State
Third landfill in county now stalled
Madison County Journal
Madison County supervisors voted in executive session Monday not to conduct a needs assessment that would be used to justify a third landfill in the county.
‘Unbelievably rare.’ Centuries-old bow found in muddy Mississippi creek by retiree
Sun Herald
A retiree in south Mississippi is being credited with making an astounding archaeological find while digging in the mud of a black water creek near Biloxi.
Toyota Mississippi's Suggs takes on additional corporate role
Daily Journal
BLUE SPRINGS • Sean Suggs, president of Toyota Mississippi will be adding another corporate responsibility.
State Government
‘The spread of the virus is bad.’ Reeves has message for COVID-19 cynics: You’re wrong
Sun Herald
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has grown tired of people who repeatedly attempt to downplay the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that showed in his Wednesday press briefing.
One common point of argument for those who aren’t buying the severity of the crisis is that the coronavirus only presents a threat to those who are elderly.
Legislature limits civil liability related to COVID-19
NewsMS
Healthcare facilities that followed applicable public health guidance in good faith in treating patients are now immune from civil liability for COVID-19-related lawsuits, under recently enacted legislation.
Regional
Florida Closes Iconic Apalachicola Oyster Fishery
NPR
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has unanimously voted to shut down the state's iconic Apalachicola oyster fishery after years of drought and other pressures have devastated wild oyster beds.
Q&A: How Louisiana's Oyster Industry Could Get A $132 Million Boost
WWNO
Oysters are a staple of Louisiana’s culture and cuisine, but because of storms, engineering and river flooding, the industry has been struggling for decades.
Now oyster farmers and fishers might be getting some help from the state.
'A win-win': Plugging Louisiana's 4,300 'orphaned' wells could boost industry, cut emissions
NOLA.com
A federally funded stimulus program aimed at plugging the growing number of “orphan” oil and gas wells could greatly reduce pollution while giving a much-needed boost to the state’s ailing oil industry, a new report says.
National
EPA finalizes rule to speed up disputed industry pollution permits
The HIll
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday finalized a rule that will speed up the process for reviewing industry permits in a move critics say will limit communities’ ability to fight them.
House passes major conservation bill, sending it to Trump's desk
The Hill
The House on Wednesday approved a major public lands conservation bill, sending it to the White House, where President Trump is expected to sign it into law.
Oklahoma seeks continued authority to oversee environmental programs in state's Indian territories
Oklahoman
Oklahoma is asking the EPA to grant it the authority to continue regulating environmental issues across areas of the state designated as Indian Territory before statehood.
Michigan to adopt PFAS drinking water limits after new rules clear legislature
Mlive.com
LANSING, MI — New standards limiting how much toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS can be in Michigan’s public drinking water will take effect after a legislative committee adjourned without taking action to block or change them.
Opinion
TROWBRIDGE/Stop the landfill
By TOBY TROWBRIDGE
Madison County Journal
My wife and I have been residents of Madison County since 1979 and have watched Madison County grow into one of the most desirable places to live in Mississippi.
Press Releases
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Streamline and Modernize EPA Permit Process
EPA Finalizes First Updates to Environmental Appeals Board In 27 Years, Creating a More Efficient Permitting Process
07/22/2020
WASHINGTON (July 22, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that streamlines and modernizes the review of permits by the Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) for the first time in nearly three decades.
EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft
Proposal supports domestic aircraft manufacturing, commonsense regulation to increase global competitiveness
07/22/2020
WASHINGTON (July 22, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets.
