State
State reports healthy air in Lee County
WTVA
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - State environmental officials say the air in Lee County is good to breathe.
OZONE RESULTS AGAIN SHOW THE QUALITY OF MISSISSIPPI’S AIR
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced today that the 2017 Ozone Season ended on October 31 without any counties in Mississippi exceeding the current ozone standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ozone levels have continued a downward trend in the last 10 years dropping well below EPA’s current standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb).
Tidelands Trust Fund returns $8.2 million to MS coast
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) -Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann was on the coast Thursday to present a check totaling more than $8 million to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
From Germany to Millsaps College: Addressing climate change
MS Today
Tackling global climate change might be too overwhelming for many Mississippians to think about, but everyone can make an impact.
MORE THAN 200 HOMES RECEIVE MAKEOVERS THROUGH AN EXTREME ENERGY MAKEOVER PROGRAM
WCBI
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI)- You may have heard of home makeovers on television shows, but some Golden Triangle residents are living that dream.
Toyota Wellspring announces $1.5 million in STEAM grants
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Eight public school districts in Pontotoc, Union and Lee counties will benefit from grant money being allocated for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) education over the next three years.
State Government
Your private info is being mishandled by Mississippi agencies and universities, report says
Sun Herald
Regional
Rehab project will disinfect wastewater at Memphis treatment plant
Commercial Appeal
For more than four decades, the T.E. Maxson Wastewater Treatment Facility in Southwest Memphis has been spewing tens of millions of gallons of effluent daily into the Mississippi River — none of it disinfected to kill pathogens that could harm people boating or swimming downstream.
National
EPA to hold hearing on climate plan repeal in West Virginia
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Thursday it will hold a public hearing in West Virginia on its plan to nullify an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. The state is economically dependent on coal mining.
Massive federal report to give in-depth look on climate change in the U.S.
USA Today
A federally mandated report set for release Friday will provide an in-depth examination of how climate change is already affecting Americans.
Earth's ozone hole shrivels to smallest since 1988
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988, NASA said Thursday.
U.S. Lawmakers Seek 'Well-Rounded Biofuels Policies'
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives has called on the Environmental Protection Agency to recognize "the significant pitfalls and costs" of renewable fuel standards in its future rulemaking and enact "well-rounded" biofuel policies.
Natural Hazard? Study Says Farming Marijuana Hurting Environment
CBS
CBS Local — Marijuana activists may argue that the plant is a natural remedy with many uses, but a new report is claiming that farming the drug has another harmful side-effect: it’s destroying the environment.
Opinion
A Deceptive New Report on Climate
True, the U.S. has had more heat waves in recent years—but no more than a century ago.
WSJ
The world’s response to climate changing under natural and human influences is best founded upon a complete portrayal of the science. The U.S. government’s Climate Science Special Report, to be released Friday, does not provide that foundation. Instead, it reinforces alarm with incomplete information and highlights the need for more-rigorous review of climate assessments.
DIFATTA: Weather warms, nocturnal critters feeding at night
Hattiesburg American
Based on local weather forecasts, the Weekly Mistake predicted that bow hunting for deer would get better. ALL hunting, in fact, would get better.
...Of course, you can't wade in all streams, and not all streams are public waters, the MDWFP warns. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality provides a map of public waterways at www.deq.state.ms.us to help solve the problem of where you won't be trespassing.
Press Releases
Ozone Results Again Show the Quality of Mississippi’s Air
(JACKSON, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced today that the 2017 Ozone Season ended on October 31 without any counties in Mississippi exceeding the current ozone standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ozone levels have continued a downward trend in the last 10 years dropping well below EPA’s current standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb).
EPA Announces Public Hearing on Proposed Repeal of Clean Power Plan
Hearing will be held November 28-29 in Charleston, WV
11/02/2017
WASHINGTON (November 2, 2017) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan in Charleston, WV on November 28-29, 2017.
MORE THAN $8.2 MILLION TO MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
Gulfport, Miss.—Projects aimed at conserving the natural state of and providing access to public lands on the Gulf Coast received a multi-million dollar boost today.
Winning Images
Congratulations to the 2017 Gulf of Mexico Alliance Photo Competition winners!
