State
More sand dunes, sea oats coming to Harrison County beaches
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - With fall here, beach crews were out Tuesday sprucing up 26 miles of the Coast after Monday’s stormy weather.
City to close part of Clay Street Wednesday for sewer repairs
Vicksburg Post
The city of Vicksburg’s sewer department will close a portion of Clay Street beginning Wednesday morning.
Sanderson Farms building new hatchery in Jones County
WDAM
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Sanderson Farms announced the company will build a $15 million facility near Howard Technology Solutions in Ellisville.
State Government
CONTINUOUS GROWTH EXPECTED FOR MISS. ECONOMY
MPB
Mississippi's economy, like that of the nation, is on an upward trend. MPB's Ashley Norwood reports.
Oil Spill
GULF COAST RESTORATION FUND MEETING TODAY IN GULFPORT
WXXV
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund advisory board is holding a meeting today at 10:00 a.m.
City of Gulf Shores purchases 53 acres on Little Lagoon
Gulf Coast News Today
The City of Gulf Shores has purchased 53 acres on Little Lagoon with the intentions of protection and restoration.
Regional
Nuclear workers hospitalized; Columbia plant runs afoul of safety rules - again
The State
A Columbia nuclear fuel factory with a history of leaks, spills and other mishaps has again run into trouble, this time after three workers went to the hospital and an inspection found the plant didn’t have proper safety equipment.
State says unlicensed burning Fulton landfill owner isn’t cleaning up
AJC
State environmental authorities want to put a man in contempt of court after he failed to clean up his once-smoldering unlicensed landfill in a South Fulton neighborhood.
National
EPA chief espouses benefits of agency's environmental deregulation
The Hill
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler took to the microphone Tuesday to espouse the benefits of deregulation.
EPA moves to implement Trump order on scaling back industry guidance
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with plans to implement two recent executive orders that aim to limit the impact of agency enforcement guidance on affected industries.
U.S. EPA chief hints vehicle CO2 limits will tighten
Reuters
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s chief environmental regulator said on Tuesday final U.S. vehicle carbon dioxide standards due out later this year could be more restrictive than current rules enacted by the Obama administration because they will eliminate certain loopholes.
Environmental Protection Agency rolls out five-year action plan for Great Lakes restoration
WKYC
DETROIT — The Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled its sweeping new Great Lakers Restoration Initative Action Plan, a five-year project with goals ranging from eliminating contaminants in the water, to protecting the various habitats and wildlife, to keeping out invasive species like Asian carp.
Noise pollution hurts wildlife, but states have trouble turning down the volume
AP
PUGET SOUND, Wash. — A low rumble thrums through the deck as Tacoma, a 5,000-ton ferry, makes its run across Puget Sound from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Standing near the railing, Colin McCann, a legislative analyst for Washington State Ferries, points to the water where the agency recently dropped a microphone 500 feet below the surface as part of a study to capture the acoustic profile of every vessel in the state’s fleet.
Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Gov. Phil Bryant to cut ribbon on first completed outfall projects
WHERE: Beach storm water outfall located on Highway 90 by Holley St. in Biloxi
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m.
WHAT: Gov. Phil Bryant and local officials will cut the ribbon for the opening of the first beach storm water outfalls on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
For more information, contact Charmaine Schmermund at 228-218-4260.
EPA Awards Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Mississippi
MDEQ will use funds to continue statewide early replacement school bus program
10/22/2019
JACKSON, Miss. (October 22, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program grant totaling $478,395 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) State Clean Diesel Program to support efforts to reduce diesel emissions and exposure throughout the state of Mississippi.
EPA Invites 38 New Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality
Projects will provide water infrastructure upgrades for 24 million Americans and will create almost 200,000 jobs
10/22/2019
DETROIT (October 22, 2019) — At an event held today in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that 38 new projects in 18 states are being invited to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans.
