State
EPA's Scott Pruitt signs $107.6M memorandum to clean MPC Superfund Site
WLOX
In just over a year of taking action on the site to manage emergency wastewater treatment operations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and the agency signed a $107.6 million Action Memorandum to begin cleanup in July 2018. in February 2017.
Brookhaven can’t offer sewer in all areas — Annexation improvement plan has started
Daily Leader
Not everyone living in the areas of Brookhaven affected by the Annexation Improvements Project will get full services from the city.
SOME IN SHANNON EXPERIENCING SEWAGE SMELL
WTVA
SHANNON, Miss. (WTVA) - Some residents in Shannon are experiencing a smelly situation.
Residents along Willow Street are experiencing what appears to be sewage leaking near residences and along the roadway.
Power surge leaves town operating water system by hand
AP
MARION, MISS.
A power surge caused by a storm has forced a Mississippi town to operate its water system by hand.
Keep Itawamba Beautiful continues this Saturday
Itawamba County Times
Talk about deja pee-yew.
Keep Itawamba Beautiful, the local spin on the annual Great American Cleanup, is getting a do-over this Saturday, April 21, from 8 a.m. until noon.
Adopt-A-Highway gives ownership to maintaining roadsides
Monroe Journal
Several different sections of highway are available for adoption through the Adopt-A-Highway program, which aims to help keep roadsides more clear of litter.
Mississippi beekeepers consider 2018 issues
NewsMS
Healthy hives, consumer demand and crops for pollination are issues demanding beekeepers’ attention in 2018.
An 8-year-old and 11-year-old just set state fishing records on the Mississippi Coast
Sun Herald
There's a new youth division for state fishing records and two Coast kids were the first to set the bar this week.
Leslie Lampton, Ergon founder, dies at age 92
Vicksburg Post
Leslie Lampton, Mississippi’s only billionaire and the founder of Ergon, which has multiple subsidiaries in Vicksburg, died Tuesday at his home in Jackson. He was 92.
Oil Spill
EPA administrator approves $26M for Gulf Coast restoration
NewsMS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced his approval of approximately $26 million for Gulf Coast restoration activities in Mississippi.
Coastal board recommends $20 million for parish coastal projects
Times-Picayune
The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority board on Wednesday (April 18) recommended spending $20 million in BP oil spill fine money to match $6.1 million in parish money for six coastal restoration and hurricane protection projects.
Regional
State hopes new Army Corps program results in $196 million in restoration projects
Times-Picayune
National
EPA claims 'American ingenuity,' not Paris accord, cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Fox News
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to drop in the U.S., and the Environmental Protection Agency is crediting “American ingenuity” instead of global mandates.
Audi and Porsche Offices Raided as Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Drags On
Fortune
Porsche is the latest Volkswagen brand to be sucked into the ongoing diesel emissions cheating scandal that first erupted three years ago.
Report: Knoxville air quality still a health risk despite recent improvements
WATE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - The American Lung Association has released the results of its 19th annual "State of the Air" report and Knoxville continues to improve air quality but still is rated low in many of the metrics.
Chicago’s Smog Pollution Has Significantly Worsened, Study Says
NBC Chicago
Pollution in the Chicago metropolitan area increased "significantly" between 2014 and 2016, according to the American Lung Association’s 19th annual "State of the Air" study, which was released late Tuesday.
Press Releases
Administrator Pruitt Signs $107.6M Action Memorandum to Clean Up the Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site
04/18/2018
WASHINGTON (April 18, 2018) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed an Action Memorandum for $107.6 million accelerating the cleanup of the former Mississippi Phosphates Corporation (MPC) Site in Pascagoula, Miss. In just over a year of taking action on the site to manage emergency wastewater treatment operations, Administrator Pruitt and the Agency signed an Action Memorandum to begin cleanup in July 2018.
Latest Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Shows Continued Progress
04/18/2018
WASHINGTON — The 2018 edition of EPA’s comprehensive annual report on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) highlights continued reductions in emissions – about two percent below 2015 levels and 11 percent below 2005 levels. Between 2005 and 2016, GHG emissions in the U.S. electric power sector have dropped by roughly 25 percent.
Zinke Signs Secretarial Orders to Increase Recreational Opportunities on Public Lands and Waters
Establishes Position of Senior National Advisor for Recreation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today signed two secretarial orders continuing his efforts to prioritize the Department of Interior’s recreation mission and increase access to public lands.
