State
Gov. Reeves tours Zeta damage in South Mississippi, thanks first responders
WLOX
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - Governor Tate Reeves is confident Hurricane Zeta’s damage in South Mississippi will warrant a federal disaster declaration, and bring with it the federal assistance so many people will likely need to fully recover.
Burn ban in effect for Harrison County
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan and Harrison County EMA Director Rupert Lacy have issued a temporary emergency burn ban for Harrison County.
Hurricane Zeta was an unexpected behemoth storm. How did it become so strong, so fast?
NOLA.com
Hurricane Zeta’s rapid ascent to near Category 3 strength at landfall in Louisiana was caused in part by the very weather system that was supposed to tear it apart, a senior forecaster at the National Hurricane Center said Thursday.
Jackson neighborhood surprises sanitation workers with ‘Thank You’
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson community stepped up to say ‘Thank You’ to the people who pick up trash.
State Government
The do's and don'ts of voter etiquette in Miss. during the COVID-19 pandemic
MPB
Voters across Mississippi may experience long lines at polling places next week when they cast their ballots. Here's what to expect when you arrive at the polls.
National
Lawsuit seeks updated standards for industrial pollution controls
The Hill
A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeking to compel it to update standards for pollution control devices for facilities including petrochemical plants, gas processing facilities and municipal solid waste landfills.
EPA limits enforcement of pesticide application boundaries
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized a rule that narrows the areas where farmers are required to limit human presence during the application of pesticides.
Big Bets on Ship Exhaust Systems Cast a Cloud Over Vessel Owners
WSJ
Shipowners have invested billions of dollars retrofitting vessels with sulfur trapping exhaust systems to abide by stricter clean air rules, but their investment may not pay off as oil prices stay low and cleaner fuels become more available.
Gray Wolves To Be Removed From Endangered Species List
NPR
Gray wolves, a species that has long been vilified and admired, will no longer receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act in the Lower 48 U.S. states, the Trump administration announced Thursday.
Press releases
USGS Estimates Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Austin Chalk Formation of the U.S. Gulf Coast
USGS
The Austin Chalk and Tokio and Eutaw Formations of the Gulf Coast Basin contain a mean of 6.9 billion barrels of oil and 41.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. In comparison, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States used 7.5 billion barrels of petroleum products in 2019.
EPA Enforcement Actions Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead-Based Paint Health Hazards - 2020
10/29/2020
WASHINGTON (October 29, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today highlighted 89 of its federal enforcement actions from October 2019 through September 2020 to ensure that entities such as renovation contractors, landlords and realtors comply with rules that protect the public from exposure to lead from lead-based paint.
