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Company applies for landfill permit in Madison County WJTV
A Pike County supervisor cried foul Thursday when bids exceeded $200,000 to handle an erosion control prevention plan on 140 acres in Gateway Industrial Park.
The board voted 4-1 to accept a $214,935 bid from W.S. Construction Inc. to implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan — also known as SWPPP — required by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_649360d6-4363-11e7-bbdf-c39fea011b32.html Jackson steel coater to pay $98K fine AP
President Donald Trump’s budget would cut deep into the millions that stream to the Coast from the federal government, touching most aspects of life — health, education, the environment, tourism and human services.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article152836209.html
KEMPER POWER PLANT SCHEDULED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL THIS WEEK
MPB
Seven years after construction began, and at an anticipated cost of $4.3 billion more than originally projected, the Kemper County energy plant now faces a major deadline.
Mississippi Power Co. has until June 3 to lay out its case for raising customer rates to recover those costs.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article152881969.html
Homeowners, businesses dream of generating power from rooftops or backyards
Clarion Ledger
Construction begins at solar farm near Sumrall
Hattiesburg American
Mississippi State University researchers are studying a “crazy” creature found in the state’s coastal counties that are difficult to control because of their massive scale and cause disruption in electrical systems.
Graduates to help establish ocean survey standards
Seven hydrography experts with ties to the University of Southern Mississippi will convene next month in Paris, France, to begin the process of revising international standards critical to such areas as maritime navigation, oil and gas exploration and military battlespace mapping.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2017/05/27/researchers/344300001/ Coast anglers angry over short Federal Red Snapper season Sun Herald
Several Coast anglers are upset about the shortest federal red snapper season in history.
The season starts at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and ends 12:01 a.m. Sunday. The Associated Press is reporting demonstrations are being organized at fishing ports in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi with boat owners and captains on Sunday.
http://www.sunherald.com/sports/outdoors/article153167939.html Regional
Patient records may be needed to confirm suspected ’cancer cluster” Herald-Tribune
Families of alumni from Bayshore High School, which was demolished and rebuilt in 1999, and the adjoining and abandoned Manatee Technical Institute campus, which was recently demolished, believe potentially hundreds of cancer cases could be traced back to soil or other contamination at the school sites on Bradenton’s 34th Street West. http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170525/patient-records-may-be-needed-to-confirm-suspected-cancer-cluster
Executives earn millions despite losses at nuclear projects AP
Regs: The Department of Energy (DOE) is searching for existing
regulations to eliminate.
The Energy Department issued a request for information Friday as it seeks to identify unnecessary and burdensome rules to modify or repeal.
The public has 45 days to comment.
Endangered: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is reconsidering
protectionsfor certain freshwater mussels.
The FWS proposed last August listing the Texas hornshell as endangered, but is now reopening the comment period.
The public has an additional 30 days to comment.
http://thehill.com/regulation/335281-new-regs-for-monday-whistleblowers-endangered-beef Opinion
Three Republican EPA administrators: Trump is putting us on a dangerous path Washington Post
By William D. Ruckelshaus, Lee M. Thomas and William K. Reilly May 26
William D. Ruckelshaus was administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1970 to 1973 and 1983 to 1985. Lee M. Thomas was EPA administrator from 1985 to 1989, and William K. Reilly was EPA administrator from 1989 to 1993.
More than 30 years ago, the world was faced with a serious environmental threat, one that respected no boundaries. A hole in the ozone layer was linked to potential increases in skin cancer and blindness from cataracts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/three-republican-epa-administrators-trump-is-putting-us-on-a-dangerous-path/2017/05/26/10060ad2-424b-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html?utm_term=.2317a406f3ef Press Releases
GOV. BRYANT DECLARES HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN MISSISSIPPI PEARL – Gov. Phil Bryant has declared May 29-June 2 as Hurricane Preparedness Week in Mississippi to ensure residents are prepared for the upcoming tropical weather season. This year also marks the 12-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated the entire Mississippi Coast on August 29, 2005.
“It’s been five years since Hurricane Isaac, the last tropical system to affect Mississippi, and more than a decade since Katrina,” said Gov. Bryant. “With such a long gap between events, I want to make sure everyone in our state is prepared if we are threatened this year.”
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will provide valuable preparedness information throughout the week for citizens and businesses on its website and on the social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube. Personal and community planning are the foundation for preparedness.
“With several years since we’ve been hit by a hurricane, I fear we’ve been lulled into a false sense of security”, said MEMA Executive Director Lee Smithson. “We need to ensure that we understand what we need to do for our families, our communities and our state before and after a hurricane or tropical storm.”
The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially starts June 1 and runs through November 30.
One of the first steps you should take in preparing for tropical weather is to create or restock an emergency supply kit:
- Flashlight and battery-powered radio with extra batteries.
- Non-perishable food for at least three days.
- One gallon of water, per person, per day for at least three days.
- Toiletry items.
- Pet food and pet supplies.
- Medicine and prescription medication.
- Copies of important family papers and documents.
- Cash and travelers checks, enough to fill up your vehicle with fuel.
You can download the 2017 MEMA Hurricane Preparedness Guide at
http://www.msema.org/2017-hurricane-preparedness-guide. The best way to get up-to-date information is to “Like” MEMA on Facebook, or “Follow” us on Twitter and Snapchat.
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