State
DEQ lifts river advisory
Ernest Herndon | Enterprise-Journal
Folks along the Bogue Chitto River breathed a sigh of relief after learning the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has lifted a water contact advisory.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_4d09b1bc-82d5-11e6-b7d7-23a55b085fb4.html
MDEQ lifts advisory for Bogue Chitto River
Daily Leader
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality lifted a water contact advisory today that had been issued Sept. 16 for a segment of the Bogue Chitto River.
http://www.dailyleader.com/2016/09/23/mdeq-lifts-advisory-for-bogue-chitto-river/
MDEQ lifts advisory for Bogue Chitto River
WLBT
BOGUE CHITTO, MS (MSNEWSNOW) -Friday the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) lifted a water contact advisory that had been issued September 16, for a segment of the Bogue Chitto River.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/33178872/mdeq-lifts-advisory-for-bogue-chitto-river
Water warning lifted for Bogue Chitto River
WAPT
BROOKHAVEN, Miss — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality lifted a water contact advisory Friday for the Bogue Chitto River.
http://www.wapt.com/article/goodbye-to-homework-for-some-elementary-schools-and-classes/3846691
Water advisory lifted for Bogue Chitto River
Times-Picayune
The Bogue Chitto River in Louisiana and Mississippi can now be used for recreational purposes following a sewage spill a week ago, environmental officials said Friday (Sept. 23).
Recreational water advisory lifted for Bogue Chitto River
WDSU
FRANKLINTON, La. — Louisiana state health officials lifted the recreational water advisory Friday for the Bogue Chitto River. Last week, a levee breach in Mississippi sent about 1.3 million gallons of sewerage into the water.
http://www.wdsu.com/article/goodbye-to-homework-for-some-elementary-schools-and-classes/3846691
PRCUA approves new budget
Picayune Item
Members of the Pearl River County Utility Authority Board of Trustees approved next fiscal year's budget.
http://www.picayuneitem.com/2016/09/prcua-approves-new-budget/
Old septic tank law could be flushed
Daily Leader
Lincoln County Supervisors may get rid of some of the red tape home and business owners must cut through to get septic systems installed. Steve Melton with the Mississippi Pumpers Association approached the board earlier this week to suggest they revise or repeal an ordinance preventing property owners and septic tank installers from taking advantage of a twoacre rule passed in the Mississippi Legislature in 2011.
http://www.dailyleader.com/2016/09/23/old-septic-tank-law-could-be-flushed/
Renew Our Rivers: Dozens take part in Coastal cleanup
Sea Cost Echo
More than 50 volunteers on Friday helped clean up the Bay of St. Louis and waterways in Henderson Point as part of the 11th annual Renew Our Rivers project.
http://www.seacoastecho.com/article_10193.shtml#.V-kYU_nx6Uk
VNMP hosts cleanup on Public Lands Day
Vicksburg Post
Members of the community came together over the weekend to give back to Vicksburg's own national park.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/09/24/vnmp-hosts-cleanup-on-public-lands-day/
Mississippi Ed Dept. travel forms spotty
Clarion Ledger
The Council of Chief State School Officers, a prominent player on the national education stage, covered most of the cost of State Superintendent Carey Wright's trip last year to Shanghai, China, for a diplomacy event.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/09/24/mississippi-ed-dept-travel-forms-spotty/90371698/
Oil Spill
Why give all BP funds to Coast? Some area legislators say, 'Not so fast'
By Bobby Harrison
Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
JACKSON – Some Northeast Mississippi legislators are saying not so fast in terms of the three coastal counties receiving all of the funds from the $750 million settlement with BP for the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico and subsequent massive oil spill.
http://djournal.com/news/give-bp-funds-coast-area-legislators-say-not-fast/
COAST LAWMAKERS: BP MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT ON COAST
MPB
Lawmakers along Mississippi's Gulf Coast are continuing to lobby for the full amount of the BP Oil Settlement.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2016/09/26/coast-lawmakers-bp-money-should-be-spent-on-coast/
Regional
EPA says it is 'not known' how long Alabama pipeline leaked gas prior to discovery of break
Al.com
Colonial Pipeline first reported on Sept. 9 that there was a leak in the Shelby County stretch of its interstate gasoline pipeline, a development that ultimately resulted in a shutdown that severely disrupted gas distribution to the Eastern Seaboard.
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/09/epa_says_alabama_pipeline_may.html
Lawsuit claims Dalton, Ga., carpet companies polluted Alabama drinking water with chemical linked to cancer
Chattanooga Times Free Press
An Alabama water utility is suing North Georgia's carpet manufacturers, saying they polluted the Conasauga and Coosa rivers with toxic chemicals that have undermined the quality of drinking supplies and encouraged many customers to switch to bottled water.
NC Agency: Duke Energy to Pay $6M Fine for Dan River Spill
AP
Duke Energy Corp. has agreed to pay a $6 million fine for a big spill that coated the Dan River with liquefied coal ash in 2014, North Carolina's environment agency said Friday.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nc-agency-duke-energy-pay-6m-fine-dan-42318343
National
Obama Power-Plant Emissions Rule Faces Key Test in Court
Outcome could have repercussions for America's ability to meet its promises under a climate-change accord
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration's power-plant emissions rule faces a courtroom showdown this week, and the outcome could have big repercussions for Washington's ability to meet its promises under a landmark climate-change accord.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-power-plant-emissions-rule-faces-key-test-in-court-1474862075
A key part of Obama's climate legacy gets its day in court
Washington Post
President Obama's signature effort to combat global warming will be in the hands of federal judges this week, as an appeals court in Washington weighs the legality of the administration's plan to force sharp cuts in power plants' carbon emissions and push the nation toward cleaner energy sources.
EPA blasted over lack of protection of minorities
The Hill
The federal government's Civil Rights Commission is castigating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), saying it is failing to protect minorities from pollution.
The Car-Emissions Sleuth Who's Costing Chrysler$5 Billion
Welcome to the hive of Chris Grundler, EPA bureaucrat and bane of the auto industry.
Bloomberg
In low brown-brick buildings near the University of Michigan, 350 workers test the emissions on 400 vehicles a year, tearing them apart as needed. Their tools detect pollutants like nitrogen oxide at 100 parts per billion. In a hangar-size garage, they chain 80,000-pound freight trucks in place and spin their wheels at 90 miles an hour, measuring the exhaust.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-chris-grundler-epa/
Opinion
The 'Clean Power' Putsch
A watershed case about democratic consent and the separation of powers.
WSJ
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments Tuesday in a challenge to President Obama's use of unilateral federal and executive power to impose his climate agenda. The case is a watershed for the Constitution's separation of powers that will echo well beyond this Administration.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-clean-power-putsch-1474841938
Great opportunity to nurture Coast
Sun Herald
Estuaries are the lifeblood of the Gulf of Mexico. Places like the Mississippi Sound, where fresh water from several major rivers mixes with the saltier waters of the Gulf, are critical nursery grounds for most of the fish and shellfish that Mississippians love to catch and eat — everything from shrimp to redfish.
http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/other-voices/article103656772.html
Upon further review, 'ree-form' panels appear worthwhile
Geoff Pender
Clarion Ledger
The announcement months back by House Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves that they were forming special legislative "working groups" to study the state budget and taxes and propose reform was met with a good deal of skepticism and cynicism.
