State
Engineering and Health experts see Madison County landfills linked to cancer and soil pollution
WJTV
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – A follow-up on the proposed landfill for Madison County, it would be the third one for the area, two of which would be in Ridgeland.
ONE LAKE FLOOD CONTROL PLAN STILL IN REVIEW STAGE
Northside Sun
Four months after it was submitted, the One Lake flood control plan is still being reviewed by the U.S. Secretary of the Army.
MDEQ LIFTS FIVE BEACH WATER CONTACT ADVISORIES AND ISSUES ONE
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted beach water contact advisories Thursday for five stations.
Turtle rescue group catches 124-lb. alligator snapping turtle
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue was able to capture a massive 124 pound alligator snapping turtle.
FISHING FOR A CAUSE: ORGANIZATION USING TRIPS TO TEACH ABOUT ORGAN DONATION
WCBI
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Going fishing for a cause. That’s the goal of Forever Outdoors. The organization takes kids, veterans, organ donors, and recipients out for some fun in the sun all while learning about what it means to be an organ donor.
State Government
Changes begin Monday for all Mississippi driver license stations
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has announced changes to the schedule at all permanent driver license stations in the state.
Mississippi already preparing for possible resurgence of COVID-19 cases in fall
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi continues to see new COVID-19 cases and outbreaks and state leaders are still leaning on folks to take some personal responsibility in slowing the spread.
Oil Spill
Gulf Breeze and Milton both need money for water projects. There's only enough RESTORE money for one.
PNJ
The cities of Gulf Breeze and Milton are going head-to-head next week for millions of dollars in RESTORE funding that both municipalities say are desperately needed for their respective projects to benefit the entire region — but only one will be fully funded.
Wetlands restoration helps Walton County
WJHG
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG) - The wetlands are something that some people don't often think about.
Oil Spill 2010: Disaster Provided Lessons for Fighting COVID-19
WUWF
In 2010, Grover Robinson was serving his year as chairman of the Escambia County Commission, and representing the district containing Pensacola Beach. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded off Louisiana, killing 11 and sending crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
National
U.S. drops planned limit for toxin that damages infant brains
AP
The Trump administration on Thursday rejected imposing federal drinking-water limits for a chemical used in fireworks and other explosives and linked to brain damage in newborns, opting to override Obama administration findings that the neurotoxin was contaminating the drinking water of millions of Americans.
Company Linked to Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Loses Defense Contract
WSJ
The Defense Department canceled contracts with a company that incinerated more than 2 million pounds of materials containing toxic “forever chemicals” from firefighting foam in upstate New York over the past two years.
New Health Data Puts EPA’s Fluoride Toxicity Trial on Ice
Bloomberg
Health advocates’ concerns about fluoride in drinking water will have to wait a bit longer, as the EPA and a federal judge in California consider new data about the chemical’s health risks.
Press Releases
EPA Announces Dynamic New Water Data Transparency Tool
06/18/2020
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new tool that assembles publicly available water quality data into a user-friendly package that provides information on the quality of our nation’s waters at the community, state, and national level.
EPA Grants First-Ever Petition to Add to Hazardous Air Pollutants List Under Clean Air Act
Trump Administration acts on decade-old petition on 1-BP to protect public health and the environment
06/18/2020
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted petitions to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to the list of hazardous air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This is the first time since 1990 that EPA has granted a petition to add a hazardous air pollutant to the CAA.
EPA Issues Final Action for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
06/18/2020
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final action regarding the regulation of perchlorate under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Tulane study calls for alternatives to Bonnet Carré Spillway to improve river management
June 18, 2020
In response to an unprecedented four openings of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in the last five years and with the possibility of more climate-driven river floods, a new Tulane University study has demonstrated the efficacy of upper river diversions as a means to improve river management and reduce the volume of water flowing through the spillway. 
