News Clippings July 21, 2017

State Gulfport’s plan to go solo on trash pickup could wind up in court Sun Herald Two words shut down the conversation about Gulfport’s plan to bolt from the Harrison County Utility Authority’s garbage and rubbish contracts: Pending litigation. http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article162773218.html Oil Spill Buried oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster still harming wetlands Times-Picayune Oil spilled seven years ago in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico might no longer be visible, but it's still taking a toll on Louisiana's fragile wetlands. A new study by Louisiana State University indicates that crude oil from the 2010 BP oil spill has become lodged in wetland soils, where it remains almost as toxic as the day it flowed into the gulf. http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/buried_oil_from_deepwater_hori.html#incart_river_index Regional EPA chief hears state views Visit with officials concerns curbing ’15 Clean Water Rule Arkansas Democrat-Gazette U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited with Arkansas Cabinet officials and agriculture representatives Thursday about changes they would like to see made to the nation's definition of protected water bodies. http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jul/21/epa-chief-hears-state-views-20170721/?f=news-arkansas No arsenic or lead detected in MLGW water Commercial Appeal Laboratory tests found no detectable arsenic or lead at a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division water-treatment facility located near a power plant where high concentrations of the toxins were discovered in a shallow aquifer, utility officials said Thursday. http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2017/07/20/no-arsenic-lead-detected-mlgw-water/495858001/ Environmental group sues EPA over pollution rules, cites Houston refineries Houston Chronicle A watchdog group sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, saying it failed to police lax pollution enforcement by the state of Texas. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Environmental-group-sues-EPA-over-pollution-11302420.php Bug invader killing Mississippi Delta wetlands draws federal attention Times-Picayune The insect invasion that's killing critical wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta has drawn the federal government's attention. http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/bug_invader_killing_mississipp.html#incart_river_index National White House details plan to roll back environmental regs The Hill The Trump administration provided details for its aggressive plan to roll back environmental regulations Thursday. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/342910-white-house-details-environmental-deregulatory-plan Trump picks climate change doubter for USDA science job The Hill President Trump has nominated a well-known climate change doubter to the top science job at the Department of Agriculture. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/342887-trump-nominates-climate-skeptic-with-no-science-degree-to-top Maryland warns EPA it will sue, charging failure to enforce clean air law Baltimore Sun The Hogan administration notified the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday that it plans to file a lawsuit alleging the agency has failed to act against states whose smokestack emissions pollute Maryland’s air. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-state-warns-epa-20170720-story.html Federal Ban—and Anti-Pot EPA—Has States, Firms Scrambling Bloomberg With the stroke of a pen under a brown EPA seal, Administrator Scott Pruitt took a definitive stance on the agency’s view on marijuana. https://www.bna.com/federal-banand-antipot-n73014462035/ Decades after discovery, mammoth skull is excavated KOTA HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (KOTA TV) - The crew at the Mammoth site excavated a 26,000-year-old mammoth skull on Tuesday morning. This skull was first discovered in the 1990s. http://www.kotatv.com/content/news/New-mammoth-skull-excavated-at-the-Mammoth-Site--435271613.html Connect with us

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