State
Bonnet Carre Spillway closing on 11th day of operation, U.S. Army Corps says
Sun Herald
The New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that it will begin closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the flow rate of the Mississippi River slows down. Assessments along the river will continue because it is still high in the New Orleans area, where a spillway opening prevents flooding.
COVID-19 concerns create trouble for storm cleanup efforts in Mississippi
WMC
400-acre brushfire still burning in east Jackson County
WLOX
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A brushfire spanning 400 acres continues to burn over part of Jackson County, east of Pascagoula near the Alabama state line.
First in Mississippi: Beetles discovered in fruit shipments at Port of Gulfport
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Two pests never before seen in Mississippi were recently discovered in fruit shipments at the Port of Gulfport. The beetles were found in March by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists.
Big Sunflower again listed as a top endangered river in America
MS Today
Growing pressure to complete a flood control project in the South Delta has again placed a Mississippi river among 2020’s most endangered streams in the country, a new report says.
State Government
Mississippi may not immediately return to 'normal-normal' after COVID-19, Dobbs says
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's shelter-in-place order is in its second week and Gov. Tate Reeves will look at all the information available to determine what the future holds.
National
US greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2018, EPA says
The Hill
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased by about 3 percent in 2018, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
EPA to Relax Quality Tests for Air Monitoring During Pandemic
Bloomberg
Companies unable to get outside contractors to verify the accuracy of air emissions monitoring data because of the pandemic would be able to delay some tests under an EPA rule now under review.
State officials, environmentalists split on local impacts of EPA enforcement change
Las Vegas Sun
While the Environmental Protection Agency will not administer all environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection says it will continue to enforce environmental law and protect ecological resources and public health.
Press Releases
EPA Reaches Settlement Agreement with Peco Foods, Inc.
04/13/2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (April 13, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an administrative settlement agreement with Peco Foods, Inc. resolving allegations that the company violated Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, and the regulations codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 68, commonly referred to as the Risk Management Program (RMP) at five of its facilities located in Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and Mississippi (Bay Springs, Brooksville, Canton, and Sebastopol).
Latest Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Shows Long-Term Reductions, with Annual Variation
04/13/2020
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2020) — The 2020 edition of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, released today, shows that since 2005, national greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% -- even as our economy grew by 25%.
EPA Proposes Money-Saving Updates to Existing Gasoline, Diesel, Other Fuels Regulations
04/13/2020
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an action intended to streamline and modernize EPA's existing fuels regulations by eliminating costly and unnecessary duplication.
Army Corps to start closing bays at Bonnet Carré Spillway
USACE
NEW ORLEANS – Based on the reduced flows in the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began the closing process at Bonnet Carré Spillway today, April 13.
