State
MDEQ Annual Report is Posted
Lincoln County cleanup schedules announced
Daily Leader
Keep Lincoln County Beautiful has scheduled a cleanup event for March pending the weather.
CWD found in 2 additional MS counties: How will it affect deer hunting in nearby areas?
Clarion Ledger
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks recently announced chronic wasting disease has been found in two additional counties, but how it will affect deer hunting has yet to be determined.
MISSISSIPPI REGULATORS WANT MISSISSIPPI POWER TO REDUCE ITS SURPLUS GENERATION CAPACITY BY 2027
Northside Sun
The Mississippi Public Service Commission is ordering one of the state’s two investor-owned utilities, Mississippi Power, to reduce its surplus generation capacity by 2027.
Regional
Judge tosses lawsuit over permit for $9.4 billion Formosa plastic complex; here's what's next
NOLA.com
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the wetlands permit for the $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex proposed in St. James Parish.
‘Strike team’ dropped onto small Texas island to eradicate poisonous invasive plant
Charlotte Observer
A small Texas barrier island has became the latest front in an ongoing war to stop a poisonous invasive plant that is spreading across the southeastern United States.
National
U.S. to Remove Penalties for Accidentally Killing Migratory Birds
WSJ
Massachusetts to require 100 percent of car sales to be electric by 2035
The Hill
Massachusetts plans on ending the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, following California’s lead in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Press Releases
EPA Finalizes Rule Strengthening Transparency in Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential Scientific Information
01/05/2021
WASHINGTON (January 5, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the finalization of a rule to strengthen the transparency of its significant regulatory actions and influential scientific information.
EPA Seeks Small Business Input on Risk Management Rulemakings for Perchloroethylene and n-Methylpyrrolidone
01/05/2021
WASHINGTON (January 5, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profits to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) to provide advice and recommendations to two Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panels.
