State
VIDEO: Hyde-Smith urges pump advocates to keep making their voices heard
Vicksburg Post
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Thursday urged state residents to not miss the June 15 deadline to submit public comments on a new review on the Yazoo Backwater Area Project.
RESERVOIR WINS WAR WITH GIANT SALVINIA; NONE FOUND IN SURVEY
Northside Sun
After more than a year and a half of fighting an invasive aquatic plant, Barnett Reservoir officials are optimistic that efforts to eradicate giant salvinia have been successful.
Engineers: No conflict of interest for Pritchard on county lake dam project
Commercial Dispatch
The allegation that Oktibbeha County Engineer Clyde Pritchard has a conflict of interest in the potential replacement of the Oktibbeha County Lake Dam is unfounded, according to Pritchard and peer engineers from other counties.
Mississippi Moment: Clark Creek Natural Area
WJTV
WILKINSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Sometimes the real world is just too real, and you need a break from it. Well, the setting at the Clark Creek Natural Area in Wilkinson County is about as far away from what we’re used to seeing in Mississippi as you can get.
State Government
Amid reporter pressure, MSDH releases names of long-term care facilities with COVID-19
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Wednesday night’s release of long-term care facilities with coronavirus cases has been heralded as a victory for transparency after news organizations, journalists and even a lawsuit sought to get this information released to the public.
Regional
DEQ says St. John Parish chemical plant has reduced chloroprene emissions by 85 percent
WWL
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has certified that the only chemical plant in America producing chloroprene has reduced its emissions of the likely carcinogen by 85 percent since 2014, meeting a target the plant agreed to in 2017.
Iguanas, the ‘Chicken of the Trees,’ Skitter Onto Florida’s Menu
WSJ
Even now, Raj Deonarine wakes up thinking about iguanas.
National
New Trump air rule will limit future pollution regulations, critics say
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced a proposal critics say not only restricts the Clean Air Act but will undermine future administrations seeking to reduce air pollution.
Commission to ask EPA to help cut smog flowing into Maryland
AP
BALTIMORE — A multi-state commission will ask the federal Environmental Protection Agency to help cut down on pollution that flows from Pennsylvania into Maryland.
Press Releases
EPA Proposes Honest Accounting Standard to Improve Future Clean Air Act Rules
06/04/2020
WASHINGTON (June 4, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal to improve the rulemaking process under the Clean Air Act by establishing requirements to ensure consistent, high-quality analyses of benefits and costs are provided to the public for significant rules.
Truax Elected 2021 ASCE President-Elect
ASCE
Dennis D. Truax has been elected ASCE’s 2021 president-elect by a majority of Society members.
