FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JOINT LAND USE
WXXV 25
The Board of Engineers presented final recommendations for the 16 month long joint land use study of the Seabee Base.
https://wxxv25.com/2017/08/07/final-recommendations-joint-land-use/
Multi-use trail on Natchez Trace Parkway in Ridgeland closed
WJTV 12
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) — Natchez Trace Parkway officials said the biking and walking trail from the Parkway Information Cabin in Ridgeland, Mississippi to Old Canton Rd is closed for repairs.
http://wjtv.com/2017/08/07/trail-on-natchez-trace-parkway-in-ridgeland-closed/
Armstrong Flooring to close Vicksburg plant
Vicksburg Post
Armstrong Flooring announced to workers at its Vicksburg plant this morning it will close up shop here by early October.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2017/08/07/armstrong-flooring-to-close-vicksburg-plant/
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Rochester awarded grant to address environmental contamination
Oakland Press
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality awarded a grant to the city of Rochester to address environmental contamination at a vacant, contaminated factory site.
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20170807/rochester-awarded-grant-to-address-environmental-contamination
Deadline Soon for Comments on EPA Methane-Regulations Rollback
Public News Service
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Texans have until midnight Wednesday to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to delay the start of new rules curbing toxic leaks of methane.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-08/environment/deadline-soon-for-comments-on-epa-methane-regulations-rollback/a58893-1
Army of Air-Quality Sensors to Offer Lafayette, La., and Baltimore Glimpses of Ozone, Humidity Levels
Gov Tech
Like temperature, air quality is hardly static, and can swing widely from one day to another — or even from neighborhood to neighborhood.
http://www.govtech.com/fs/Army-of-Air-Quality-Sensors-to-Offer-Lafayette-La-and-Baltimore-Glimpses-of-Ozone-Humidity-Levels.html
EPA completes review of chemical approval backlog
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the 600 new chemicals that were awaiting government approval when Administrator
Scott Pruitt took office in February.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345650-epa-completes-review-of-chemical-approval-backlog 
