State
Sewage repair in middle of road causes issues for business
WLBT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -Sewage issues have been popping up all around Jackson, but residents claim the city's "fix" for one community has been going on for nearly a year causing even more issues than the original backup.
Harrison Co. awards $2.9M contract to restore beaches
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -A contract to replenish eight sections of beach in Harrison County has been awarded to Matthews Marine Incorporated in Gulfport.
Failed green energy in the Pine Belt: Investments that cost Mississippi taxpayers millions
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour led Mississippi on an ambitious endeavor into green energy in 2010.
Should Mississippi cash in on Trump’s relaxed offshore drilling strategy?
Mississippi Today
Energy and business leaders say Mississippi could get a boost from the federal government’s historic expansion of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Phase II of Smith Park restoration project starts this week
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — The second phase of the restoration project for Smith Park in Downtown Jackson begins this week.
Oil Spill
MDEQ to reveal $80 million in restoration projects for state
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -Nineteen new restoration projects totaling $80 million are set to be announced at the Mississippi Restoration Summit on November 14 in Biloxi.
POPP’S FERRY CAUSEWAY PROJECT UPDATE
WXXV
The Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park project in Biloxi is still on track for its April completion.
Agency may decline to enact whistleblower protections after Deepwater Horizon tragedy
Agency could drop recommendations made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy
Houston Chronicle
A federal agency may decide Tuesday to withdraw its recommendations to extend whistleblower protections for offshore oil workers made in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico.
Regional
'Super invader' tree hits South, but flea beetle may be hero
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The tallow tree, a "super invader" with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the South.
Once a paradise for brown pelicans, islands vanish in a matter of years
WVUE
The GPS device on the boat David Sylve piloted through Barataria Bay had trouble keeping pace with the land loss.
National
Former EPA attorneys slam ‘sue and settle’ policy
The Hill
Dozens of former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attorneys are assailing the Trump administration’s policy meant to curb legal settlements with environmental groups.
America’s ‘Renaissance’ to Gains for Renewables: Global Energy Trends
NY Times
LONDON — From the rise of renewable power to the transformation of the United States into a heavyweight producer of oil and gas, the global energy market, normally slow to evolve, is going through major upheaval.
Opinion
It’s Time to Close the ‘Carbon Loophole’
WSJ
By Kate Gordon and Matthew Lewis
Kate Gordon is a Fellow at the Center for Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. Matthew Lewis is a strategic communications adviser focused on climate and energy issues.
The U.S. may have pulled out of the Paris climate agreement, but the global climate compact remains in place. Across the world, countries are working to meet their climate commitments in a way that also promotes local economic growth—a set of complementary goals made all the more possible by the rapid cost reductions of clean technologies.
Does Nuclear Power Have a Robust Future in the U.S.?
Supporters say reforms would allow the industry to scale up and reduce costs. But skeptics say market forces working against the industry are too strong.
WSJ
Here’s one sign that nuclear energy has been struggling: Operators shut down six reactors in recent years before their licenses expired, and announced plans for several other early closings, according to the Energy Department. Reasons given include competition from natural gas, burdensome regulation and market structures.
