State
Harrison County Utility Authority resumes curbside recycling services
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Although Hurricane Sally’s impact caused the Material Recycle Facility in Pensacola to close down, the Harrison County Utility Authority will resume it’s curbside recycling services.
State Government
MOST STATE AGENCIES REQUESTING SLIGHT INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR
Northside Sun
With the exception of Medicaid and the Institutes for Higher Education and several others, most state agencies will be asking for slight increases in their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.
Lawmakers approve funding for hospitals, landlords, farmers
AP
Hospitals, veterans' centers, farmers and landlords in Mississippi would receive money to respond to the coronavirus pandemic under bills passed by state lawmakers Thursday night.
Regional
Look out, 'swamp rat menace': Garret Graves' nutria eradication bill is headed to president
NOLA.com
A bill that passed out of Congress this week and now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature would broaden the fight against nutria, an invasive rodent that has long plagued Louisiana’s coastal wetlands.
Alabama’s Gulf Coast beaches reopen Friday
AP
Beaches along Alabama's Gulf Coast are reopening Friday after Hurricane Sally.
National
EPA finalizes rule allowing some major polluters to follow weaker emissions standards
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized a rule that could reclassify many “major” sources of pollution as minor ones, allowing facilities to abide by less-stringent emissions standards for dangerous substances such as mercury, lead and arsenic.
Can air pollution affect a woman’s pregnancy? Study finds ‘surprising’ link
Sun Herald
Researchers in London discovered pollution particles and low amounts of metals inside the placentas of 15 healthy women, a find the team is calling “surprising.”
Coronavirus found in Lake Superior at Duluth beaches, though waterborne spread unlikely
Star Tribune
DULUTH – The virus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in Lake Superior at popular Duluth beaches — though it's unlikely it can spread via the water.
Press Releases
EPA Encourages Innovation, Levels the Playing Field for Sources that Are Reducing Hazardous Air Emissions
10/01/2020
WASHINGTON (October 1, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to implement the clear language of the Clean Air Act that allows a “major source” of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) to reclassify as an “area source” at any time after acting to limit emissions.
EPA Announces the Selection of 12 Organizations to Receive $3 Million in Funding to Support Anaerobic Digestion in Communities
10/01/2020
WASHINGTON (October 1, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Agency selected 12 recipients expected to receive approximately $3 million in funding to help reduce food loss and waste and to divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester capacity in the United States.
EPA Awards Funding to Student Teams to Solve Environmental and Public Health Challenges
10/01/2020
NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $594,424 in funding for eight undergraduate and graduate student teams from colleges and universities across the country through EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program.
