State
Have something to say about Mississippi Phosphates? Now is your chance.
Sun Herald
PASCAGOULA - The EPA is hosting a public meeting to explain the process of getting Mississippi Phosphates on the Superfund National Priorities List.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article167144102.html
6 NEW CASES OF WEST NILE REPORTED ACROSS MISSISSIPPI
WCBI
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)-The Mississippi State Department of Health reports six new cases of West Nile Virus Monday. That brings the 2017 state total to 25. The cases reported are in Clay, Lowndes, Forrest, Hinds, Leake and Rankin counties.
https://www.wcbi.com/video-6-new-cases-west-nile-reported-across-mississippi/
Reclaiming the past: Local businessman making living selling salvaged material for new construction
The Dispatch
If you are looking for reclaimed building materials, Jacob Pannell figures he probably has what you're looking for.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=59982
Meridian will see nearly 90 percent of solar eclipse
Meridian Star
For the first time since 1979, the United States will experience a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/meridian-will-see-nearly-percent-of-solar-eclipse/article_1450478b-788d-5087-8089-86b3cc019928.html
National
EPA moves to rewrite limits for coal power plant wastewater
It plans to scrap an Obama-era measure limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants
The Denver Post
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to scrap an Obama-era measure limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/14/epa-coal-power-plant-wastewater-limits/
Fracking boom: US shale oil output to top 6 million barrels a day in August and September
CNBC
• Oil production in several key oil producing regions will grow by 117,000 barrels a day in September, the Energy Information Administration forecast.
• Total production from these regions will top 6 million barrels a day in August and September.
• EIA began monitoring production in the Anadarko region in Oklahoma and part of Texas in its August Drilling Productivity Report.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/us-shale-oil-output-to-top-6-million-barrels-a-day.html
Greens sue EPA over toxic chemical rules
The Hill
Several environmental groups are challenging new chemical safety regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/346535-greens-sue-epa-over-toxic-chemical-rules
