State
MADISON COUNTY LANDFILL DECISION DELAYED
Northside Sun
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) permit board decided Tuesday to table the NCL Waste landfill decision until its January 14 meeting.
Residents file in to oppose NCL landfill
Madison County Journal
More than 20 area residents and other interested parties opposing a proposed third landfill spoke during the public comments portion of a five-hour hearing on Tuesday which drew most of the applause lines.
River diversions won’t affect the Coast like the Bonnet Carré, Louisiana reps say
Sun Herald
Planned diversions of the Mississippi River into coastal waterways will not damage the Mississippi Sound ecosystem like the Bonnet Carré Spillway has, Louisiana officials told a crowd of about 75 on Wednesday in Long Beach.
Forum examines impacts of Bonnet Carré Spillway opening and planned diversion projects
WLOX
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - From economic to environmental, the impacts of trillions of gallons of freshwater being dumped into the Mississippi Sound are far-reaching.
Fish and wildlife propose public use permit for Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
Picayune Item
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a new public use permit fee and a lottery alligator tag program at some of the refuges it manages, including Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.
‘A national disgrace.’ Keesler AFB’s toxic mold case dismissed as US Senate investigates.
Sun Herald
A federal judge in Gulfport has dismissed one of the lawsuits filed by military families who say they have been sickened by toxic mold in Keesler Air Force base housing, one of many widespread complaints about the U.S. military’s privatized housing.
Mantachie and Itawamba County move forward with Fawn Grove sewer expansion
Itawamba County Times
Itawamba County and the Town of Mantachie have entered into an interlocal agreement for sewer expansions at Fawn Grove Industrial Park.
57M mega site substation gets nod
Madison County Journal
Entergy Mississippi is investing $57 million at the Madison County Mega Site by building a new substation that was recently approved by the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
Lathan recalls 20 years in industrial development
Commercial Dispatch
If Joe Max Higgins has become the face of economic development in the Golden Triangle, Brenda Lathan may well be its spirit.
State Government
MISSISSIPPI BUDGET PLAN: SPEND SLIGHTLY LESS IN COMING YEAR
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) – Amid lagging teacher salaries and unsafe bridges, Mississippi legislative leaders are recommending that the state spend slightly less money on state government services during the coming fiscal year.
Tate Reeves selects 5 more leaders for transition team, releases inauguration schedule
Clarion Ledger
Governor-elect Tate Reeves on Wednesday announced five additional leaders for his transition team as he staffs up and prepares to manage Mississippi's state government beginning next month.
Oil Spill
Nearly $226M to restore open Gulf after 2010 BP oil spill
AP
Federal agencies have approved nearly $226 million for 18 projects to restore open ocean and marine habitats that were decimated in the Gulf of Mexico by the 2010 BP oil spill.
Regional
Collierville company asks for permission to dump wastewater into aquifer
WREG
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — The Carrier Corporation is asking for permission to dump wastewater into the aquifer that supplies the area's drinking water.
Georgia city joins SC in fighting dam demolition project
AP
A Georgia city is joining South Carolina's fight to block a federal plan for demolishing the New Savannah Lock and Dam.
An oil spill in the Atchafalaya Basin has been contained, floating boom remains
NOLA.com
A containment boom remains at the site of an oil leak from a barge near Butte La Rose that was reported last week.
As California bans gator skin sales, Louisiana sues to keep access to that big market
NOLA.com
Louisiana plans to sue California over its new ban on alligator skins, a measure that will cut off the biggest U.S. producer of alligator products from its biggest market.
National
Exposing a Hidden Climate Threat: Methane ‘Super Emitters’
NYT
To the naked eye, there is nothing out of the ordinary at the DCP Pegasus gas processing plant in West Texas, one of the thousands of installations in the vast Permian Basin that have transformed America into the largest oil and gas producer in the world.
PFAS Chemicals Spark Doubt for Cleanup at Former GM Sites
Bloomberg
The proliferation of fluorinated chemicals has a multimillion-dollar trust reconsidering whether it has enough funding left to clean up General Motors Co.'s former properties.
What does it cost to flush a toilet?
CBS
President Donald Trump's claim during a White House gathering last week that Americans waste water by repeatedly flushing their low-flow toilets generated plenty of amusement online. But behind his comments, which noted that the Environmental Protection Agency may cut water regulations, is a genuine dollars-and-cents question: How much does it cost to flush a toilet?
Delta Air Lines Takes Minority Stake in Private-Jet Operator Wheels Up
CEO Ed Bastian says Wheels Up partnership will make corporate-travel unit more environmentally friendly
WSJ
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL -0.81% said it is buying a minority stake in Wheels Up, a private-jet operator, that will extend the Atlanta-based carrier’s operations to more premium passengers. Wheels Up and Delta’s existing corporate-aircraft unit will have 190 planes and a wider customer base, so planes will fly empty less often, Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in an interview. He and Wheels Up wouldn’t say how much Delta is investing in the New York-based company.
Vale Says Experts Blame Deadly Dam Collapse on Drainage Problems
Team hired by Brazilian miner says original design prevented correct drainage at the base, allowing water to build up over time
WSJ
SÃO PAULO— Vale SA VALE 2.28% said experts hired by the miner have concluded that drainage problems were largely to blame for the collapse of its dam in January that killed 270 people in Brazil.
Opinion
Girl Scouts to display Christmas tree decorations
Natchez Democrat
The City of Natchez and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are collaborating with the Girl Scout troops to bring more awareness about recycling in our community.
Press Releases
U.S. Refiners to Deliver Cleaner Marine Diesel Fuel with Key Regulatory Change
12/11/2019
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2019) — To aid the smooth implementation of the Jan. 1 2020 (IMO 2020) global marine fuel limit for sulfur that takes effect January 1, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising key regulatory text to ensure that U.S. refiners and suppliers can permissibly distribute cleaner global marine fuel for use in ships operating outside of our Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
