State
Area 'visitors' clean up Flowood fish kill
WLBT
A Flowood fish kill was reported about two weeks ago, and as of Tuesday, there's new information.
Oktibbeha stays with Golden Triangle Waste Services
Commercial Dispatch
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors voted to recommend the Golden Triangle Waste Services board fire Director Betty Farmer, after a vote to split from the multi-county garbage collection agency failed.
State Government
MSU, National Guard announce tuition free program
Daily Journal
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State University and the Mississippi National Guard announced a new program Tuesday that will ensure free tuition for Mississippi National Guard service members enrolled full-time at MSU.
Oil Spill
Navarre Beach artificial reef deployment set to begin
WEAR
NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. (WEAR) — Deepwater “nearshore” artificial reefs will soon be deployed into the waters near Navarre Beach this month.
Regional
Manatee County to use oysters in fight against red tide
WFLA
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - As red tide continues to ravage the region, Manatee County commissioners are enlisting some help to fight back. They're using oysters and clams.
Mayor asks EPA to place North Birmingham Superfund Site on National Priorities List
WDHN
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Tuesday sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to request the North Birmingham 35th Avenue Superfund Site to be placed immediately onto the National Priorities List.
National
Trump officials push states to take power over more waterways
The Hill
The Trump administration is encouraging states and tribes to take over responsibility for environmental permitting in some water bodies that have traditionally been under federal power.
Could EPA proposal lead to new uses for cancer-causing asbestos?
The new rule could allow companies to use asbestos in products such as adhesives, sealants, and pipeline wrap if they are approved by the EPA.
NBC
Despite decades-old research identifying asbestos as a dangerous carcinogen, the Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a new framework that could allow new uses for the toxic chemical in manufacturing.
EPA Allows Use of Larger Amounts of Climate-Friendly Coolants
Bloomberg
The EPA is allowing manufacturers to use larger amounts of climate-friendly chemicals in household refrigerators and freezers—eliminating what industry has long identified as a barrier to limiting potent greenhouse gas refrigerants.
The Summer of Plastic-Straw Bans: How We Got There
Once ubiquitous, plastic straws have become utensil non grata, with cities banning them and companies phasing them out
WSJ
When reality-TV star Kim Kardashian West told her 115 million Instagram followers that her household had stopped using plastic straws, the head of an environmental nonprofit responded in disbelief.
EPA delists Frontier Chrome Superfund site in Vancouver
The Columbian
The Frontier Hard Chrome Inc. Superfund Site has been officially deleted from the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List.
Press Releases
EPA Hears From Colorado Communities During First Day of the Colorado Springs PFAS Engagement
08/07/2018
DENVER – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted the first day of a two-day per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Community Engagement event in Colorado Springs, Colorado with more than 150 participants.
Gulf Coast Heritage Area to hold
business workshop Sept. 6
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area, in conjunction with the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, will hold a business workshop for nature-based tourism business owners and operators on Thursday, September 6, in Bay St. Louis.
David A. Puleo Named New Engineering Dean
OXFORD, Miss. – David A. Puleo, an administrator nationally respected for his activities in both academics and research, has been named the new dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi.
