State
Chemical spill shuts down U.S. 61 North for hours
Vicksburg Post
Warren County Emergency Management officials reopened U.S. Highway 61 North at Mississippi 465 about 3 p.m. Wednesday after a collision between an 18-wheeler and farm tractor caused a hazardous material spill.
Lanes reopened in both directions on Highway 61 in Warren County after crash causes chemical spill
WLBT
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - All lanes are reopened in both directions on Highway 61 between the Yazoo River Bridge and Hwy 465 in Warren County after an 18 wheeler and tractor collided.
Mississippi Supreme Court rules sand company 'has a right to be heard' in dispute over private road
Legal Newsline
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – An easement dispute over almost 100 acres in Warren County, Mississippi, is on its way back to a chancery court after the state's highest court ruled an Arkansas-based sand company had not been properly heard during a preliminary hearing.
...Additionally, the Fisher heirs were cited by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the dumping and burning of household waste on the Fisher property and were required to clean the site."
Mississippi River Commission makes stop in River City to hear flooding concerns
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The group that oversees flood control projects on the Mississippi River made a visit to the River City today.
Mississippi River Commission urged to make backwater pumps ‘top priority’
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs to put all its efforts toward providing the necessary environmental information to get Environmental Protection Agency officials to reverse their veto of the Steele Bayou Control Structure, the Mississippi Levee Board’s chief engineer said.
Lawmakers study financial impact of flooding on Mississippi
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. —Mississippi lawmakers are holding Senate hearings on the projected massive economic impact of flooding.
WATERS RECEDE AS DELTA CONFRONTS DAMAGES
Bolivar Commercial
Mississippi is beginning a slow recovery after a punishing flood season that saw record levels of flooding for record-breaking lengths of time.
City receives no proposals for Kuhn development
Vicksburg Post
The city’s plans to develop the Kuhn Memorial Hospital property on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard hit a roadblock Monday when it did not receive any proposals for the site.
Sewer project on Bemis Avenue in Gautier halfway complete and under budget
WLOX
GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - Halfway complete and under budget: That’s how city leaders in Gautier describe the Bemis Avenue sewer improvement project. They said weather pending, it should be complete by the end of 2019.
Sardis board hears sewer grant update
Panolian
At last Tuesday’s Sardis City Board member, Engineer David Evans presented an invoice from the contractor for the CDBG project with the cutoff on July 14 of $74,024.30. The board approved.
COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP DAY IN OCEAN SPRINGS
WXXV
Ocean Springs is encouraging residents to get active in community clean-up this weekend.
The city is hosting the first-ever ‘Community Clean-up Day’ this Saturday at Freedom Field. It is a new event created as part of beautification efforts between the City of Ocean Springs and the chamber of commerce.
Regional
Portions of Lake Pontchartrain turn green as algae bloom
WAFB
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) -- Motorists traveling the Causeway Bridge about four miles from the north shore of the lake might notice a green tint to the water.
National
Trump admin erases key environmental enforcement tool
The Hill
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is doing away with an enforcement tool that has been used in the past to get states and localities into compliance with environmental laws.
Congress pumps brakes on Interior push to relocate Bureau of Land Management
The Hill
The Interior Department says it is moving ahead with plans to relocate a Washington-based agency to Colorado after getting the green light from Congress, but lawmakers say no such approval has been granted.
Settlement reached with Chinese drywall maker
AP
A proposed $248 million settlement has been reached in a decade-old federal court case over defective Chinese drywall that damaged homes and sickened residents.
State officials sue EPA, seeking more Hudson River cleanup
AP
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials who are pushing for additional cleanup of the Hudson River followed through Wednesday on their promise of a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
‘Sustainably Fracked’: Shale Producers Seek a Green Label for Their Natural Gas
Under pressure over climate change, shale companies borrow an idea from the food industry as they look to differentiate the fuel they produce
WSJ
Some shale drillers want consumers to know that their natural gas was sustainably fracked.
Many of the companies behind the U.S. shale boom are stepping up efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, toxic wastewater and other environmental impacts tied to fracking, amid mounting investor pressure over climate change.
Press Releases
Federal Green Challenge Winners Save Taxpayers’ Money and Promote Efficiency
08/21/2019
WASHINGTON (August 21, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes federal facilities for conserving resources and saving taxpayers’ money as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).
EPA and Federal Partners Announce Winners of Water Quality “Challenge”
08/21/2019
WASHINGTON (August 21, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with four federal partners announced the winners of a technology-accelerating water quality challenge. This year’s winners demonstrated how data from low cost water quality monitoring sensors can be used to inform local-scale nutrient management decisions.
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Pesticide Applications for Hemp
Crop protection tools needed to support continued agricultural growth
08/21/2019
LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 21, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the receipt of 10 pesticide applications to expand their use on hemp.
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Yields More Than $159 Million in High Bids, Continues Upward Trend Under Trump Administration
8/21/2019
WASHINGTON – In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Interior’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Andrea Travnicek today announced that region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 253 generated $159,386,761 in high bids for 151 tracts covering 835,006 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 27 companies participated in the lease sale, submitting $174,922,200 in all bids.
