State
OFFICIALS PROPOSE LAMAR CO. TIRE DISPOSAL SITE
Hub City Spokes
With only two options for waste tire disposal in south Mississippi – one facility in Forrest County and another in Jackson – Lamar County officials are working toward a site of their own at 481 Yawn School Road in Lumberton.
City to withhold cash from Waste Pro
Daily Leader
Brookhaven will follow Lincoln County’s lead and dock Waste Pro’s final payment, though shorting the bill will likely lead to a fight in court.
RESTORING THE FISH POPULATION
WXXV
Good news for people who love to fish: almost 100,000 new fish were added to local waters.
Picayune recognized by Mississippi Urban Forestry Council
Picayune Item
Picayune’s Public Works Department was recognized by the City Council during Tuesday’s meeting for receiving the Scenic Community of Mississippi award from the Mississippi Urban Forestry Council.
State Government
Hyde-Smith, Espy quiet on climate change, even though it could cause problems in Mississippi
Clarion Ledger
Climate change will lead to increasingly severe heat waves, wildfires and food shortages around the world over the coming decades without “rapid and far-reaching” changes to the world economy, warned a recent report by the world’s scientific authority on the subject.
Take a look at $570 million in changes at the Port of Gulfport
Sun Herald
It’s been in the works since 2007 and now the $570 million restoration and expansion of the Port of Gulfport is complete.
Regional
Top official's sudden exit sparks turmoil
E&E News
EPA's Southeast branch is notoriously tough to manage.
For starters, it's huge. Everything from the Appalachian Mountains to the Everglades swamps is under the purview of EPA's largest region. The Atlanta-based office oversees eight states, more than any other region.
Gulf coast looks to maintain, restore oysters
The News-Star of Monroe
The oyster dressing is safe this year.
Since the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010, 4 billion to 8.3 billion subtidal oysters were estimated to be lost across the Gulf coast. Many states are struggling.
N.C. environmental chief: Chemical maker must change its ways
AP
The largest penalty a polluter has paid North Carolina should change the way one of the country’s biggest chemical companies makes compounds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said appear dangerous even in small amounts, the state’s top environmental official said Friday.
Life-threatening hookworm, believed eradicated from US, resurfaces in Alabama
Fox News
The hookworm, found in raw sewage and thought to be eradicated from the United States, has crawled its way into Alabama, where residents are growing increasingly fearful of the potentially life-threatening parasite.
National
Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Rollbacks Stumbled in Court. His Successor Is More Thorough.
NYT
WASHINGTON — Before resigning as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency this year, Scott Pruitt delighted President Trump with his zeal for proclaiming sweeping regulatory rollbacks, even though he left behind a trail of courtroom setbacks.
Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters
AP
As California's catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming. The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump.
With Democrats taking charge of the House, addressing climate change becomes top priority again
USA Today
EPA plans biofuel 'reset' as program misses Congress' targets
Reuters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose new targets for the final three years of the nation’s renewable fuel program in January, replacing ambitious decade-old goals set by Congress with volumes closer to the industry’s current output, two people familiar with the matter said.
Opinion
KEEP MISSISSIPPI IDYLLIC
Northside Sun
Intellectual adaptation often deviates from what circumstances demand: Inability to appreciate a changed world is maladaptive, with crucial consequences.
Press Releases
EPA releases new tools to test and treat additional PFAS, including GenX, in drinking water
11/21/2018
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an updated and validated way to test for an additional four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, including the GenX chemical, hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).
Commission Passes Wild Turkey Harvest Reporting
MDWFP
On November 14, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks passed as final Rule 3.4, which establishes mandatory harvest reporting for spring turkey season.
NFWF Announces $590,000 in Grants to Bring Native Fish Populations Back to U.S. Rivers
Grants support 12 projects that will increase stream connectivity, restore riparian habitat, manage invasive species and support game-changing research
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 21, 2018) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $590,000 in grants to support 12 habitat restoration and other on-the-ground projects that advance recovery goals for threatened or sensitive native fish in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia.
