State
Credits, deficits flow in wastewater 'true-up'
DeSoto Times-Tribune
The DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority's Fiscal 2016 "true-up," the final adjustment of projected wastewater treatment cost against actual use and cost by DeSoto's five municipalities, will deliver credits for Olive Branch, Hernando and Horn Lake and deficits for Southaven and Walls.
Wildwood residents ask to be billed for actual usage
Picayune Item
A representative with the Wildwood Homeowners Association spoke with the Pearl River County Utility Authority Board of Trustees about being billed for actual usage instead of a flat rate for wastewater services.
http://www.picayuneitem.com/2016/11/wildwood-residents-ask-to-be-billed-for-actual-usage/
Area leaders searching for solution to keep recycling programs alive
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — After maintaining the status quo over the summer, community leaders are still searching for a solution to make the area’s curbside recycling project economically feasible.
MDEQ issues warning for some Ocean Springs' waters
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) -The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued two new water contact advisories Friday and lifted another one. It's now safe again to swim in waters off Biloxi East Central Beach from St. Peter Street east to Dukate Street.
http://www.wdam.com/story/33748911/mdeq-issues-warning-for-some-ocean-springs-waters
Want to see manatees? Try the Pascagoula River
Sun Herald
Tommy Howze was fishing the west Pascagoula River on Friday when he saw an eye looking up at him from the water.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article116071288.html
Oil Spill
UNO research projects win $800,000 in BP spill grant money
Times-Picayune
Two University of New Orleans research projects will receive close to $800,000 in grant money from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, which is funded with money from settlements of criminal charges against BP and Transocean for their roles in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and oil spill in 2010, the National Academies announced Thursday (Nov. 17).
National
Obama blocks new oil drilling in Arctic Ocean, keeps Gulf of Mexico open
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm whales, walruses and other wildlife and exacerbate global warming.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2016/11/obama_oil_gas_drilling_arctic.html#incart_river_index
EPA Orders Flint to Outline Fixes Before Water Switch
AP
Flint must take several steps before switching its drinking water source again due to the lead-contamination crisis, federal officials said Friday, including a three-month water-testing period.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/epa-orders-flint-outline-fixes-water-switch-43632717
State officials seek EPA sign-off on plan for dirty air that fails to meet federal ozone standards
Denver Post
Colorado officials say it will be 2021 before the state meets the current federal health standard for ozone air pollution — for which metro Denver and the northern Front Range have been out of compliance for more than four years.
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/20/ozone-air-pollution-colorado-fails-federal-standards/
New regs for Monday: Emissions, nuclear, hazardous materials
The Hill
Emissions: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is proposing new emissions limits for portable generators.
http://thehill.com/regulation/306725-new-regs-for-monday-emissions-nuclear-hazardous-materials
Opinion
Trump Can Ax the Clean Power Plan by Executive Order
The aggressive legal positions in Obama’s most controversial rules makes them easier to rescind
WSJ
By
DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. and
ANDREW M. GROSSMAN
Nov. 20, 2016 5:12 p.m. ET
President Obama pledged to wield a pen and phone during his second term rather than engage with Congress. The slew of executive orders, enforcement memorandums, regulations and “Dear Colleague” letters comprised an unprecedented assertion of executive authority. Equally unparalleled is the ease with which the Obama agenda can be dismantled. Among the first actions on President Trump’s chopping block should be the Clean Power Plan.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-can-ax-the-clean-power-plan-by-executive-order-1479679923
