State
Louisiana politicians not sold on Mississippi's reservoir plan; worry over consequences
The Advocate
Louisiana politicians are digging in their heels as Mississippi pursues plans for a new reservoir on the Pearl River they fear could harm the Bayou State's ecology.
Budget hearing reveals widespread Public Works challenges in Jackson
Clarion Ledger
No department is more instrumental to the city of Jackson than Public Works and just as true no department faces as many challenges moving forward.
State Government
GOVERNOR SAYS SPECIAL SESSION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES COMING
MPB
Mississippi's governor says he will call lawmakers into special session next week to consider more money for transportation.
AG opinion: Commission has legal right to allow pedestrians/bicyclists on bridge
Vicksburg Post
Advocates for opening the Old Mississippi River Bridge to pedestrian and bicycle traffic year-round got some good news from a Mississippi Attorney General’s opinion about the use of the historic bridge.
Oil Spill
MGCCC uses Restore Act funding to launch new workforce ready programs
WLOX
New opportunities are now in place for residents on the coast looking for new career paths. Wednesday, leaders at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College cut the ribbon on the West Harrison Center in Long Beach.
Medical City projected to create $2 billion impact for Mississippi
WLOX
Developers of Medical City at Tradition believe the medical industry can jump start the state's economy at a time when analysts say it's still not meeting its full potential.
Regional
Massive log jam on Pearl River to be cleared soon
Times-Picayune
A massive log jam that has hampered the downstream flow of the Pearl River will soon be cleared.
Close the Jefferson Parish landfill? Here's what happened last time that was tried
Times-Picayune
No clean-up of nuclear leak in South Carolina for years
AP
HOPKINS, S.C.
Federal regulators say there are no plans to clean a uranium leak at a nuclear fuel plant in South Carolina.
National
Judge rules against Trump attempt to delay Obama water rule
The Hill
A district court judge issued a ruling Thursday that overturns the Trump administration's delay of the implementation of the Clean Water Rule.
Exclusive: Draft details Trump’s plan for reversing Obama climate rule
A portion of the rule obtained by POLITICO shows Trump’s EPA easing the planned limits on the pollution from power generators driving climate change.
Politico
The Trump administration is preparing to unveil its plan for undoing Barack Obama’s most ambitious climate regulation — offering a replacement that would do far less to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet, according to POLITICO’s review of a portion of the unpublished draft.
Fuzzy math could doom Trump’s attack on Obama climate rule
The Trump administration’s plan to roll back Obama regulations calls for altering the cost-benefit balance, but that opens the door to legal challenges.
Politico
The Trump administration’s attempt to reverse President Barack Obama’s most sweeping climate regulation rests on a legally risky strategy — redoing the calculations of how much the rule would cost and who would benefit.
Impact of Hurricane Harvey on health, environment still a concern a year later
Dallas Morning News
Floodwater caused most of the damage when Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast a year ago. But that region's air quality was also harmed when the Category 4 hurricane swept through the U.S. oil refining and chemical heartland.
Press Releases
EPA Receives Record Number of Letters of Interest for WIFIA Water Infrastructure Loans
The agency received more than $9.1 billion in collective loan requests for 2018 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program funding
08/16/2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received 62 letters of interest (LOIs) collectively requesting $9.1 billion in loans from a wide range of prospective borrowers in response to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program’s 2018 Notice of Funding Availability.
