State
GPSD to purchase 2 new buses thanks to MDEQ grant
Delta Democrat Times
Greenville Public School District has a little bit of extra spending money in its budget for two new school buses this year thanks to a $26,640 grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
Reservoir officials meet with fishermen over growing trash problem
WLBT
A meeting between reservoir officials and local fishermen was held on Tuesday to address the growing amount of trash around the spillway.
Emergency responders called to Exxon gas spill
WTOK
There was a moment of panic in Meridian Tuesday after a gas spill outside Exxon.
Accident and oil spill causes traffic delays on U.S. 49; southbound lanes blocked
WLOX
Gulfport police are responding to an accident on U.S. 49 past Community road. All southbound lanes are blocked.
One Lake town halls planned downstream
Daily Leader
Organizers of the proposed One Lake project in Jackson are promising an extended public comment period and town hall meetings for downstream communities worried about the project’s impact on the Pearl River.
This Coast casino won't offer plastic straws anymore to help save the oceans
Sun Herald
The Beau Rivage Resort & Casino and its parent company are joining the flood of U.S. companies pledging to stop using plastic drinking draws because of the environmental harm they cause to oceans and marine life.
Regional
Joint Institute To Focus On Gulf of Mexico Disaster Preparedness
WUSF
Eight years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, there still is a lack of knowledge on the complex ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmentalists file suit for federal protection of Louisiana black bear
Times-Picayune
Environmental advocacy groups want the Louisiana black bear to regain federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, and have filed a lawsuit to challenge the federal government's 2016 decision to remove the bears from the protected list.
National
EPA takes next step toward replacing Obama-era climate rule
The Hill
The Trump administration is taking a big step forward in its effort to replace the Obama administration’s climate change rule for power plants with a more industry-friendly alternative.
Truck driver hauling sludge for EPA cited with careless driving
Durango Herald
A truck driver who crashed into Cement Creek while contracted by the Environmental Protection Agency to haul sludge from the Gold King Mine was cited Monday with careless driving.
Days after Pruitt resignation, his close aides follow him out of EPA
Departures include combative spokesman Jahan Wilcox, who faced criticism for his antagonistic approach to reporters
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Several top aides to former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt are leaving the agency, less than a week after Pruitt resigned his post amid a slew of inquiries into his spending and management practices.
Lawsuits alleging weed killer Roundup caused cancer given green light by San Francisco judge
USA Today
Hundreds of lawsuits claiming Monsanto's weed killer Roundup caused cancer were given the green light to proceed to trial, a San Francisco judge ruled Tuesday.
Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain
AP
The gray trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. Now those forests are mostly green, with the crowns of red spruce peeking out of the canopy and saplings thriving below.
She cut her weekly rubbish down so much it fits in a tiny jar. Here are her tips
Washington Post
Tippi Thole recycled. She composted. She thought she was doing a pretty good job environmentally. Then she heard a talk on plastics, and the container of trash she and her 8-year-old son emptied out every week began to look irresponsible.
