State
City of Brookhaven talks trash over disposal contract
WJTV
The City of Brookhaven is switching from garbage disposal vendor Waste Pro to the Alabama based Arrow Disposal Service.
Adams County Supervisors negotiate with garbage collection bidder, Metro
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — County supervisors unanimously agreed Monday to send Metro Service Group an invitation to modify the terms of its bid to become the county’s next waste collection service.
Black bear spotted in Jackson County neighborhoods and state park. ‘Camp at your own risk.’
Sun Herald
City Park Ranger Clark Gautier was mowing a side of the street leading to the boat launch early one morning at Shepard State Park, a little more than a week ago, when he saw something that didn’t fit.
Coast businesses cited for improper purchase of seafood
WLOX
Selling and purchasing seafood illegally is a problem DMR officials say needs cracking down on.
BILOXI FIREBOAT READY FOR EMERGENCIES
WXXV
With the large crowd the Blues over Biloxi airshow brought to the waters this weekend, Biloxi Fire Department and other first responders were ready for anything.
Oil Spill
WCU’S PHARMACY SCHOOL OPENS TODAY
WXXV
Mississippi’s second pharmacy school opened here on the Gulf Coast. Classes began today at William Carey’s School of Pharmacy in Biloxi.
William Carey opens second Pharmacy school in state
NewsMS
The first class of Pharmacy students at William Carey University will start their courses today. William Carey recently received approval from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to admit the first class, of 58 students, to its new pharmacy school at the Tradition campus in Biloxi.
...Last fall, Gov. Phil Bryant announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury had issued a $1 million grant award for accreditation support for the William Carey University School of Pharmacy. The award is part of the RESTORE program, established after the BP oil spill and overseen by the Department of Environmental Quality.
Florida awards grants from Gulf oil spill settlement
AP
A state-created panel is beginning to award millions that Florida received for damages related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
National
Our National Parks: Breathtaking and Polluted
NY Times
Anyone traveling to a national park in the hope of enjoying some fresh air may be disappointed.
Trump Administration Presses Plan to Ease Fuel-Economy Standards
New rules, which could be released this week, ratchet up fight over California’s ability to set stricter requirements
WSJ
President Donald Trump’s administration is advancing a plan to freeze fuel-economy standards for new cars and trucks, and to escalate its fight against California’s power to set regulatory standards for the entire U.S. auto market, according to people familiar with the matter.
The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam Into a Giant Battery
NY Times
Hoover Dam helped transform the American West, harnessing the force of the Colorado River — along with millions of cubic feet of concrete and tens of millions of pounds of steel — to power millions of homes and businesses. It was one of the great engineering feats of the 20th century.
GOP scrambles to reform Endangered Species Act before midterms
The Hill
With the looming threat of Democrats retaking the House in November, several Republicans are focusing their legislative efforts on making long-sought changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Press Releases
Superfund Task Force Announces One-Year Anniversary Accomplishments and Plan for Year Two
07/23/2018
WASHINGTON — On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund Task Force Report, EPA is announcing significant progress in carrying out the report’s recommendations.
WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY OPENS AT TRADITION CAMPUS
TRADITION – William Carey University’s much-anticipated School of Pharmacy opened today (July 23) at the Tradition campus with an inaugural class of 58 students.
