Monday, November 4, 2019

News Clippings November 4, 2019

State

Public meetings on former Kerr-McGee facility set for Nov. 6 in Meridian
Meridian Star

The public will have the opportunity to learn about recent environmental investigations conducted on the property of the former Kerr-McGee wood treating facility in Meridian on Wednesday, Nov. 6. 

Fishing with Buddies offers fun outdoor excursion for people with special needs
WLOX

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Fishing with Buddies is a new event that gives people with special needs a chance to test their angling skills out on the water.
 

State Government

Mississippi now allows dogs on restaurant patios
AP

Pet dogs can now dine with their owners under certain conditions at Mississippi restaurants.
The Mississippi State Department of Health’s new policy went into effect Friday.

 
Oil Spill

Pensacola wants to use fish hatchery money to build fishing marina at Maritime Park
PNJ

There is no fish hatchery coming to Pensacola, but the money that was meant to build it could still add to recreational fishing on the city's waterfront.

 
Regional

Dow says no injuries at site of explosion in Louisiana
AP

PLAQUEVILLE, La. (AP) - No injuries are being reported after an explosion shook a Dow chemical plant in Louisiana.

Expert: Algae poses risk to eating shellfish
Daily Advance

When prepared properly for eating, fish that has been exposed to cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, should not present a health risk to humans.

Mobile hosts 25th Biennial CERF Conference
WPMI

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile is hosting the 25th Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) November 3-7 at the Convention Center.


National

EPA plans to relax coal power plant waste rules
CNN

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning Monday to relax rules regulating how power plants store waste from coal power plants and the release of water containing toxic chemicals into nearby waterways, according to a source familiar with the plans.

Hundreds of thousands of people in California are downriver of a dam that 'could fail'
CNN

Hundreds of thousands of people live downriver from a dam in California that recently had its risk characterization changed "from low to high urgency of action" by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

EPA removes 4 Superfund sites in Nebraska, Iowa
AP

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the removal of four Superfund sites in Nebraska and Iowa from their national priorities list.

Developing Wind Farm in New York Is No Breeze
WSJ

LOWVILLE, N.Y.—Calvin Roes can see wind turbines peaking over the hill west of his dairy farm, and more if he looks north into the neighboring town. He is frustrated that a new development is stalled.

The Next Frontier for Electric Vehicles: Deep Underground
WSJ

SYDNEY—The next boom in electric vehicles could be the world’s mining fleet.
From rural Canada to Australia’s dusty Outback, companies are swapping out diesel-fueled drills, loaders and utility vehicles for equipment powered by lithium-ion batteries.



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News Clippings November 1, 2019

State

BOARD TAKES NO ACTION ON LANDFILL APPROVAL
Northside Sun

Despite opposition from the majority of those in attendance at last week’s meeting of the board of supervisors, the board took no action regarding the proposed North County Line Road landfill.

Waveland plans city improvements using tidelands funds
WLOX

WAVELAND, Miss. (WLOX) - The three coastal counties and cities along the Coast are making plans to use 2019 tidelands funds to enhance the quality of life.

Ross Barnett weed control in full swing
Daily Journal

Lake managers hoped they had eradicated invasive giant salvinia with spraying, burning and months on end of intentionally-low water levels, but the return to full pool in October revealed four small patches that had survived.

Reservoir Managing High Water as Pearl River Floods
WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With recent heavy rainfall and officially the wettest October on record (with 14.66 inches), the Reservoir Management is managing high water levels.

Eagle Lake to open up to the public Friday
Vicksburg Post

Eagle Lake will open to the general public Friday.

U.S. Interior Department activity contributes $1.7B to Mississippi economy
Daily Journal

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today released the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2018.


Regional

Poor communities bear the brunt of Louisiana's toxic pollution, but wealthy ones aren’t immune
NOLA.com

Once a sleepy stretch of cane fields and plantation houses, Louisiana’s river corridor has been remade over the past century into a petrochemical powerhouse.

 
National

E.P.A. to Roll Back Rules to Control Toxic Ash from Coal Plants
NYT

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to roll back an Obama-era regulation meant to limit the leaching of heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury into water supplies from the ash of coal-fired power plants, according to two people familiar with the plans.

White House Backing Off Proposed Fuel-Efficiency Freeze
Trump administration plans for annual efficiency increases of 1.5%; rule likely to come by year’s end
WSJ

The Trump administration is backing away from a plan to freeze tailpipe-emissions targets for new vehicles through 2025, say people familiar with the process.


Press Releases

MDMR offering food safety workshop Nov. 6 – 8

BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Seafood Technology Bureau is conducting a basic seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety workshop November 6 – 8 at the Bolton State Building in Biloxi.


MSU’s Vahedifard tapped Engineer of the Year by ASCE’s Mississippi Section

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State civil engineering faculty member is being recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers-Mississippi Section as Engineer of the Year.