State
Lamar Co. offers white goods drop off service
WDAM
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Lamar County officials are reminding residents of how they can dispose of things that just can’t go in the trash can.
MSU, MGCCC expand offerings through Engineering on the Coast program
WLOX
Warren County included in agriculture natural disaster area
Vicksburg Post
Warren County is among 45 Mississippi counties named Thursday by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as a primary natural disaster area.
Regional
Covington, Madison sterilization plants also suffered toxic gas leaks
AJC
Medical sterilization plants in Covington and Madison suffered inadvertent leaks of ethylene oxide years before concerns about emissions of the toxic gas raised alarms by federal regulators, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
National
Trump Administration Expedites Challenge to California on Auto-Emission Rules
WSJ
The Trump administration is pressing regulators to accelerate the rollout of new tailpipe-emission rules, an attempt to strike back at California for cutting a side deal with several auto makers to set standards that are tougher than those proposed by the administration, according to people familiar with the White House’s plans.
Why isn’t the military cleaning up firefighting chemicals?
The Intelligencer (PA)
It’s been five years since the military first discovered widespread PFAS contamination at bases in Bucks and Montgomery counties, but the chemicals continue to pollute the aquifer and waterways like Park Creek and the Little Neshaminy. We asked more than half a dozen experts a simple question: Why?
In a twist, Colorado asks EPA to lower state’s air rating
AP
Colorado took the unusual step of inviting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to downgrade the air quality rating of the state's biggest population center, and not everyone thinks that was a good idea.
State readies plan to address New Mexico's ozone problem, Carlsbad shows highest levels
Carlsbad Current-Argus
Carlsbad’s has the highest level of ozone in its air throughout New Mexico.
At 74 parts per billion (ppb), Carlsbad’s ozone level is above the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 70 ppb, per data from the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau.
Press Releases
EPA Seeks Comment on New Policy Proposals to Facilitate Market-Based Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
09/05/2019
OXON HILL, Md. (September 5, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced an important step to help promote the use of market-based approaches to efficiently and cost-effectively improve water quality across the nation.
EPA Honors 2019 Green Power Leaders
09/05/2019
WASHINGTON (September 5, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces its 19th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing 17 Green Power Partners across the country, including Bank of America, Equinix, Google, Intel, and Johnson & Johnson.
Secretary Bernhardt Announces $170.6 Million to Support State Parks and Outdoor Recreation through the Land and Water Conservation Fund
9/5/2019
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced $170,623,713 million in grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to all 50 States, five U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia for state-identified outdoor recreation and conservation projects.LWCF funds are non-taxpayer dollars derived from Outer Continental Shelf lease revenues and are awarded through federal matching grants administered by the National Park Service.
Mississippi
$2,118,928
