State
MDEQ awards Itawamba school district $30K for new buses
Itawamba County Times
The Itawamba County School District is among 12 Mississippi school districts that will receive a portion of nearly $300,000 in grant money from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
Monroe County, Nettleton school districts benefit from MDEQ bus grants
Monroe Journal
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded $296,992 to 12 school districts to assist in the purchase of new school buses. The Monroe County and Nettleton school districts are among the recipients, and each received $15,000 to go towards the purchase of one bus.
Biloxi mayor says legal action looming after spillway adversity
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Could there be legal action looming against those who opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway?
Residents urged to stay away from creek after sewage leak
WAPT
FLOWOOD, Miss. — A sewage leak led to a water contact advisory for a section of a creek in Flowood, state officials said.
Algae bloom in Lamar Park lake being treated
Oxford Eagle
Algae being found in lakes and ponds around this time of year is a common occurrence, but due to the abnormally high temperatures this month, one local lake is experiencing a heavy outbreak.
Miss. Forestry Commission approves burn ban in Adams Co., effectively immediately
WLBT
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - On Wednesday, at the request of the Adams County Board of Supervisors, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) approved a county-wide burn ban, effective immediately.
State Government
Agriculture commissioner Gipson announces plans for trade and commerce office on Coast
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - New plans have been announced that promises to grow the economy of the Gulf Coast and the state.
Regional
Code Orange alert issued for air quality Thursday
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Code Orange air quality alert is in effect for Thursday.
The Code Orange encompasses Shelby County, Crittenden County and DeSoto County.
National
EPA refuses to promise federal limit on PFOA exposure
Albany Times Union
Zero.
That's the level of PFOA exposure Michael Hickey of Hoosick Falls told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Congress federal regulators should permit in the nation's water.
‘Cities Going to Hell’: Trump to Hit San Francisco With Pollution Violation Over Homelessness
The president announces plan to deliver an EPA notice, saying waste such as used needles contributes to ocean pollution
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration plans to deliver a notice of environmental violation to San Francisco over its homelessness problem.
As Green Algae Forces Beaches to Close, Ohio Lake Offers Hope
Wetlands created at Grand Lake filter farm runoff; despite warning signs, boaters are back
WSJ
CELINA, Ohio—Signs posted around one of the country’s biggest man-made lakes read: “Danger: Avoid all contact with the water.”
The battle over wild horses
Washington Post
ELKO COUNTY, Nev. — Wild horses may be symbols of the wide-open American West, but J.J. Goicoechea watched them warily. Under a bright desert sky, about 20 mustangs munched on the crested wheatgrass meant for the Angus cattle he grazes here on public land.
Press Releases
Trump Administration Announces One National Program Rule on Federal Preemption of State Fuel Economy Standards
09/19/2019
WASHINGTON (September 19, 2019) — President Trump promised the American people that his Administration would address and correct the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards, and today, his Administration is taking steps to fulfill this promise.
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an initial step towards finalizing the proposed Safer, Affordable, Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule by issuing a final action entitled the “One National Program Rule,” which will enable the federal government to provide nationwide uniform fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for automobiles and light duty trucks.
