State
EPA holds first public meeting on old MS Phosphates plant
WSFA
PASCAGOULA, MS - Pascagoula residents filled the city's senior center to voice their concerns over the old Mississippi Phosphate plant.
http://www.wsfa.com/story/36144656/epa-holds-first-public-meeting-on-old-ms-phosphates-plant
NEW HARRISON COUNTY WASTE SERVICES MAKING IT EASIER TO RECYCLE
WXXV
Did you know only about five percent of Harrison County residents recycle?
https://wxxv25.com/2017/08/16/new-harrison-county-waste-services-making-easier-recycle/
New type of water filter successfully crafted by Army Corps
WJTV
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Army Corps of Engineers have successfully created a usable prototype of a new type of water filter.
http://wjtv.com/2017/08/16/new-type-of-water-filter-successfully-crafted-by-army-corps/
Brookhaven to get new emergency alert system
Daily Leader
A city-wide emergency alert system is coming to Brookhaven.
http://www.dailyleader.com/2017/08/16/brookhaven-to-get-new-emergency-alert-system/
Regional
Michigan crawfish invasion? Louisiana experts come to the rescue, and to feast
The Advocate
As Michigan grapples with a never-before-seen invasion of red swamp "crayfish" threatening cities' infrastructures and ecosystems, mudbug experts from Lafayette have organized a Cajun culture lesson delivered in the way only Louisianians know how — a party.
http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_67530290-81cf-11e7-9e4f-5353b24d1cce.html
National
Lawmakers push Interior to expand offshore drilling
The Hill
More than 100 lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to consider allowing oil and natural gas drilling in more areas off the coast of the United States.
Feds to sell 14 million barrels from oil reserve
The Hill
The Department of Energy is preparing to sell 14 million barrels of crude oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) beginning later this month.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/346764-feds-to-sell-14-million-barrels-from-oil-reserve
