State
Meltons' Seek Relief after Toxic Chemical Spill
Delta News TV
More than 150 acres of farmland is said to be contaminated, after a Canadian National train wreck 3 years ago spilling toxins, now the owner of the property is seeking relief.
...The remediation of the property has proceeded according to a work plan submitted and approved by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The work includes ground water monitoring, testing and impacted soil removal.
Memphis ends million-dollar sewage treatment deal with Horn Lake
WMC
The City of Memphis said it will stop treating sewage from Horn Lake as a part of a Memphis-first strategy.
Public meeting to focus on increase in sewer rates
Vicksburg Post
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. will hold a second public meeting on the city’s water and sewer rate increases 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the City Hall Annex, 1415 Walnut St.
County to award new waste contract
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — A week ahead of opening bids for a new county trash collection contract, potential waste haulers asked supervisors Monday about their goals for a new provider.
Summit super says residents leave too much debris to collect
Enterprise-Journal
There simply aren’t enough broke college students and scofflaws in Summit to haul away that old couch off the side of the road.
Annual Chunky River cleanup set for Friday
WTOK
The East Mississippi Foothills Land Trust is leading a cleanup of the Chunky River Friday, Jun. 15.
Alligator awareness
WTOK
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - An investigation is continuing into an alligator attack that has left a Florida woman dead.
Regional
Plaquemines Parish doubles down on effort to thwart coastal restoration project
Times-Picayune
Plaquemines Parish and state officials are in a standstill over the state's most expensive project to restore coastal wetlands, the $1.4 billion Mid-Barataria sediment diversion.
National
Ex-EPA aides: Old queries had priority
Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- Three former aides to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt confirmed to congressional investigators that the EPA delayed producing emails and other government documents sought by members of the public through open-records requests by choosing to first respond to old petitions made during the Barack Obama administration.
Study finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from fracking
Columbus Dispatch
A University of Cincinnati study found no evidence of groundwater contamination from recent oil and natural gas drilling in several Appalachian counties in eastern Ohio.
New York in $1.2 billion settlement over housing authority: EPA
Reuters
New York City and its housing authority have reached a proposed settlement with U.S. government agencies on a consent degree requiring a federal monitor and $1.2 billion in capital spending over five years to remedy violations of basic health and safety rules, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday.
Diesel Scandal Deepens as German Authorities Target Audi Chief and Daimler
NY Times
FRANKFURT — Germany’s car industry, already under scrutiny for concealing excess diesel pollution, suffered fresh damage to its reputation on Monday after prosecutors said a top Volkswagen manager was a suspect in a criminal inquiry, and authorities in Berlin ordered Daimler to recall hundreds of thousands of vehicles equipped with illegal emissions-cheating software.
Press Releases
Secretary Zinke Announces over $61 Million for States to Support Parks and Outdoor Recreation
Federal grants invest in state and local parks using earnings from offshore oil and gas leasing
6/11/2018
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that $61.6 million in revenues available through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) will be distributed to the 50 states, the Territories, and the District of Columbia for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants that support outdoor recreation and conservation projects.
Fiscal Year 2018 Total LWCF-GOMESA Apportionments by State
Mississippi
$764,784
