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832 vehicles show up to drop off paint, batteries, chemicals Vicksburg Post
Section of beach in OS closed after sewage spill
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PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Jackson County Utility Authority has received $3 million based on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 announced by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran.
The funds will aid in supporting the design of a treated wastewater effluent plant that will reside in the eastern part of the county and will replace the current plants in Pascagoula, Moss Point, and Escatawpa.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2017/06/jcua_to_receive_3_million_for.html#incart_river_index 2 killed at Petal lift station Hattiesburg American
The pioneers who built Seattle polluted and plumbed the lower Duwamish River for a century, straightening its wild curves and saturating its sediment with toxic chemicals from an asphalt plant, Boeing manufacturing facilities and other industries.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-epa-superfund-20170614-story.html EPA moves to halt Obama methane rule for two years The Hill
A House Science, Space and Technology committee staff member took over the EPA deputy slot at the Office of Research and Development (ORD) June 12, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg BNA.
https://www.bna.com/epa-research-office-n73014453191/ Press releases
EPA Proposes Longer Stay of Portions of Oil and Gas Standards
06/13/2017
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps to ensure portions of the agency’s 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the oil and natural gas industry do not take effect while the agency works through the reconsideration process.
The agency is proposing a two-year stay of the fugitive emissions, pneumatic pump and professional engineer certification requirements in the rule while the agency reconsiders issues associated with these requirements. Under the proposal, sources would not need to comply with these requirements while the stay is in effect. Since issuing the final rule, EPA has received several petitions to reconsider certain aspects of the rule.
Earlier this month, EPA used its Clean Air Act authority to issue a 90-day administrative stay of these requirements. To ensure there is no gap in the stay between the 90-day stay and the proposed two-year stay if finalized, EPA also is proposing a three-month stay.
EPA will take comment on both of the proposed stays for 30 days after they are published in the Federal Register.
Additional information on the proposed stays and reconsideration:
https://www.epa.gov/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-industry Secretary Zinke Announces Distribution of $1.1 Billion to State Wildlife Agencies Funding Benefits Conservation, Outdoor Recreation and the Economy in All 50 States WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced $1.1 billion in annual funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts. State-by-state listings of the final Fiscal year 2017 apportionments of Wildlife Restoration Program fund can be found
here and the Sport Fish Restoration Program fund
here.
The announcement was made during day one of a four-day trip across the Northeast where Secretary Zinke met with New Hampshire Fish and Game Executive Director Glenn Normandeau, whose state will receive $8,146,960 through the acts. The meeting was part of a Pittman-Robertson Dingell-Johnson Grants Roundtable that focused on recreation and partnerships between New Hampshire and the Department.
“For nearly eight decades, the nation’s hunters and anglers have generated billions of dollars to protect wildlife and habitat simply by purchasing items that help them engage in the outdoor activities they enjoy,” Zinke said. “Their support has helped state wildlife agencies protect our country’s environmental legacy for future generations of hunters, fishers, recreationalists, and conservationists.”
The funds, which are distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects. They are derived from excise taxes paid by the hunting, shooting, boating and angling industries on firearms, bows and ammunition and sport fishing tackle, some boat engines, and small engine fuel.
Allocations of the funds are authorized by Congress. To date, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has distributed more than $19 billion in apportionments for state conservation and recreation projects.
“The conservation and outdoor recreation gains made possible by this funding mechanism, which is unique to the United States, serves as the bedrock of wildlife conservation in our country,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Jim Kurth.
The recipient state wildlife agencies have matched these funds with approximately $6 billion throughout the years, primarily through hunting and fishing license revenues.
State funding in the Northeast includes:
- New Hampshire - The state will receive $3,494,429 through the Sport Fish Restoration Fund and $4,652,531 through the Wildlife Restoration Fund, giving the state a total amount of $8,146,960.
- Massachusetts - The state will receive $3,494,429 through the Sport Fish Restoration Fund and $7,664,947 through the Wildlife Restoration Fund, giving the state a total amount of $11,159,376.
- Vermont - The state will receive $3,494,429 through the Sport Fish Restoration Fund and $4,652,531 through the Wildlife Restoration Fund, giving the state a total amount of $8,146,960.
- Connecticut - The state will receive $3,494,429 through the Sport Fish Restoration Fund and $5,702,335 through the Wildlife Restoration Fund, giving the state a total amount of $9,196,764.
- Rhode Island - The state will receive $3,494,429 through the Sport Fish Restoration Fund and $4,652,531 through the Wildlife Restoration Fund, giving the state a total amount of $8,146,96
For more information about the WSFR program visit
http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/.
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