State
ANOTHER POSITIVE CWD TEST IN MISSISSIPPI
WCBI
MARSHALL COUNTY (WCBI) – Chronic wasting disease continues its spread in North Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks biologists say the latest case is suspected in Marshall County.
CertainTeed financial impact on county, city still uncertain
Meridian Star
Though CertainTeed Ceilings manufacturing plant for ceiling tiles closed in April, its financial impact on Lauderdale County is still unknown. .
MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH CHOCTAW COUNTY
WCBI
The Mississippi Supreme Court says the owners of a Choctaw County power plant must honor a jury’s award of over $599,000 in tax payments.
Oil Spill
Boosting oyster industry tops requests for BP oil spill recovery dollars
Tallahassee Democrat
Three projects are seeking millions in BP oil spill recovery dollars to help revitalize the oyster industry in Franklin and Wakulla counties.
Regional
Bradberry resigns as Louisiana’s coastal authority chairman to return to private sector
Times-Picayune
Alabama coal ash ponds do not meet EPA groundwater rules, must permanently close
Al.com
All of Alabama’s active coal ash ponds are located less than five feet above groundwater aquifers, according to filings from the state’s utilities, and will have to close permanently in order to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2015 coal ash rules.
NOAA takes comments on proposed red snapper increase
WEAR
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A proposed rule change is sure to be welcomed by commercial and recreational anglers along the Gulf Coast.
2.3M quake rumbles near Dyersburg, TN
WMC
DYERSBURG, TN (KFVS) - An earthquake rumbled in parts of Tennessee early Thursday morning on Dec. 6.
National
EPA announces plan to ease carbon emissions rule for new coal plants
Washington Post
The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it plans to reverse a rule that would have forced new U.S. coal plants to install technology to capture their carbon dioxide emissions, marking the latest effort by the Trump administration to repeal Obama-era climate regulations.
Senate confirms Trump’s controversial energy pick
The Hill
The Senate confirmed President Trump’s pick for a key energy agency Thursday over Democrats' objections that he is too biased for the job.
Target to pay $7.4M after probe found it illegally dumped hazardous waste in California
The Hill
Target has agreed to pay $7.4 million as part of a settlement with California after a state investigation found that it illegally dumped hazardous waste in California.de to clear trash bags in our stores for easier visual inspections," the statement added.
‘Carp cowboys’ round up invasive Asian carp as Illinois, federal officials debate costly measures to protect Lake Michigan
Chicago Tribune
On a bleak and biting December morning, a team of state-contracted commercial fishermen at Starved Rock Marina slipped into their waders, salted down their johnboats to protect against ice and launched onto the Illinois River.
U.S. Becomes Net Exporter of Oil, Fuels for First Time in Decades
WSJ
The U.S. became a net exporter of oil and refined fuels last week for the first time in decades, a symbolic milestone that would have seemed unthinkable just 10 years ago.
USGS: Permian's Wolfcamp is largest potential oil and gas resource ever assessed
Houston Chronicle
The Permian Basin's Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations in West Texas and New Mexico hold the most potential oil and gas resources ever assessed, the U.S. Interior Department said Thursday.
Press releases
EPA Proposes 111(b) Revisions to Advance Clean Energy Technology
Proposal Supports President Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda
12/06/2018
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to revise the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired power plants.
EPA Finds States Meet “Good Neighbor” Obligations for the 2008 Ozone Standard
Eastern States on Track to Attain 2008 Ozone Standards Based on Continued Air Quality Progress
12/06/2018
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledged the progress states have made reducing ozone concentrations. Based on EPA air quality projections, the Agency has determined that the 2016 Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update satisfies “good neighbor” obligations for the 2008 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone.
USGS Announces Largest Continuous Oil Assessment in Texas and New Mexico
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the Wolfcamp Shale and overlying Bone Spring Formation in the Delaware Basin portion of Texas and New Mexico’s Permian Basin province contain an estimated mean of 46.3 billion barrels of oil, 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 20 billion barrels of natural gas liquids, according to an assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
