State
Tennessee, Mississippi await ruling in water rights dispute
AP
A specially-appointed judge will make a recommendation to the U.S. Supreme Court in a water rights dispute between Tennessee and Mississippi.
MDEQ lifts water contact advisory in Scott County
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has lifted a general water contact advisory, issued May 30, for a section of Hontokalo Creek in Scott County.
Impacts of river flooding felt far beyond Louisiana
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WAFB) - At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in Gulfport, Mississippi, sea lions, sea turtles, and dolphins serve as eager ambassadors of the sea. However, the researchers and scientists who work with the animals every day say their message lately may be dark one.
Forecasts call for higher crest in backwater
Vicksburg Post
There’s one thing those living along the Mississippi River, the Yazoo River and those in the Yazoo Backwater do not need right now and that is more water. Unfortunately, the forecast for this week looks extremely wet.
MISSISSIPPI AGENCIES TRAIN FOR FUTURE NATURAL DISASTERS
MPB
The Mississippi National Guard and other partners are preparing for the possibility of another natural disaster. MPB's Jasmine Ellis reports.
Flames shoot into air after wreck causes gas line explosion
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — One person was injured Tuesday night after a wreck which caused a gas line explosion, according to Jackson firefighters.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
WXXV
Tomorrow is World Environment Day and for many this is a day to raise awareness of the environment.
Oil Spill
Lawsuit alleges BP ignored, undersold health risks for workers cleaning up oil spill
PNJ
Workers who helped clean up the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 BP spill claim they were exposed to harmful chemicals that gave them chronic illnesses, and BP did almost nothing to warn or protect them.
$700M in Louisiana roadwork to be paid with oil spill money
AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers want to redirect nearly $700 million in Gulf oil spill recovery money that had been earmarked for trust funds to instead finance roadwork, bridge upgrades and port improvements.
Minnesota lawmakers approve $4 million to build National Loon Center in Crosslake
StarTribune
Plans to build a National Loon Center in north-central Minnesota have cleared a crucial hurdle after lawmakers in the 2019 legislative session set aside $4 million to construct the research and education facility in Crosslake.
Regional
SEAFOOD DISCLOSURE BILL PASSES IN LOUISIANA
WXXV
In Louisiana, restaurants must now disclose use of foreign shrimp and crawfish on their menus, a measure driven by some of the state’s restaurant owners and seafood industry workers.
Recycling plant fire halts services for some residents
WMC
National
Carnival Corp. pleads guilty to violations, agrees to $20 million fine
Miami Herald
Carnival Corporation pleaded guilty to six charges of violating probation as part of a settlement agreement Monday. The company will pay a $20 million fine and allow more stringent oversight during the remaining three years of probation.
Opinion
How Many Years of Life You Lose Because of Air Pollution
WSJ
By Michael Greenstone
and Sam Ori
Michael Greenstone is Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and former chief economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. Sam Ori is the executive director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
For hundreds of millions of people in cities around the world, the air they breathe is so saturated with pollution that it is literally shortening their lives. Residents of Los Angeles lose nearly a year of life expectancy due to dirty air. In Venice, Italy, it is 1.7 years. But, by a wide margin, inhabitants of cities throughout Asia pay the steepest price. If current air-pollution concentrations are sustained, the average person in major Asian cities like Beijing, Lahore and Delhi will live more than five years less than if their air met guidelines established by the World Health Organization.
Press Releases
EPA Signs MOU with FEMA to Support Rapid Recovery and Restoration of Water Infrastructure After Disaster Strikes
06/04/2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and FEMA announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to streamline coordination between FEMA and the EPA-funded State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs. Now, the funding used to restore vital water infrastructure can be provided quicker in times of disaster.
Administrator Wheeler Signs Final Rule to Add Reporting Exemption Under EPCRA for Air Emissions from Animal Waste
06/04/2019
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a final rule amending the emergency release notification regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The amendments clarify that reporting of air emissions from animal waste at farms is not required under EPCRA.
