State
Warren County community cleanup event set for Saturday
WJTV
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announces a community cleanup event will take place in Warren County.
WATER SYSTEM FIX TO COST JACKSON MILLIONS
Northside Sun
The plan approved by the Jackson City Council on June 30 to fix the city's water problems will come with a hefty price tag.
Regional
ADEM issues closure permit for Alabama Power’s Plant Barry ash pond
Al.com
Marking the end of a multi-year process, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has issued a Coal Combustion Residual closure permit for Alabama Power’s Plant Barry ash pond.
National
Cow manure methane may soon fuel cars, heat homes in Arizona
AP
PHOENIX — A new energy facility southwest of Phoenix scheduled to open in December will capture methane from cow manure and reuse the biogas as renewable natural fuel.
Should I Go Solar Now? Here’s What Homeowners Should Consider
WSJ
Residential solar is now a fact of life in all 50 states. Growing awareness of solar’s role in addressing climate change is one reason; rapidly falling prices for solar panels are another. Over 2.8 million U.S. households have already gone solar, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, or SEIA, a trade group.
Press releases
EPA Identifies Drinking Water Contaminants for Potential Regulation
07/12/2021
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Draft Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5), which provides the latest list of drinking water contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and are not currently subject to EPA drinking water regulations.
