State
KERR-MCGEE SITE MAKES SUPERFUND CLEANUP PRIORITY LIST
WCBI
EPA RELEASE
ATLANTA (January 17, 2017) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its initial list of Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites with the greatest expected redevelopment and commercial potential. The Columbus Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp site is one of 31 sites on the list.
Trash heap hearing moved to February
Madison County Journal
A public hearing regarding a dump site off North Livingston Road was moved to Feb. 20 after county officials said proper notice wasn’t given to landowners.
TRUMP OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN OPPOSED BY ENVIRONMENT GROUPS
MPB
An energy industry group says Mississippi should be excited about federal plans to increase oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. MPB's Ashley Norwood reports, environmental groups disagree.
National
EPA chief Scott Pruitt: Industry is necessary partner
CBS
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CBS News that a partnership with "industry" is necessary in order for the agency to protect the environment.
Scott Pruitt Aims to Accelerate His Efforts to Remake the EPA
The skeptic of climate science wants to speed up permitting, repeal Obama rule on power-plant emissions
WSJ
WASHINGTON—Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt plans to use his second year on the job to accelerate efforts to remake the agency, saying he wants to speed its permitting processes and transform a culture he says is bureaucratic.
EPA TARGETS EAST CHICAGO, OTHER CONTAMINATED SUPERFUND SITES FOR DEVELOPMENT
ABC Radio
Thirty-one of the country’s most contaminated sites are likely to be available for building new housing, business or other development soon after they are cleaned up, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today, a step that’s part of Administrator Scott Pruitt’s push to accelerate the cleanup and make the land available for community use.
New York, Connecticut sue EPA over out-of-state pollution
The Hill
The attorney generals for New York and Connecticut are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over out-of-state air pollution that affects their constituents.
EPA eases path for new chemicals, raising fears of health hazards
NBC
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is shifting course under the Trump administration on how it assesses new chemicals for health and environmental hazards, streamlining a safety review process that industry leaders say is too slow and cumbersome.
Plastics Industry Opposes Patchwork of Rules as Bag Bans Expand
Bloomberg
The plastics manufacturing industry and environmental activists don’t want plastic bags to go to waste, but they disagree on the steps necessary to ensure that the material doesn’t end up in landfills or the ocean after one use.
Toyota says it won't partner with EPA despite Pruitt claim
The Hill
Global automaker Toyota is not partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), despite December comments from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt that the two would be working together on a review of the agency's management practices. 
