State
Toxin from factory blamed for widespread health problems in one Mississippi neighborhood
WMC
GRENADA, MS (WMC) - A Mississippi manufacturing plant is getting a major clean-up from the federal government.
TOXIC PLANT SITE IN GRENADA ADDED TO EPA SUPERFUND LIST
WCBI
EPA RELEASE
ATLANTA (September 11, 2018) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its commitment to clean up the Rockwell International Wheel & Trim (Rockwell Grenada) Site in Grenada, Mississippi, by adding it to the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List (NPL).
VT HALTER BUILDINGS ON FIRE IN MOSS POINT
WXXV
This morning, crews battled flames in Moss Point for hours.
11 Mississippi hunters banned from hunting for a year
Clarion Ledger
Eleven Mississippi hunters have been banned from hunting for a year, fined and placed on probation after they pleaded guilty in federal court in Jackson to baiting fields to take, kill or possess migratory game birds.
State Government
Mississippi sets 1-day hearing to start state budget process
AP
Mississippi lawmakers will hold a single day of public hearings next week to start the monthslong process of writing a state budget.
Regional
EPA assessing vulnerability of at least 9 toxic sites in Florence's projected path
CNN
Hurricane Florence, with its strong winds and massive storm surge, threatens to release toxic chemicals from hazardous waste sites that the Environmental Protection Agency has designated contaminated Superfund sites.
State awards $41 million for 10 coastal resilience projects
Times-Picayune
The state announced Tuesday (Sept. 11) how it will divide $41 million among 10 flood resilience and community relocation projects on the Louisiana coast.
National
EPA Announces Proposal to Roll Back Obama-Era Rules on Methane Emissions
Changes would give drillers more time between inspections and more time to repair leaks
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed less stringent requirements for oil-and-gas companies dealing with methane-gas leaks, weakening an Obama administration rule intended to combat climate change.
EPA Adds Southside Chattanooga Lead To The Superfund National Priorities List
Chattanoogan.com
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced its commitment to clean up the Southside Chattanooga Lead in Chattanooga by adding it to the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List.
EPA adds 5 Superfund sites to National Priorities List, but not north Birmingham
Al.com
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that five Superfund sites have been added to the agency's National Priorities List for cleanup, but north Birmingham's 35th Avenue site was not among them.
EPA proposes adding West Virginia town, long haunted by chemical dumping, to list of cleanup priorities
Washington Post
For decades, since a local company dumped untold amounts of industrial chemicals nearby, residents of Minden, W.Va., have been searching for answers.
Zinke looks to ease some wildlife rules
The Hill
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants federal fish and wildlife managers to better align their policies with state rules.
Electric car chargers, cleaner school buses in the offering from VW settlement
Concord Monitor
New Hampshire will get $4.6 million to build charging stations for electric cars from the huge settlement from Volkswagen’s emissions-rigging scandal, giving a boost to the state’s efforts in the electric-vehicle race.
Opinion
WLOX Editorial: BP state settlement money heading to South Mississippi
Well it finally happened. The state legislature agreed on how to spend the $750 million coming to the state from the BP oil disaster settlement and the governor signed the bill into law.
Press Releases
EPA Adds Rockwell Grenada Site to the Superfund National Priorities List
Advances Agency’s Commitment to Expedite Cleanups Across the Country
09/11/2018
ATLANTA (September 11, 2018) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its commitment to clean up the Rockwell International Wheel & Trim (Rockwell Grenada) Site in Grenada, Mississippi, by adding it to the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List (NPL).
Agency Adds Former Chrome Plating Facility in Grenada to National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today recognized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its commitment to clean up the Rockwell International Wheel & Trim Site in Grenada by adding it to the Superfund Program’s National Priorities List (NPL).
EPA Proposes Oil and Gas Targeted Improvements Package to Advance President Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda
Proposal to save $484 million in regulatory costs
09/11/2018
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed targeted improvements to the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the oil and gas industry that streamline implementation, reduce duplicative EPA and state requirements, and significantly decrease unnecessary burdens on domestic energy producers.
