State
Diesel spilled during product testing in industrial park
Picayune Item
Any potential hazards from a diesel spill that occurred Monday on A Street in Picayune have been contained and removed, but the cleanup process may take several days before it is complete, said Deputy Fire Chief Barry Lee.
...The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality oversaw the cleanup of the diesel, Lee said.
Second opening of Bonnet Carre Spillway could be worse for Mississippi
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - All eyes are on the waters of the Mississippi Sound due to the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana for the second time this year. opening, which could last for several more weeks.
Council asked to increase waste fee
Picayune Item
Due to the increasing cost of recycling waste that can be reused, the owner of Coastal Environmental Services petitioned Picayune’s City Council for a rate increase.
'We've never seen this before': What will south Delta flooding do to fawns?
Clarion Ledger
The south Delta has been flooded for months and stress from that flooding is expected to impact this summer's fawn crop, both in number and size, a state wildlife expert says.
MEMA to give update on Mississippi River and backwater flooding
WJTV
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Manangement Agency, along with Governor Phil Bryant, will give an update on the Mississippi River and backwater flooding on Wednesday, May 22.
Oil Spill
County deploys artificial reefs
News Herald
PANAMA CITY — Bay County deployed 25 new artificial reef into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.
National
Research on children’s health risks in doubt over EPA funds
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the Environmental Protection Agency will not commit to their continued funding, researchers say.
The Surprising Academic Impact of Reducing School-Bus Emissions
It can help increase standardized test scores, according to one study
WSJ
Here’s a relatively inexpensive way to improve academic performance at primary and secondary schools: Reduce school-bus emissions.
3M will pay Lake Elmo $2.7 million to settle yet another PFC lawsuit
StarTribune
3M Co. has agreed to pay the city of Lake Elmo $2.7 million and give it 180 acres of farmland to settle the city’s nearly decades-old claims that the company’s PFC chemicals contaminated the city drinking water and forced costly fixes. The settlement with the city, announced late Tuesday, comes 15 months after 3M made history by agreeing to pay the state of Minnesota $850 million to resolve the biggest environmental lawsuit in the state’s history.
Washington becomes the first state to legalize composting of humans
CNN
Washington has become the first state in the nation to pass a law allowing composting as an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains.
Press Releases
EPA launches system allowing public to receive agency lawsuit notifications
05/21/2019
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) General Counsel Matthew Z. Leopold announced the launch of a new system from EPA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) to enhance transparency of the agency’s defensive litigation activities.
Mississippi USDA-NRCS Announces Requests for Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) Proposals for 2019.
Jackson, Miss.,- United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making available up to $40 million nationwide in technical and financial assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore, and enhance critical wetlands on agricultural lands.
OKATIBBEE LAKE: USACE, PH WATERWAY DISTRICT TO HOST 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
USACE
MOBILE, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District - Okatibbee Lake, and Pat Harrison Waterway District, will host a celebration event Friday, May 31, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. outside the Okatibbee Lake Site Office for Okatibbee Dam and Lake’s 50th Anniversary.
