State
Truck carrying hazardous materials burst into flames in Jackson County
WLOX
Traffic is moving slow in Jackson County after an 18-wheeler carrying hazardous materials caught fire.
MGM RESORTS GOING STRAW-LESS
WXXV
MGM Resorts International announced that single use plastic straws will only be served upon request at company operated restaurants in the U.S. That means the Beau Rivage and Gold Strike in Mississippi are going straw-less.
Regional
Algae Bloom in Florida Prompts Fears About Harm to Health and Economy
NYT
The bright, blue-green film piling up in the canal in Jason Pim’s backyard is the first thing he wakes up thinking about and the last thing before his head hits the pillow.
National
Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Could Reinterpret Environmental Law
Bloomberg
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Supreme Court nominee has been a foe of emissions rules
Reuters
Brett Kavanaugh, nominated on Monday to be a Supreme Court justice by U.S. President Donald Trump, is a long-time skeptic of business regulations, especially on rules limiting harmful emissions, although he has called global warming an “urgent” issue.
Brett Kavanaugh Has Shown Deep Skepticism of Regulatory State
As an appellate judge in Washington, President Trump’s Supreme Court pick is known for ruling against regulators he sees as having overstepped their bounds
WSJ
As an appellate judge in Washington, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has sought to put a tighter leash on the regulatory state.
2 EPA nominees start working at agency before Senate confirmation votes
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has hired two officials nominated for senior positions to work at the agency before the Senate has had a chance to vote on them.
Appeals court approves $10 billion Volkswagen emissions deal
AP
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday approved a $10 billion settlement between Volkswagen and car owners caught up in the company's emissions cheating scandal.
Worthless Just Two Years Ago, West Texas Sand Now Brings in Billions
Bloomberg
Standing high on top of a windswept dune in the West Texas plains, Greg Edwards stares out into a vast ocean of sand. It stretches in every direction, interrupted only by an occasional strip of asphalt or clusters of silos that rise high into the sky.
