State
Historic Black community fights military project on Coast land fouled by arsenic, lead
Sun Herald
Update: After a full day, a state environmental board recessed an appeal hearing Tuesday evening without a decision on whether to rescind the Mississippi State Port Authority’s permit for construction on North Gulfport property.
Pondberries could lead to another legal challenge for the Yazoo pumps
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The federal government could face a lawsuit over its support of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project, thanks to the impact it could have on a plant called the “pondberry.”
Oil Spill
Louisiana to receive $26.7M as part of $366M coastal restoration, protection project
KTBS
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana is getting $26.7 million as part of a $366 million project to restore coastal marshland and defend against hurricanes, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority announced Tuesday.
Regional
Opponents of proposed oil pipeline through South Memphis take message to county commission before vote
WREG
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Not in our backyard. That was message Monday from some neighborhood leaders who do not want the expansion of an oil pipeline through South Memphis.
National
Senate Panel Advances EPA Nominee; GOP Slams Interior Pick
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has endorsed President Joe Biden's nomination of Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, setting up a vote in the full Senate.
Biden Climate Change Strategy Draws Farm Belt Support, Concern
WSJ
U.S. farmers want President Biden to see them as partners in fighting climate change.
HOW TO TRANSFORM GARBAGE INTO GREENER FUELS
WSJ
For centuries, people have burned waste to create energy, sending carbon billowing into the atmosphere. Transforming garbage into clean fuel, however, was an alchemy confined to fiction, like the movie “Back to the Future.” Now, a handful of companies want to turn household trash into low-emissions fuels for planes, trains and trucks.
EPA orders Amazon to halt illegal pesticide sales
KTVZ
SEATTLE (KTVZ) -- The Seattle office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has issued a “stop sale” order to Amazon.com to prevent sales on the platform of potentially dangerous or ineffective unregistered pesticides and pesticide devices making illegal and misleading claims, including multiple products that claimed to protect against viruses.
Coca-Cola launches new bottles made out of 100% recycled materials, aims to reduce plastic use by 20%
USA Today
Coca-Cola is launching a bottle made from 100% recycled material in an effort to reduce the company's use of new plastic.
