State
MISSISSIPPI POWER’S RENEW OUR RIVERS
WXXV
Today was Mississippi Power’s annual Renew our Rivers cleanup on Gulfport Lake and Turkey Creek.
Green space dedicated in honor of long-time GCRL director
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -Today, there’s a new way to enjoy Mother Nature‘s beauty in Ocean Springs. A large green space next to the harbor was dedicated this morning in honor of the late Dr. Thomas McIlwain, the long-time director of the Gulf Coast Research Lab.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for Saturday
16 WAPT teams with DEA for event at Dogwood Festival Market
WAPT
State Government
Mississippi leaders discuss highway funding during annual Hobnob event
WLBT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -Mississippi Economic Council's annual Hobnob event provides a more relaxed atmosphere than the State Capitol, but it's still politics as usual. Attorney General Jim Hood shifted gears to road and bridge funding when he took the Hobnob stage.
National
EPA plans to streamline air pollution permitting
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday said it would reassess the way it issues Clean Air Act pollution permits for new facilities, as a way to reduce regulatory burdens for businesses.
Pruitt Eyes Changes to Air Pollution Permitting Regime
Bloomberg
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signaled a renewed effort to challenge an air pollution permitting program, known as New Source Review, through a task force that is looking to provide “certainty” to industry.
EPA to review how clean air, water laws affect energy sector jobs
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will review how bedrock laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act affect energy industry job losses, one of several measures U.S. agencies will take to “reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens” on business.
EPA's Pruitt Denies He's an Ally of Polluters, Vows to Get Tough
Bloomberg
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, vowed that he will get tough on corporate polluters, dismissing critics who cast him as too cozy with industry.
Inside Scott Pruitt’s Mission to Remake the EPA
Time
Bonnie Wirtz was tending to her Minnesota farm one summer evening in 2012 when a crop duster buzzed low overhead. The aircraft sprayed chemicals on her property, missing its target next door. Soon the fumes seeped into her home through the air conditioner, and Wirtz wound up in an emergency room, coughing and bewildered and worried about the health of her 8-month-old son.
EPA Chief Says Threats to Family Prompt Boost in His Security
Bloomberg
The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency said an increase in his security detail is the result of an escalation in threats to him and his family.
GOP senators advance Trump EPA nominees over Dems' objection
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump's picks for key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats who pointed to the nominees' past work for corporate clients they would now regulate.
Solar farm unveiled at Edison EPA Environmental Center
CentralNJ
EDISON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday it has installed 4,788 photovoltaic panels at its Edison campus. The solar array system will generate enough electricity to power 45 percent of the campus’ electrical demand annually.
Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up.
NY Times
Like anyone with rowdy neighbors, oysters may be feeling stressed thanks to the growing problem of underwater noise pollution, and are trying to filter out the racket.
Judge Rules Peabody Energy Bankruptcy Blocks Global-Warming Lawsuits
Litigation by California coastal communities seeks damages tied to greenhouse-gas emissions between 1965 and 2015
WSJ
A judge has ruled Peabody Energy Corp. is protected by its recent bankruptcy from global-warming lawsuits brought by California coastal communities against fossil-fuel companies.
Press Releases
EPA Releases Energy Independence Report
“We can be both pro-jobs and pro-environment,” – EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
10/25/2017
WASHINGTON (October 25, 2017) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final report on how EPA, under Administrator Scott Pruitt’s leadership, is implementing President Trump’s Executive Order 13783 to curb regulatory burdens in order to promote energy production and economic growth – while protecting human health and the environment.
Department of the Interior Releases Energy Burdens Report
Outlines Trump Administration's bold approach to achieving American energy dominance
10/25/2017
Date: October 25, 2017
Miss. Senator’s Proposal in Line With Recent Report on Recreational Fishing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today participated in a congressional hearing to examine the reauthorization of the “Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.”
