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Louisville among communities to receive EPA Brownfield Grants Winston County Journal
The 2017 brown shrimp season opened 6 a.m. Wednesday and Mississippi Department of Marine Resources officials are hoping the season will be bountiful for recreational and commercial shrimpers in South Mississippi.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article154900099.html Energy efficiency seminar for businesses Friday Enterprise-Journal
Three years after the city filed an appeal, FEMA has agreed to reimburse Biloxi an additional $1 million toward the rebuild of the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum.
Chief Administrative Officer Mike Leonard said a letter arrived Tuesday informing the city that FEMA will reimburse Biloxi $1,022,294.57.
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LITTLE ROCK — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Wednesday that states will have an extra year to comply with new ozone pollution standards, a delay that Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge called necessary and the Sierra Club of Arkansas called illegal.
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EPA’s Scott Pruitt wants to set up opposing teams to debate climate change science Washington Post
President Donald Trump’s focus on infrastructure this week highlights a long-festering problem in the U.S. heartland: crumbling river systems that can make it more costly to transport crops.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/agribusiness-angles-for-infrastructure-upgrades-on-u-s-inland-waterways-1496854757 Press Releases
Council to Vote on Proposed FPL Amendment: Tampa Bay Estuary Program The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) will vote on a proposal to amend its Initial Funded Priorities List (FPL) to approve implementation funding for support of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) restoration project elements sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Council is proposing to approve $1,444,960 in implementation funding for the TBEP project elements and reallocate $100,000 from planning to implementation. The total amount available for implementation of the TBEP project elements would be $1,544,960. These funds would be used to implement five coastal restoration elements within the TBEP’s watershed boundary:
(1) Ft De Soto Recirculation and Seagrass Recovery Project;
(2) St. Petersburg Biosolids to Energy Project;
(3) Robinson Preserve Expansion Project;
(4) Hillsborough County Parks Coastal Invasive Plant Removal Project; and
(5) Copeland Park Pond Restoration Project.
On April 19, 2017, the Council issued a
30-day Federal Register notice on this proposed funding approval. The Public was encouraged to review this proposed amendment and provide comment. The public comment period closed on May 19, 2017. The Council received
two comments, both supporting Council approval of implementation funding for TBEP. The Council thanks the commenters for their valuable input.
Learn more about Initial Funded Priorities List or the RESTORE Council. Please send any questions or comments to:
Keala J. Hughes
Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations
(504) 717-7235
keala.hughes@restorethegulf.gov 
