State
E-Waste and Paper Shred Day
WLBT
Video
http://www.msnewsnow.com/clip/11944302/e-waste-and-paper-shred-day
MS Power's Kemper Co. plant completes first year of operation
WLOX
KEMPER COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Mississippi Power is celebrating a major
milestone. The company's Kemper County power plant has been producing
energy for customers for more than a year.
http://www.wlox.com/story/30328669/ms-powers-kemper-co-plant-completes-first-year-of-operation
18-wheeler Overturned in Saucier
WXXV
Traffic was narrowed to one lane for several hours today in Saucier after
an 18-wheeler overturned.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/18-wheeler-Overturned-in-Saucier/L6j8HOgsWE6HfxziCL1vEQ.cspx
Seraphim Solar to build manufacturing facility in Jackson; says will create
up to 250 jobs
MBJ
Chinese solar panel maker Seraphim Solar announced Wednesday that it will
invest $50 million to open its first U.S. factory in Jackson.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/07/seraphim-solar-to-build-manufacturing-facility-in-jackson-says-will-create-up-to-250-jobs/
Newton to get new water well
Meridian Star
By Bill Graham
Friday, October 23, 2015 4:04 am
The city of Newton is in the process of replacing one of its old,
broken water wells.
http://www.meridianstar.com/news/newton-to-get-new-water-well/article_40516774-793c-11e5-817c-8f00105bab80.html
Wild hog population on pace to overwhelm
By Charles Dunagin
Enterprise-Journal
Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:32 pm
Pigs can't fly, but they frequently ride in trailers pulled by pickup
trucks.
Unless they are being hauled to market, that's a ride that needs to be
stopped, according to Cliff Covington, a wildlife specialist with the
Mississippi State University Extension Service, who spoke to the McComb
Rotary Club on Wednesday.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_a727c91e-78f3-11e5-a4eb-ff9f8ea4fc39.html
Oil Spill
Transocean Settlement Going To Alabama General Fund
WKRG
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange
announced late Thursday they'd reached a settlement with the owner of the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig. Transocean has agreed to pay the state $20
million from damages related to the 2010 BP oil disaster.
http://wkrg.com/2015/10/23/transocean-settlement-going-to-alabama-general-fund/
BP settlement contains too little money, restoration for Plaquemines
Parish, parish officials say
Times-Picayune
The proposed $20.8 billion omnibus settlement of federal and state civil
claims against BP for civil fines and environmental damages resulting from
the Deepwater Horizon disaster and oil spill does not adequately compensate
damages suffered by Plaquemines Parish, attorneys representing the parish
said Thursday night (Oct. 22).
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/10/bp_settlement_contains_too_lit.html
National
EPA: Climate rule on 'sound legal and technical foundation'
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is confident that its landmark
climate rule for power plants will withstand lawsuits, its top air
regulator said.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/257748-epa-climate-rule-on-sound-legal-and-technical-foundation
EPA head: Relationship with states never better
The Hill
Federal environmental regulators have never had a "better relationship"
with states than they do now, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Gina McCarthy said Thursday, one day before a new regulation is expected to
attract a bevy of lawsuits from state attorneys general.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/257738-epa-head-defends-better-relationship-with-states
Government Report: Lack of Expertise Caused Colorado Mine Spill
Interior Department report says team contracted by EPA underestimated toxic
water built up inside mine
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has concluded that a lack of technical
expertise was the driving factor behind a rupture that spilled three
million gallons of toxic waterinto a Colorado river in August as the
Environmental Protection Agency was trying to clean up an abandoned gold
mine.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/government-report-lack-of-expertise-caused-colorado-mine-spill-1445543749?alg=y
Lumber Liquidators pays $13.2 million for environmental crimes
USA Today
Flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Holdings pleaded guilty Thursday and
agreed to pay $13.2 million in fines and penalties for the illegal
importation of hardwood flooring.
http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/10/22/lumber-liquidators-pays-13-2-million-for-environmental-crimes/
New regs for Friday: Coal, furnaces, vending machines
The Hill
Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with a
controversialclimate rule to reduce carbon emissions from coal power
plants.
The EPA announced the new carbon emissions limits this summer but is
formally publishing them in the Federal Register. The rule is aimed at
reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reversing climate change.
The rule goes into effect in 60 days.
Furnaces: The Department of Energy is delaying new efficiency rules for
residential furnaces.
The Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
released a notice of data availability last month it plans to use to inform
its decision about new energy conservation standards for residential
furnaces, but the Department said Thursday it is extending the comment
period to give the public more time to discuss the changes.
The public has until Nov. 6 to comment.
http://thehill.com/regulation/257721-new-regs-for-friday-coal-furnaces-vending-machines
