State
Bryant: State workers must take sexual harassment prevention
AP
JACKSON, MISS. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant announced Tuesday that by executive order, he's requiring all state employees to take online training in sexual harassment awareness and prevention.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/state/mississippi/article125605309.html
Regional
No more pipelines, Louisiana environmental group says, citing 144 accidents
The Times-Picayune
Citing "catastrophic" problems in Louisiana's oil and gas infrastructure, the head of a New Orleans-based environmental health and justice organization said Tuesday (Jan. 10) that the state should not approve any more pipelines, including the proposed $670 million Bayou Bridge pipeline. The comments from Anne Rolfes, founding director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, came in conjunction with a new report showing 144 pipeline accidents in the state in 2016.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/01/louisiana_petrochemical_bayou.html#incart_river_index
National
Ethics officials clear Trump EPA nominee
AP
WASHINGTON – Federal ethics officials have cleared President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency for confirmation.
The Office of Government Ethics on Monday released the personal financial disclosure report for Scott Pruitt, currently Oklahoma's attorney general. The ethics office affirmed that Pruitt's disclosures comply with applicable federal laws and rules.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/09/ethics-officials-clear-trump-epa-nominee.html
Bumblebee is first bee in continental US to be listed as endangered
CNN
For the first time, a bee species in the continental United States has been declared endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/us/bumblebee-endangered/index.html
