State
City seeks AG opinion on trash collection contract
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — City of×cials are seeking an opinion from the Attorney General’s of×ce to determine the legality of reentering a waste collection agreement with Waste Pro.
Regional
Possible threats to Memphis Sand Aquifer to be studied
Fox 13
A rate increase will fund a five-year, $5 million study into the most serious threats to the source of our water.
Why The Oil Bust Is Still Troubling Southern Louisiana’s Economy
Houma's reliance on offshore oil has led to a cycle of booms and busts
WSJ
When oil prices tanked in 2014 and 2015, cities situated along the Gulf of Mexico’s rim lost tens of thousands of jobs, but southern Louisiana may have seen the worst of the economic trouble.
National
Is Training the Antidote to Another Dicamba Disaster?
Bloomberg
Want to avoid another dicamba disaster next year? Look to Georgia, the EPA says.
The Environmental Protection Agency and manufacturers of new formulations of dicamba—a 1960s-era chemical revamped for 2017 to kill stubborn weeds—are focusing on training to help alleviate widespread soybean crop damage across 25 farming states.
Lawsuit: 3M contamination led to more cancer, infertility
AP
Minnesota's attorney general alleges that chemicals dumped by 3M Co. in the Twin Cities metro led to an increase in cancer, infertility and babies with low birth weights.
Boise man sentenced for Clean Water Act violation
KIFI
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - A Boise man will spend a year on probation after pleading guilty to dumping acid into his apartment sink, according to U.S. Attorney Bart Davis.
Press releases
EPA is Clearing Out the Agency's FOIA Backlog
11/21/2017
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Agency is on track to significantly reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received prior to 2017.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Solicit Public Input on Conservation Agreements Policy under the Endangered Species Act
November 21, 2017
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the NOAA Fisheries are actively working to engage conservation partners and the public in the search for improved and innovative ways to conserve and protect imperiled species, even before they are listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
