State
IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN THE GULF
WXXV Staff 12/20/2016
Seeing orange flags line South Mississippi beaches warning swimmers to avoid going in the water is something that’s become almost expected along the coast. But state lawmakers want to help reduce the number of water contact advisories that are issued.
http://www.wxxv25.com/2016/12/20/improving-water-quality-gulf/
Four contractors submit bids for Bowmar erosion work
Vicksburg Post By John Surratt Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Three local contractors and one from Pearl have submitted bids with the Warren County Board of Supervisors for an erosion repair project on the slope of a bayou in the Bowmar Avenue area.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/12/20/four-contractors-submit-bids-for-bowmar-erosion-work/
Regional
Justin Ehrenwerth leaving Gulf Coast restoration council for Water Institute of Gulf By Drew Broach, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune December 21, 2016
Executive Director Justin Ehrenwerth is leaving the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to become president and chief executive of The Water Institute of the Gulf. The move is effective Jan. 30, the institute announced Wednesday (Dec. 21).
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/12/justin_ehrenwerth_water_instit.html#incart_river_index
Memphis solid waste fees threaten to fall short of needs
Over the next decade, Memphis could face huge budgeting shortfalls in its three enterprise funds, requiring City Council action or a "substantial increase" in solid waste fees by fiscal year 2018-2019, Public Works Director Robert Knecht said Tuesday.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/government/city/2016/12/20/memphis-solid-waste-fees-threaten-fall-short-needs/95647568/
National
McConnell to push resolution nixing Obama coal rule
The Hill BY DEVIN HENRY - 12/19/16
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he will introduce a resolution in January to undo an Obama administration coal rule released on Monday.
The Interior Department’s Stream Protection Rule is “part of the administration’s plan to demolish these coal communities right now and long after the president has left office,” McConnell said in a Monday statement.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/311071-mcconnell-to-push-resolution-nixing-obama-coal-rule
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
