State
Council punts on chance to question EPA about emergency order
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Tuesday, members of the Jackson City Council had a chance to question the EPA on whether Jackson’s water was safe and whether the city was in compliance with federal water quality law.
EPA to Jackson, Mississippi: Water safe to drink despite numerous problems with system
Clarion Ledger
Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday spelled out significant concerns with the city's water system, including necessary fixes to maintain safe drinking water, following the worst water crisis Jackson has seen in recent history.
Starkville plans to reuse wastewater as fertilizer
WCBI
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)- Once wastewater leaves a person’s house, they probably never think of it again, but now Starkville engineers have plans to reuse the water.
How to safely dispose of hazardous waste this weekend in Desoto County
WATN
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss — The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors is providing a safe way for residents to dispose of items that can’t be thrown out with the trash.
Gautier opens welcome center, pier at Shepard State Park
WXXV
Gautier city officials cut the ribbon today on two new amenities at Shepard State Park.
City receives $1.2 million for emergency bluff stabilization project
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — The City of Natchez has been allocated $1.2 million in federal funds to address an emergent need for erosion repairs on Cemetery Road.
Regional
Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags on
AP
CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday.
National
EPA sets grants to restore ‘brownfields’ at blighted sites
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced more than $66 million in grants to 151 communities nationwide to assess and clean up contaminated or abandoned “brownfields″ — industrial and commercial properties that contain a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.
EPA to award $9.6 million in grants for beach water monitoring, notifications
The Hill
EPA officials announced Monday the agency will award $9.6 million in grants to states, tribes and territories to monitor beach water for bacteria.
Reaching Back To The New Deal, Biden Proposes A Civilian Climate Corps
NPR
With college classes going online because of COVID-19, Joe Spofforth put his double major in political economies and educational studies on hold to move West and find work. When the pandemic was over, he'd go back.
Press Releases
EPA Announces the Selection of 151 Communities to Receive $66.5 Million in Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Funding
The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns
05/11/2021
WASHINGTON (May 11, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 151 communities to receive 154 grant awards totaling $66.5 million in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grants.
EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Twelve States and the District of Columbia Impacted by Colonial Pipeline Shutdown
05/11/2021
WASHINGTON (May 11, 2021) — In response to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan today issued a second emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in states whose supply of gasoline has been impacted by the pipeline shutdown.
