State
Gilich wants to transform Point Cadet into tourist destination
MBJ
Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich is putting together a partnership to help plan the transformation of vacant green space adjacent to the Point Cadet Marina into a collection of new tourist-friendly marine-related attractions.
States with the biggest jump in solar energy production? Mississippi’s one
Sun Herald
Mississippi had one of the biggest jumps in solar energy production in the nation last year.
In 2016, Mississippi was 42nd among states for solar generation and by the end of 2017 jumped to No. 26.
POWER LINE PROJECT COULD IMPACT GOLDEN TRIANGLE
WCBI
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The controversy continues in the multi state power line project that could impact parts of the Golden Triangle.
CORINTH MAN FACES COURT DATE ON FEDERAL CHARGES HE KILLED OWLS AND HAWKS
WTVA
CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) – A Corinth man faces a January court date on federal charges he killed owls and hawks.
Oil Spill
Freshwater project to get oil spill money
Daily Comet
The engineering and design of a freshwater-reintroduction project in Lafourche Parish that is expected to create more than 100 acres of fresh marsh and nourish an additional 14 acres of marsh was approved Wednesday. It will be paid for in part by money paid to the state after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Regional
Cornell group wins Tulane contest to devise effective ways to reduce Gulf dead zone
The Advocate
It's an innovation that fish and farmers alike can get behind.
For the past four years, Tulane University has been asking inventors to pitch their ideas to help farmers use less fertilizer. Throughout much of the Midwest, excess fertilizer washes off into streams that eventually drain into the Gulf of Mexico, where nitrogen feeds the algae that cause the annual dead zone.
In bid to preserve aquifer, commission considers injecting saltwater deep underground
The Advocate
The new solution for saltwater creeping into the drinking supply: push it down where it won't be a threat.
National
EPA moves toward updating lead water pipe standards
The Hill
The Trump administration is moving forward on potentially updating the 26-year-old standards meant to keep lead out of drinking water.
Inspector general to review EPA's 2017 hurricane response
AP
An internal federal watchdog says it will conduct a wide-ranging review of the Environmental Protection Agency's preparedness and response to the major hurricanes that struck the United States this year.
Press Releases
EPA Releases Annual Regulatory Plan
12/14/2017
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the rest of the federal government, released its Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan.
EPA Seeks Input from State Partners on Lead and Copper Rule
12/14/2017
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent letters to state partners on forthcoming proposed regulatory revisions to the existing Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). These changes are intended to not only improve the protection of public health, but the effective implementation of the rule as well.
U.S. Senate Confirms David Ross to Lead EPA Water Office
12/14/2017
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt praised the U.S. Senate’s action to confirm David Ross to serve as the assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Water.
U.S. Senate Confirms Matt Leopold to Serve as EPA General Counsel
12/14/2017WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt praised the U.S. Senate’s action to confirm Matt Leopold to serve as general counsel for the for EPA.
