State
Phase 1 of former Mississippi Phosphates Corp. site cleanup underway
Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Cleanup has begun at the former Mississippi Phosphates Corp. site as The Mississippi Press toured the site on Tuesday to view beginning stages of Phase 1, focused on cleaning of the East Gypsum Stack.
EPA Superfund clean-up underway in Jackson County
WLOX
When Mississippi Phosphates in Pascagoula declared bankruptcy and shut down three years ago, the company left behind a big mess. A 200-foot tall stack of Gypsum covering close to 300 acres along Industrial Road. As of Wednesday, cleaning up that mess is in the hands of the EPA under a superfund declaration.
Callon Petroleum says it plans to relocate its official HQ
AP
Callon Petroleum says it'll move its official headquarters to Houston, but that dozens of employees based in a Mississippi city would remain rooted there.
Railroad Sends $25,000 for Flowers to Greenwood
Delta Daily News
The Canadian National Railroad thinks a Greenwood Park could use more flowers. As part of the “America in Bloom Awards” national program, the railroad donated $25,000 to the city to help beautify Rail Spike Park.
Oil Spill
Mississippi announces plans for $37.8M in oil spill money
AP
Mississippi officials have outlined how they plan to spend this year's $37.8 million installment of BP oil spill money, focusing largely on economic, environmental and transportation projects.
50-acre oyster reef build planned in Galveston Bay
Houston Chronicle
Environmentalists announced Wednesday that a 50-acre man-made oyster reef will be constructed in Galveston Bay this winter in an attempt to bring Texas’ oyster population back from the brink.
Regional
Lawsuit planned to protect Louisiana, Mississippi turtles
AP
An environmental group said Tuesday that it plans to sue the federal government to protect two species of turtle found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.
As other Gulf states struggle to revive oysters, Louisiana makes strides
Times-Picayune
Louisiana’s oyster fishery is one of the few bright spots in a recent assessment of efforts to restore oyster habitat in the Gulf of Mexico years after the BP oil spill.
National
Denver ground zero for public airing of Trump administration’s proposed rollback of methane rules
Denver Post
The overwhelming majority of speakers at a public hearing Wednesday urged federal officials not to weaken the regulation of methane pollution from oil and gas operations. But a handful of industry representatives said the proposed changes will reduce unnecessary costs for producers.
Draft EPA study finds newer nonstick compound may be harmful
AP
Long-term exposure to a chemical compound currently used for making nonstick coatings appears to be dangerous, even in minute amounts, according to draft findings released Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Opinion
WLOX Editorial: Restoring our natural resources will help the coast economy
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - More restoration projects were just announced for the BP Money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the gulf.
Press Releases
EPA seeks public input on draft toxicity assessments for PFAS chemicals
EPA’s draft assessments follow through on EPA’s commitment to provide tools for states, tribes, and local communities to help protect public health
11/14/2018
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on draft toxicity assessments for GenX chemicals and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS), members of a larger group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). ed.
EPA Releases First Draft Chemical Risk Evaluation Under TSCA
11/14/2018
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed another major Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) milestone by releasing the draft risk evaluation for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29), one of the first ten chemicals undergoing risk evaluation under TSCA, as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act).
