-regs
Watchdog to study ethanol's environmental impact
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) internal watchdog is launching
a project to analyze the environmental impact of the federal ethanol
mandate.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/257133-watchdog-to-study-ethanols-environmental-impact
New regs for Monday: Hazardous waste, folding chairs, infant bouncer seats
The Hill
Hazardous waste: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new
rules for the exports and import of hazardous waste materials in the U.S.
The hazardous waste regulations are intended to protect public health and
the environment, but could cost industry about $1 million each year to
comply with.
The public has 60 days to comment.
http://thehill.com/regulation/257136-new-regs-for-monday-hazardous-waste-folding-chairs-infant-bouncer-seats
