State
How Saltillo's proposed water rates compare to other areas
Daily Journal
Saltillo residents could soon be paying up to three times more for river water than customers of other municipalities.
RESIDENTS SPARED INCREASED IN TRASH FEE
Bolivar Commercial
The Cleveland Board of Aldermen approved Tuesday an increase in city’s trash collection fee.
Oil Spill
Eight years later, BP oil spill clean-up workers await their day in court as medical questions linger
The Advocate
Walter Castro spent months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010 measuring air quality along beaches across the Gulf Coast, a task that regularly led him to inhale fumes that reeked of chemicals as he put in long days for weeks at a time.
Regional
Florence’s damage to Brunswick Superfund site resembled Cat 3 storm
StarNews
BRUNSWICK COUNTY -- The agencies responsible for cleanup of the 254-acre Kerr-McGee Superfund site along the Brunswick River in Navassa said that despite being battered by winds and seeing some flooding, the site emerged from Hurricane Florence relatively unscathed.
Hurricane Michael is looking even more violent on closer scrutiny
Washington Post
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. - Gage Wilson and David Segal, technicians for the U.S. Geological Survey, were roaming the obliterated city of Mexico Beach when they spotted the missing sensor.
National
Trump admin to consider new truck pollution rule
The Hill
The Trump administration is planning to formally consider major new restrictions on a key pollutant produced by heavy-duty diesel trucks.
EPA plans soil removal at lead-tainted Indiana complex
AP
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to remove 2 feet (0.6 meters) of lead- and arsenic-contaminated soil at the site of a northwestern Indiana public housing that's been evacuated and demolished over health concerns.
New Mexico weighs options for reusing oil and gas wastewater
AP
With drought a constant consideration for New Mexico, state and federal officials are warning that decisions about water are growing more complicated and opportunities to tap untraditional sources should be considered.
