State
Bi-partisan group of leaders oppose third landfill
Madison County Journal
A bi-partisan coalition of leaders in Central Mississippi announced on Thursday opposition to an out-of-state company’s plan to site another landfill in Madison County. Madison County already has two landfills, including one recently expanded, yet the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) permit board plans to meet on December 10th to consider the proposal to build a third waste dump in Madison County.
Board discusses Lower Pearl River maintnence
Picayune Item
The Board of Supervisors entered an agreement with Dungan Engineering to prepare a plan for a Lower Pearl River maintenance project and a and cost estimate during Monday’s meeting.
Oktibbeha County project to install, expand sewer system
WTVA
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - A project is underway in Oktibbeha County to install and expand new wastewater systems.
...Prisock hopes to continue the project in 2020 after getting approvals from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the USDA.
Diamondhead man proposes eco-friendly solution to coastal storm surge
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - One Diamondhead man is looking for legislative support to back a unique storm surge barrier design.
Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Task Force holds final meeting
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Task Force held its final meeting at the State Capitol in Jackson. Members of the Task Force discussed and approved its final report, which will be submitted to the Mississippi Legislature on December 2, 2019.
Now is the time to change the Coast, business leaders told by experts. Here’s why.
Sun Herald
They get that locals may not want South Mississippi to be like Austin or Chattanooga — cities with booming economies but traffic jams and other issues.
Regional
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Drinking Water Across Kentucky
WFPL
Half of all the public drinking water systems tested in a new report from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet are showing evidence of PFAS contamination.
National
House committee advances sweeping legislation to battle 'forever chemicals'
The Hill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee forwarded on Wednesday major legislation that would target a cancer-linked chemical that is leaching into the water supply.
Appeals Court Judges Question Mercury Exemptions in EPA Rule
Bloomberg
A panel of three appellate judges grilled attorneys for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Defense Council in a suit about the exemptions to the agency’s mercury inventory reporting rule.
AROUND 200,000 AMERICANS DIE EVERY YEAR FROM AIR POLLUTION THAT MEETS EPA STANDARD
Newsweek
Air pollution kills around 200,000 Americans each year even when pollution levels remain below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's current guidelines, a report published in JAMA Network Open has found.
EPA Partly Rescinds Chemical-Handling Rules
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency is rescinding rules that were central to the only safety updates the federal government imposed on chemical-storage sites after a fertilizer-warehouse explosion killed 15 people in Texas in 2013.
Press Releases
EPA Fall 2019 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan Underscores Commitment to Strong Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform
11/20/2019
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the rest of the federal government, released the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan (Fall Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regulatory Plan), which provides updates to the public about regulatory activity.
EPA FY 19 Environmental Justice Report Shows Notable Progress in Vulnerable Communities
11/20/2019
WASHINGTON (Nov. 20, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Fiscal Year 2019 Environmental Justice Progress Report highlighting the agency’s progress in advancing environmental justice for minority, low-income, tribal, and indigenous communities across the country.
EPA Appoints New Members to National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
11/20/2019
WASHINGTON (November 20, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the appointment of eight new members to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC).
