State
Report endorses controversial project to dam Pearl River, create lake near Jackson, Miss.
The Advocate
Widening the Pearl River near Jackson, Mississippi, is the best way to prevent flooding in the area, a Mississippi levee district concluded in a long-awaited draft environmental impact statement released last week.
State Government
Mississippi auditor to resign, run state veterans agency
AP
Mississippi state Auditor Stacey Pickering is resigning his statewide elected post to become head of the state's Veterans Affairs Board.
Northrop Grumman expansion means more jobs
WLOX
MOSS POINT, MS (WLOX) -When it comes to high tech aviation, Northrop Grumman is at the top. Right now, the company is expanding its role in Moss Point.
Oil Spill
Mississippi Aquarium construction making progress
WLOX
On Monday, Members of the Mississippi Aquarium management and construction team gave a tour of the work site.
Local coastal work receives more oil spill money
Daily Comet
A project to rebuild eroding marshes in southern Terrebonne Parish has received another $1.7 million engineering and design.
Regional
Groundwater commission hires Water Institute to brainstorm aquifer protection, mulls fee increases
The Advocate
The regional groundwater commission is thinking about increasing the fee charged to pump water out of the aquifer beneath Baton Rouge to pay for a new study intended to provide a long-term plan for protecting the water supply.
Jury selection ends first day in Drummond, Balch & Bingham bribery trial
Al.com
Jury selection will continue Tuesday in the bribery trial of a Drummond Company executive and two Balch & Bingham lawyers.
National
EPA moving forward with review of standard for ozone
AP
The Environmental Protection Agency will move forward Tuesday with a review of its limit on ground-level ozone, asking the public for input on whether the current standard protects public health — and if it hurts the economy.
Judge Dismisses Climate Suits Targeting Big Oil Companies
San Francisco and Oakland sought to compel Exxon, BP, Chevron and others to pay for climate change-related expenses
WSJ
A federal judge on Monday dismissed lawsuits by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland alleging that five of the world’s largest oil companies should pay to protect the cities’ residents from the impacts of climate change.
GOP chairman takes aim at environmental review law
The Hill
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) on Monday said Congress ought to make changes to a core environmental law to make it less of a weapon against projects.
EPA hosts summit in Exeter on PFAS chemicals
Summit is first of several scheduled over next year
WMUR
EXETER, N.H. —Top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials visited New Hampshire Monday to host the first-ever summit on PFAS chemicals.
A new supervolcano is brewing under Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire
Fox News
Something unexpected has been gradually making itself known to geologists in the United States. A huge mass of molten rock is creeping upwards beneath the nation’s north eastern states.
Press Releases
EPA Hosts First Ever PFAS Community Engagement Event in New Hampshire, Hears from Communities Across New England
06/25/2018
Exeter, N.H. – On Monday night, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted the first day of a two-day per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Community Engagement event in Exeter, N.H. with more than 200 participants.
