State
SAFETY VIOLATIONS LEAD TO FINES FOR NISSAN CANTON
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Nissan in Canton, for two violations. Travis Parks is a production technician at the plant and member of a group seeking to unionize workers.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2016/07/21/safety-violations-lead-to-fines-for-nissan-canton/
MDEQ lifts one water contact advisory, but five others still remain
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) -
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality lifted the water contact advisory Wednesday for Shearwater Beach from Weeks Bayou eastward to Ashley. That section of the Mississippi Sound is safe for swimming again.
http://www.wlox.com/story/32493357/mdeq-lifts-one-water-contact-advisory-but-five-still-remain
Preliminary flood insurance rate maps for Columbia area viewed at open house
COLUMBIA, MS (WDAM) –
State and federal agencies gathered in Columbia Wednesday afternoon for an open house to share the results of a new preliminary flood insurance study for Columbia and portions of unincorporated areas of Marion, Lamar and Walthall Counties.
http://www.wdam.com/story/32493032/preliminary-flood-insurance-rate-maps-for-columbia-area-viewed-at-open-house
National
EPA chief: US, negotiators nearing new emissions deal
By Devin Henry - 07/21/16 08:50 AM EDT
International officials, including the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), say they’re nearing a deal to reduce the use of a refrigerant chemical and potent greenhouse gas.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/288641-epa-chief-us-negotiators-nearing-new-emissions-deal
Green group highlights 10 chemicals for EPA regulation
By Lydia Wheeler - 07/21/16 09:49 AM EDT
A green advocacy group is highlighting ten toxic chemicals it wants the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate under new broad powers.
Topping the Environmental Working Group’s list is asbestos, a cancer-causing substance still found in automobile brake pads and clutches, vinyl tiles and roofing materials.
http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/288649-group-lists-top-10-chemicals-for-epa-to-regulate-first
Trump Eyes Fracking Mogul Harold Hamm As Energy Secretary: Report
By Michelle Conlin
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on Nov. 8, according to four sources close to Trump’s campaign.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-fracking-harold-hamm-energy_us_57901622e4b0bdddc4d31b8b
Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
rwilbur@mdeq.ms.gov
601-961-5277 (office)
601-421-5699 (cell)
@MDEQ
Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
rwilbur@mdeq.ms.gov
601-961-5277 (office)
601-421-5699 (cell)
@MDEQ
