State
What's next in Hattiesburg's wastewater plans?
Hattiesburg American
The long road to a solution for Hattiesburg's wastewater dilemma continues
to wind through court-ordered deadlines, daily fines and a new zoning
ordinance, as the proposed land-application system has left a community
divided.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/hattiesburg/2016/06/11/whats-next-hattiesburgs-wastewater-plans/84501102/
Spray field opponents cite health, environment concerns
Hattiesburg American
Lamar County resident Jane Saul is concerned about the purity of water in
her residential well if Hattiesburg is allowed to go forward with a
land-based wastewater application system in the county.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2016/06/11/spray-field-opponents-cite-health-environment-concerns/84535588/
Spray fields successful in Florida, North Carolina
Hattiesburg American
MARY ESTHER, Fla. - The city of Mary Esther, Florida, has been using its
current spray field to dispose of treated wastewater since the 1970s.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/hattiesburg/2016/06/11/spray-fields-successful-florida-north-carolina/83926484/
Residents turn in all sorts of items at Hazardous Waste Day
Vicksburg Post
The line of cars at Warren Central High School stretched from the guard
shack back to U.S. 80 as Warren County and Vicksburg residents queued up to
dispose of hazardous materials, old tires, appliances and other items at
Warren County's annual Household Hazardous Waste Day.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/06/11/waste-day/
Rotten Bayou Watershed sign installed in Diamondhead
Sea Coast Echo
Residents and visitors to Rotten Bayou Watershed in Hancock and Harrison
Counties will now start seeing road signs indicating that they have entered
the watershed.
The first sign was installed by the City of Diamondhead's Public Works
Department on Wednesday at the entrance to the Diamondhead community.
http://www.seacoastecho.com/article_9895.shtml#.V16qObsguUk
Volunteers help clean Chunky River
WTOK
CHUNKY, Miss. - (WTOK) Around 60 volunteers showed up to float the Chunky
River all for making the environment a cleaner place.
http://www.wtok.com/content/news/Volunteers-help-clean-Chunky-River-382581241.html
A fossil road show was at Union County Heritage Museum
WTVA
UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - It was about being "in with the old" today at
the Union County Heritage Museum.
http://www.wtva.com/news/A_fossil_road_show_was_at_Union_County_Heritage_Museum.html
Day 9: 2nd body recovered from gravel pit
Clarion Ledger
COPIAH COUNTY — They were somber, exhausted, heartbroken.But officials at
the site of a deadly landslide at a gravel pit in Copiah County June 3 were
also relieved. The body of Emmitt Shorter, one of two men killed in a
landslide, was recovered shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/06/11/day-9-second-body-recovered-gravel-pit/85746258/
Agencies fume, legislators triumph in budget battle
Mississippi Today
Three weeks until the state begins its fiscal year, agency heads are
increasingly anxious about what they say is a muddy picture for their
departments — and the state overall.
http://mississippitoday.org/2016/06/10/questions-cloud-start-of-states-fiscal-year/
Turner seeking further oversight of state bid process
By Bobby Harrison
Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
JACKSON – Even as federal officials continue to investigate the alleged
scheme where former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner
Chris Epps received bribes for the awarding of contracts to private
companies, legislative leaders say they are looking for ways to further
strengthen a committee designed to provide oversight of the state bid
process.
http://djournal.com/news/turner-seeking-oversight-state-bid-process/
Tupelo businessman heads revamp of state board
By Bobby Harrison
Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
JACKSON – Tupelo's Bill Moran, retired since 2001 from FMC Technologies as
a site manager, has been involved on the ground floor in developing new
standards in an attempt to ensure transparency and honesty in the awarding
of personal service contracts for state agencies.
http://djournal.com/news/tupelo-businessman-heads-revamp-state-board/
Regional
EPA fails again to meet dead zone goals set in 2001
Sun Herald
The newest dead zone projection shows the Environmental Protection Agency
is far short of a major goal it set 15 years ago to reduce the zone in the
Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/article82986837.html
Health Department issues "Code Red" air pollution warning
Commercial Appeal
Amid hot, sunny and stagnant conditions, air pollution Friday afternoon
reached levels dangerous to the general public, Shelby County officials
said.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/Health-Department-issues-Code-Red-air-pollution-warning-382536671.html
Alert on air pollution extends into Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The air quality in the Memphis metropolitan area, including where it
extends into Arkansas, was declared "unhealthy for the general public"
Friday, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Memphis said.
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/jun/11/alert-on-air-pollution-extends-into-ark/?f=news-arkansas
New study finds coal ash 'fingerprints'
By Taft Wireback Greensboro News & Record | Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016
10:30 pm
A team of Duke University researchers found signs of contamination in
waters near all of Duke Energy's coal ash ponds in North Carolina, as well
as those belonging to utilities in four other southeastern states.
http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_region/new-study-finds-coal-ash-fingerprints/article_0c379cb3-a976-5be9-afb6-a4f5a5bc3b1a.html
National
In U.S. drinking water, many chemicals are regulated — but many aren't
Washington Post
PITTSBORO, N.C. — For all the pathogens and chemicals monitored by the
federal government to protect drinking water, a far broader universe of
"emerging contaminants" is going unregulated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/in-us-drinking-water-many-chemicals-are-regulated--but-many-arent/2016/06/09/e48683bc-21b9-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html
Oil field water spills a gray area for regulation
Neighbors end up in a bureaucratic thicket after reporting torrent from
frac pond
Houston Chronicle
KENEDY - Ranchers in drought-prone South Texas usually celebrate every drop
of water that falls their way, but when an oil field services company
pumped the contents of a frac pond onto his property April 30, Tommy
Shockome called the sheriff's department.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Oil-field-water-spills-a-gray-area-for-regulation-8012055.php
Coal Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years
NY Times
Coal production in the United States is plummeting to levels not seen since
a crippling coal strike 35 years ago, according to a report released by the
Energy Department on Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/business/energy-environment/coal-production-decline.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fearth&action=click&contentCollection=earth®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0
Companies Turn to FOIA to Challenge EPA Cleanups
Bloomberg
Companies frustrated by their inability to mount early round challenges to
EPA cleanup decisions are increasingly turning to the Freedom of
Information Act for help.
http://www.bna.com/companies-turn-foia-n57982073927/
Week ahead: Lawmakers turn focus to EPA spending
The Hill
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress will work in the coming week on
contentious spending bills for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the Interior Department.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/283067-week-ahead-lawmakers-turn-focus-to-epa-spending
