State
Jackson Jambalaya
Gold Coast Commodoties will have to find somewhere else to send its wastewater after MDEQ permanently shut down the company's Rankin County wastewater treatment facility Thursday.
$26.5 million in spending slated for sewer main repairs, cleaning
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Relief could be coming by Christmas for residents on Meadowbrook Road, who for a couple of years have been putting up with the sights and sounds of a sewer pump.
“Take Your Space”, new trailer donated to city for cleanup efforts
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Doing your part by keeping your space clean is the message of a new initiative in Lauderdale county.
A year after Keesler reservist’s death, 403rd makes move toward safety
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Amy Delcambre said she will always wonder if her husband Sean would still be alive today if better safety measures had been in place when he worked at the 403rd Maintenence Wing at Keesler Air Force Base.
Wife of deceased Air Reserve Technician hopes law will help others
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Amy Delcambre is now a single mother of three.
Her husband, Air Force Reserve Tech Sgt. Sean Delcambre died in August 2019 from cancer, a cancer she believes was caused by exposure to hexavalent chromium during the time he worked at Keesler’s 403rd Maintenance Wing.
National
EPA gives Oklahoma authority over many tribal environmental issues
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is turning its oversight of a number of environmental issues on tribal lands over to the state of Oklahoma.
Judge throws out EPA decision on California salt ponds
AP
A federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from allowing the dredging and filling of salt ponds near San Francisco without going through a permitting process that could stall redevelopment of the area.
Press Releases
EPA Releases Draft National Recycling Strategy
10/05/2020
WASHINGTON (October 5, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft National Recycling Strategy for public input in preparation for America Recycles Week and ahead of the third annual Recycling Summit.
EPA Announces Initiative to Recruit and Retain the 21st Century Water Workforce
10/05/2020
WASHINGTON (October 5, 2020) – Today, at the virtual 2020 WEFTEC conference, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the next step in EPA’s effort to help address workforce challenges that are facing America’s drinking water and wastewater utilities.
