Tuesday, November 8, 2016

News Clippings 11/8/16

State

 

Hattiesburg council to vote on engineering firm

Hattiesburg American

Hattiesburg City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to bring in a professional firm to oversee the city's water and sewer system.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2016/11/07/hattiesburg-council-vote-engineering-firm/93436962/

 

'Trash' talk dominates Lamar supervisors' meeting

Hattiesburg American

Lamar County supervisors were trash talking during their meeting Monday — they were full of complaints about various county trash-related matters.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/lamar-county/2016/11/07/trash-talk-dominates-lamar-supervisors-meeting/93424458/

 

Aldermen consider sewer rate increase

Daily Corinthian

Corinth aldermen are currently studying options to balance debt tied to sewer system infrastructure improvements and a decline in revenue from sewer service.

http://www.dailycorinthian.com/view/full_story/27307104/article-Aldermen-consider-sewer-rate-increase?

 

Jackson preps Smith Park renovation, chops trees down

Clarion Ledger

Tree stumps along the outer rim of Smith Park caught some Jackson residents off guard Monday morning.

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/11/07/jackson-preps-smith-park-renovation-chops-trees-down/93435828/

 

National

 

Appeals court to hear challenge to EPA ozone rule

The Hill

A federal appeals court has scheduled a February session to hear oral arguments in an industry coalition’s challenge to the Obama administration’s 2015 rule limiting ground-level ozone pollution.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/304763-appeals-court-to-hear-challenge-to-epa-ozone-rule

 

More Time, Links to States Sought Under EPA Energy Incentives

Bloomberg

A federal plan to spur new renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in support of carbon dioxide reductions from the power sector will require more time and methods to link with existing state programs, state officials said.

http://www.bna.com/time-links-states-n57982082424/

 

Rare rift in green energy movement over Obama leasing rule

The Hill

An Obama administration attempt to overhaul management of renewable energy on public land is pitting the wind and solar power industries against conservationists.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/304764-rare-rift-in-green-energy-movement-over-obama-leasing-rule

 

UN report: Human footprint 'increasingly visible' in climate

AP

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO 

Hot and wild and with an "increasingly visible human footprint" — that's how the U.N. weather agency sums up the global climate in the past five years.

http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article113229838.html

 

Illinois sues automaker Volkswagen over diesel emissions

AP

CHICAGO 

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has sued German automaker Volkswagen over the environmental impact of emissions cheating scandal revealed last year.

http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article113218023.html

 

Regulators say menhaden, a key ocean fish, in good shape

AP

PORTLAND, MAINE 

Interstate fishing regulators say prospects are good for menhaden, a fish that is critical to the health of the ocean.

http://www.sunherald.com/news/state/mississippi/article113065858.html

 

No more sewage dumping in Puget Sound, new Ecology rule proposes

Seattle Times

Puget Sound would no longer be a toilet for vessels dumping raw or partially treated sewage overboard under a regulation proposed by the state Department of Ecology.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/no-more-sewage-dumping-in-puget-sound-new-epa-rule-proposes/