State
In 1964, a nuclear bomb was detonated in south Mississippi
Times-Picayune
The White House announced Tuesday (May 10) that President Barack Obama
later this month will visit Hiroshima, Japan, site of the world's first
atomic bombing. It's the most familiar nuclear explosion in history, but
it's just one of more than 2,000 such explosions -- most of them tests --
since 1945.
…Today, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality conducts annual
tests of the surface water at the Tatum Dome to monitor slowly dropping
levels of tritium, a mildly radioactive type of hydrogen that can seep into
water supplies near nuclear power plants.
http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2016/05/obama_hiroshima_nuclear_bombin.html#incart_river_index
Tupelo Water and Light proposes increase in water prices
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - No one likes to see price increases on their water
bill, but how much would you pay for the safety of your family?
…But one positive impact, according to the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality, is the reduced phosphorous level in waste water the
city must now comply with.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/Tupelo_Water_and_Light_Increases_Water_Prices.html
Academy Sports project hits temporary delay
Starkville Daily News
A project to bring an Academy Sports store to Starkville is temporarily on
hold after financing issues relating to the project surfaced last month.
…Starkville planning officials approved site plans for the project, and
environmental permits from the Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality were previously issued. Academy Sports officials would need to
submit a final plat site plan to the city, for construction to begin.
http://starkvilledailynews.com/content/academy-sports-project-hits-temporary-delay
SOLAR PROJECT COULD LEAD MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MS
MPB
Residents of the Capital City are now among the growing number of
Mississippians getting some of their electricity from the sun. The new
Hinds County solar array will help officials determine how best to use
renewable energy in the state.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2016/05/11/solar-project-could-lead-more-renewable-energy-in-ms/
TVA OPENS NEW NORTH MISS. PLANT
WCBI
ACKERMAN, Miss. (WCBI) — The Tennessee Valley Authority is showing off its
new gas plant in North Mississippi.
http://www.wcbi.com/local-news/tva-opens-new-north-miss-plant/
Dolphins, turtles suffering; scientist says, 'We are next'
Sun Herald
GULFPORT -- Dolphins and sea turtles are sounding the alarm, but Moby
Solangi wonders if we are listening.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article76917732.html
Silver carp could soon be dinner
Vicksburg Post
Since escaping from ponds in Arkansas and making their way into the
Mississippi River during floods in the early 1980s, the Asian carp, better
known as the silver carp, has forced scientists to study ways to keep the
populations under control and discourage the invasive species from invading
other waterways in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/05/10/silver-carp-could-soon-be-dinner/
Mississippi legislators find $56.8M mistake in FY17 budget
AP
JACKSON - Mississippi legislative leaders said Tuesday that they
overestimated how much money the state could collect during the coming
budget year by more than $56 million.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/10/mississippi-budget-mistake/84191110/
National
Pesticide regs could solve honeybee decline, experts say
The Hill
The honeybee population declined 44 percent last year, according to a new
survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/279414-pesticide-regs-could-solve-honeybee-decline-experts-say
Fracking on the defensive
The Hill
The once-booming hydraulic fracturing industry is suddenly on the
defensive.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/279440-fracking-on-the-defensive
Senate approves bill to study oil train derailment training
The Hill
The Senate approved Monday a bill to increase training efforts for first
responders to rail car accidents.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/279351-senate-approves-bill-to-study-oil-train-derailment-training
EPA settles with Wyoming farmer over man-made pond
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is letting a Wyoming farmer keep
the pond he constructed in a closely watched case on the federal
government's jurisdiction over waterways.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/279421-epa-settles-water-pollution-case-with-wyoming-farmer
Volkswagen: No serious violations by executives
USA Today
Preliminary results of an internal investigation intoVolkswagen Group's
emissions scandal have revealed no serious violations by past or present
top executives, the company said Wednesday.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/05/11/volkswagen-emissions-investigation/84221130/
One city's solution to drinking water contamination? Get rid of every lead
pipe
Washington Post
MADISON, Wis. — Long before Flint, Mich., faced a water-
contamination crisis, this city dealt with one of its own. The local
utility had sampled residents' tap water in accordance with the federal
government's new Lead and Copper Rule and discovered unacceptable levels of
lead.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/one-citys-solution-to-drinking-water-contamination-get-rid-of-every-lead-pipe/2016/05/10/480cd842-0814-11e6-bdcb-0133da18418d_story.html
