State
Biloxi leaders looking to increase their share of Tidelands funds
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Biloxi leaders are wanting to get their fair share of Tidelands Funds this year.
Work on Bills Avenue in Ocean Springs still underway
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Work that began nearly two years ago on Bills Avenue in Ocean Springs is slowly moving forward.
State Government
Mississippi Department of Health blames software issues on COVID-19 reporting delays
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -The state’s COVID-19 numbers are updated now. But there have been reporting problems.
Mississippi public safety commissioner is confirmed to job
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate has confirmed a former judge as the state’s new public safety commissioner.
Regional
Trash problems persist across Memphis as city contractor works to catch up on pandemic trash collection
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Trash troubles continue in parts of Memphis where residents tell WMC Action News 5 their garbage still is not getting picked up on time.
National
EPA to reopen DC headquarters after coronavirus closure
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reopen its Washington headquarters Tuesday despite opposition from staff who say it's too early to return to work as coronavirus cases spike across the U.S.
Amazon to Launch $2 Billion Venture Capital Fund to Invest in Clean Energy
WSJ
Amazon. AMZN 1.45% com Inc. is launching a $2 billion internal venture-capital fund focused on technology investments to reduce the impact of climate change, the latest sustainability initiative from the technology giant after criticism of its environmental record.
Press releases
EPA Provides Additional Funding to Help Reduce Excess Nutrients in the Gulf of Mexico Watershed
06/22/2020
WASHINGTON (June 22, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is providing an additional $840 thousand to the 12 state members of the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), expanding the $1.2 million that the agency already announced in August 2019. EPA’s more than $2 million in funding is helping HTF states implement plans that accelerate progress on reducing excess nutrients and improving water quality in the Mississippi River/Atchafalaya River Basin.
EPA Takes Action to Stop Use of Certain PFAS in Products and Protect American Consumers
Agency marks 4th anniversary of amended TSCA by meeting important milestone under PFAS Action Plan
06/22/2020
WASHINGTON (June 22, 2020) — Today, as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan, EPA is issuing a final rule giving the agency the authority to review an expansive list of products containing PFAS before they could be manufactured, sold, or imported in the United States.
