State
Jackson Jambalaya
Gold Coast and its friends are not off the hook in Hinds County after all. The city of Jackson refiled a lawsuit against several companies accused of dumping highly acidic wastewater into its sewer system yesterday in Hinds County Circuit Court.
City of Jackson wants dismissal of case against company accused of dumping waste in sewers
Clarion Ledger
Warren County to host household hazardous waste collection day
WJTV
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Warren County Board of Supervisors and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will sponsor a household hazardous waste collection day.
Household Hazardous Waste Day planned for Saturday
WTOK
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - If you have any materials that cannot be thrown away in the regular trash, then you can take them to the Lauderdale County Agri-Center Saturday, June 26.
Mr. Clean
Enterprise-Journal
Harry Jones picks up litter in McComb on Friday morning. Jones walked from his house on 11th Street and picked up trash near the library, McComb High School and Hollywood Cemetery.
Oil Spill
Lynn Haven Bayou Park and Preserve to hold ribbon cutting on Tuesday
WMBB
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) — The highly anticipated grand opening of the Lynn Haven Bayou Park and Preserve is set to take place Tuesday.
Regional
What is the Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ and how big will it be this summer
KXAN
TEXAS (KXAN) — During the summer in the Gulf of Mexico, a ‘dead zone’ or hypoxic area forms where little to no oxygen in the water kills fish and other types of marine life.
What is the reason there’s so little oxygen?
EPA urged to reconsider Trump-era Chemours decision on chemical testing
Fayetteville Observer
A bipartisan group of North Carolina representatives in Congress are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to require Chemours to pay for testing to determine how chemicals that might be connected to the company's plant in Bladen County impact residents and the environment nearby.
National
High court expands eligibility for Clean Air Act exemption
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said an expanded number of small refineries can seek an exemption from certain renewable fuel requirements.
Congress Restores Pre-Trump Era Methane-Gas Emissions Standards
WSJ
Congress has moved to restore environmental regulations to limit the amount of methane that leaks from U.S. oil and gas production facilities, reversing a Trump era rollback for the greenhouse gas.
Senate OKs bill to certify farm practices limiting emissions
AP
The U.S. Senate has approved a measure intended to encourage greater use of farming and forestry practices that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Officials In New Mexico Petition EPA For Hazardous Designation Of PFAS
KRWG
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is among those calling on the U.S. government to list so-called “forever chemicals" as hazardous waste under federal law.
Press releases
EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan
06/25/2021
WASHINGTON (June 25, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide $50 million dollars for Environmental Justice (EJ) initiatives through funds allocated to EPA under the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
