State
Trial delayed in Mississippi's long suit against Entergy
AP
A trial has been delayed in a $1 billion-plus lawsuit by the state of Mississippi against its largest private electrical utility.
Oil Spill
Gulf oil spill cash to help redo Galveston Island State Park
WRAL
Officials say Hurricane Ike-damaged Galveston Island State Park will be closed in late 2019 for a major renovation that might take about three years.
Regional
Federal judge allows neighbors’ suit against LaPlace manufacturing plant to continue
Times-Picayune
Residents living near the controversial Denka Performance Elastomer neoprene manufacturing plant in LaPlace will be able to move forward with a lawsuit claiming that chloroprene emissions from the plant are a nuisance as defined by state law because they threaten their health, a federal judge ruled Monday.
National
More Sales, Broader Safeguards May Follow Chemical Rule Deluge
Bloomberg
The EPA went from issuing virtually no significant new use rules for new chemicals since the Trump administration arrived to releasing eight batches of these rules—covering a total of 296 new chemicals—since Aug. 1.
Trump to 'take a look' at Zinke ethics allegations
The Hill
President Trump said Monday he would “take a look” at the allegations that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated ethics rules, but added he has not yet seen the claims, which have been referred to the Justice Department.
Ozone layer hole will 'totally heal within 50 years'
CNN
The hole in the Earth's ozone layer is expected to fully heal within 50 years, climate change experts predict in a new UN report.
Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Gov. Phil Bryant to unveil architectural designs for
beach storm water outfalls
BILOXI, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant and state and local officials will hold a press conference at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Bolton Building auditorium to unveil the architectural designs for the first phase of beach storm water outfalls to be placed in Harrison County. The Bolton Building is located at 1141 Bayview Ave. in Biloxi, Miss.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11 and 12.
