State
Lauderdale County supervisors state intent to purchase Village Fair Mall
Meridian Star
The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors authorized the county's intention to purchase the vacant Village Fair Mall from its private owners for county development.
Federal disaster declaration requested by state delegation
Vicksburg Post
WASHINGTON — Mississippi’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump Monday requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastating weather events and record flooding across the state that occurred April 13-14.
$1.3M grant to target lead paint in Jackson
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — A $1.3 million grant has been given to the city of Jackson’s Planning Department by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to address exposure to lead-based paint.
Hinds County judges recuse themselves from Siemens case
WAPT
MDA awards over $2M in site development grants
NewsMS
The Mississippi Development Authority recently awarded 17 Site Development Grants totaling more than $2.7 million to economic development organizations and local governments throughout the state.
Regional
Louisiana governor: Upriver floods a disaster for fisheries
AP
Louisiana's governor says floodwaters from the Midwest are severely hurting people who make their living from coastal seafood, so he's asking the federal government to declare a fisheries disaster for the state.
National
Trump to Swap Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ for Modest Upgrades
Bloomberg
The Trump administration is on track to obliterate former President Barack Obama’s signature plan for combating climate change by replacing sweeping curbs on power plant emissions with requirements for modest upgrades at the sites.
EPA will allow use of pesticide harmful to bees
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday it will allow states to use a pesticide that is harmful to bees.
Trump Administration Weighs Further Boost to Ethanol
Policy changes could include fewer exemptions to mandates, helping farmers stung by China tariffs
WSJ
The Trump administration is looking to make further changes to ethanol rules after the president heard from farmers during a recent trip to Iowa that an initiative to boost sales of the corn-based fuel additive didn’t go far enough, according to people familiar with the matter.
A rise in cases of flesh-eating bacteria may be linked to climate change, doctors say
USA Today
U.S. Steel Suffers New Fire Knocking Out Pollution Controls in Plant Near Pittsburgh
December fire brought health warnings over high levels of sulfur dioxide released by plant
WSJ
PITTSBURGH—The biggest coke plant in the U.S. operated for much ofMonday with limited pollution controls after the second fire in nearly six months broke out at the facility, prompting a warning by county health officials to residents.
‘Lorax’ tree said to be Dr. Seuss’ muse topples in San Diego
AP
The seaside cypress believed to have inspired the fanciful Truffula trees of Dr. Seuss’ classic 1971 children’s tale “The Lorax” has toppled in Southern California.
‘Burning river’ loses sting in Cleveland 50 years after fire
AP
Fifty years after the Cuyahoga River's most infamous fire helped spawn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, artists and entrepreneurs have turned old jokes into inspiration and forged decades of embarrassment into a fiery brand of Cleveland pride.
Press Releases
EPA Launches ‘Green Interns Program’ For Fall 2019
EPA’s new program creates pathway to civil service for recent graduates
06/17/2019
WASHINGTON (June 17, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing the Green Interns Program to cultivate a collection of the best, qualified candidates to fulfill mission critical occupations nationwide.
