State
Businesses affected by harmful water advisories asked to file declaration
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Businesses that have been impacted by water advisories throughout South Mississippi may have a chance to recover some kind of compensation.
You can help protect Mississippi’s agriculture with ‘The Commissioner’s Wild Hog Challenge'
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - In an effort to protect Mississippi’s agriculture from nuisance wild hogs, Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson announced ‘The Commissioner’s Wild Hog Challenge'.
Garbage pickup prices could rise in Tupelo
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Tupelo City Council listened to a pitch from Waste Management for a 10-year extension on Tuesday.
Regional
Mobile County to buy bayfront property with state grant
Al.com
The Mobile County Commission has moved to accept a $4.4 million state grant that will fund the purchase of about 165 acres on the western shore of Mobile Bay.
National
States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Power-Plant Regulations
New York and California lead group saying the government isn’t meeting its Clean Air Act role
WSJ
WASHINGTON—More than 20 states are suing the Trump administration over its rollback of climate-change regulations for power plants in what could be a landmark case deciding what the federal government’s responsibility is for fighting global warming.
Newark's Drinking Water Problem: Lead And Unreliable Filters
NPR
Lead contamination in the drinking water in Newark, N.J., is not a new problem, but the city's fleeting solution has become newly problematic.
Battle Emerges Over Nuclear Waste in America’s Oil Patch
Proposal to put atomic-waste site in Permian Basin moves forward as opponents worry about threat to valuable U.S. oil fields
WSJ
A plan to build two big nuclear-waste storage facilities in the heart of the most important U.S. oil field is igniting a fight between frackers and the atomic-energy industry.
Maine will use $3 million from VW settlement to fund fuel-efficient vehicles
Press Herald
Maine plans to award $3 million to public agencies and private companies to replace old diesel engines with cleaner-running versions.
Florida Is Getting Millions As Part Of The VW Settlement. How Do You Want It Spent?
WLRN
Two years after Volkswagen agreed to settle an emissions cheating scandal that paid millions to states where the dirty vehicles were sold, Florida is ready to decide how to spend its $166 million.
Press Releases
EPA Proposes Low-Priority Substances Under TSCA, Meets Another TSCA Milestone
Ultimate designations will allow EPA to focus its risk evaluation efforts on chemical substances that have a significant impact on public health and the environment.
08/13/2019
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to designate 20 chemical substances as Low-Priority Substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
