State
Chemical spill clean-up near completion
WDAM
JONES COUNTY, MS (WDAM) -The cleanup of a chemical spill at Baker Hughes in Laurel is near completion.
http://www.wdam.com/story/33429721/chemical-spill-clean-up-near-completion
Wastewater expansion gets 35-day extension
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Wet spring weather and the intricacies of expansion construction on a working wastewater plant necessitate a 35 calendar-day extension for Phase I completion of the treatment components, which the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority board granted to contractor Chris-Hill Construction at the Short Fork facility.
Lack of rain cited in CMU emergency repair work
Madison County Journal
CANTON — An emergency sewer declaration was made two weeks ago, Canton Municipal Utilities officials said, in part because of the current drought that allows for quicker repairs.
http://www.onlinemadison.com/Content/Default/News/Article/Lack-of-rain-cited-in-CMU-emergency-repair-work/-3/592/38727
MDEQ awards county $40K solid waste assistance grant
DDT
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality recently awarded Washington County a solid waste assistance grant to compensate for the county’s longtime waste enforcement officer.
http://www.ddtonline.com/news/article_94cdbdc6-9618-11e6-8381-4308617968ba.html
Kemper operations project to cost 4 times original plan
AP
JACKSON — The ballooning cost of building Mississippi Power Co.’s Kemper County power plant won't end when construction is done. The company now projects operation and maintenance costs will total $1 billion in its first five years — four times what regulators approved.
OS High receives 1 million baby oyster donation
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -Teenagers are training to help restore the troubled oyster industry in Mississippi. On Wednesday, Ocean Springs High School received a donation of nearly one million baby oysters.
http://www.wlox.com/story/33431506/os-high-receives-donation-of-one-million-baby-oysters
Facility upgrades, hydrant testing causing brown water in Hattiesburg pipes
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -Hattiesburg residents complaining about brown water in their pipes are getting an explanation from the water department.
State Fair Cleanup
WLBT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -The State Fair ended Sunday, but trash still litters e area. So when will it get cleaned up? The City says even though this area is outside the fairgrounds, the Fair Commission is still responsible for cleaning up the area across the street where people parked or walked over.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/33431474/state-fair-cleanup
Walt's Look Around: MS River Basin Model
WLBT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -There is a piece of Mississippi History hidden in the undergrowth that is in the process of coming back alive. It is the old Mississippi River Basin Model once used by the Corp of Engineers to predict flooding on the Mississippi River.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/33432111/walts-look-around-ms-river-basin-model
Regional
Meeting will clue anglers in on effects of planned diversions
Times-Picayune
Sometime in the next decade, new sediment diversions will open on either side of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, and most anglers have lots of questions about how the diversions will work and what their impacts might be on local fisheries.
National
Why scientists disagree on RoundUp’s cancer risk
KVNO
Lincoln, NE – Scientists are having a hard time agreeing among themselves whether the weed killer used most commonly in the United State can cause cancer. The chemical glyphospate, known by the brand name RoundUp. Harvest Public Media’s Grant Gerlock explains the reasons why scientists disagree about the health risk posed by this blockbuster herbicide.
http://www.kvnonews.com/2016/10/scientists-disagree-roundups-cancer-risk/
GE Could Appeal Decision Upholding EPA Cleanup Plan
AP
General Electric says it's "disappointed" by a decision upholding the Environmental Protection Agency's plan that requires the company to clean chemicals from a western Massachusettsriver.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ge-appeal-decision-upholding-epa-cleanup-plan-42936153
New regs for Thursday: Fish, efficiency, military
The Hill
Endangered: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is moving forward with newprotections for certain fish.
The NMFS announced Wednesday it will list the gulf grouper as an endangered species, and the island grouper as a threatened species. But the agency is not designating a critical habitat.
The protections go into effect in 30 days.
http://thehill.com/regulation/301753-new-regs-for-thursday-fish-efficiency-military
