State
Illegal dump site frustrates Gulfport neighbors
WLOX
GULFPORT, MS - A pile of debris at an illegal dump site on 27th Street in Gulfport is growing by the day.
Neighbors are frustrated with the mess.
http://www.wlox.com/story/36110693/illegal-dump-site-frustrates-gulfport-neighbors
Flooding concerns rising in Ocean Springs
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS - There are growing concerns in Ocean Springs about the city's drainage system and flooding problems. This is in the wake of a deluge last week that dumped six inches of rain on the city in just a few hours. The area impacted the most is just a block from city hall..
http://www.wlox.com/story/36108162/flooding-concerns-rising-in-ocean-springs
NWS, Brandon at odds over new water tower
AP
BRANDON, Miss. - A Mississippi city and the National Weather Service are divided over plans to build a water tower that could affect weather coverage.
http://www.wtok.com/content/news/NWS-Brandon-at-odds-over-new-water-tower-439666283.html
Coal mine layoffs latest fallout at Kemper power plant
AP
DEKALB, Miss. - The Ohio company that supplies lignite coal to Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County power plant says it will lay off 75 workers at the mine.
http://www.wtva.com/story/36109477/coal-mine-layoffs-latest-fallout-at-kemper-power-plant
Regional
New Orleans flooding and pumping system crisis by the numbers
CNN
Louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency in New Orleans as officials and residents scrambled in the aftermath of last Saturday's heavy storm that left hundreds of homes and businesses flooded.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/11/us/new-orleans-flooding-by-the-numbers/index.html
BP oil disaster fines to pay for 300 new Gulf conservation jobs
AP
Three hundred new conservations jobs will open up in the next few years in states along the Gulf of Mexico, funded by about $7 million in BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster penalties. Employment will ramp up gradually, with 10 new jobs in each state next year, 20 more in 2019 and another 30 the following year, for a total of 60 new jobs in each of the five states by 2020, conservation official Jeff DeQuattro said Wednesday (Aug. 10).
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/08/bp_fines_300_jobs_conservation.html
National
CIVIL PENALTIES FOR BREAKING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS FELL 60 PERCENT UNDER TRUMP
Pacific Standard
A new report compares the Environmental Protection Agency's productivity during the presidencies of Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
https://psmag.com/environment/under-trump-the-environment-plays-the-chump
Feds to expand review of emissions standards for cars
The Hill
The Trump administration is expanding its review of greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars.
In a Federal Register notice Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it would consider whether to loosen the emissions standards for cars beginning in model year 2021 rather than model year 2022.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/346105-feds-to-expand-review-of-emissions-standards-for-cars
