Ozone Standards Current Actions EPA Strengthens the Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone On October 1, 2015, EPA strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone to 70 parts per billion (ppb), based on extensive scientific evidence about ozone’s effects on public health and welfare. The updated standards will improve public health…
Construction is finally rolling on a project that has been in the works for nearly ten years now. News 25’s Shelby Myers shows us what residents are saying about the plan to widen a congested and dangerously busy two lane road in Biloxi. Click to view the video coverage Pulling onto Popp’s Ferry Road from his…
Barbour says highway bill needed to boost economy Deborah Barfield Berry, Clarion-Ledger Washington Bureau5:11 p.m. CDT September 9, 2015 WASHINGTON — It’s critically important for Congress to pass a long-term highway bill to boost local economies, allow states to plan major infrastructure projects — particularly in the South — and help the U.S. compete globally,…
Click here to view this FHWA publication. Global Benchmarking Program Report – Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks: A Review of International Practices: This report identifies noteworthy and innovative international designs, treatments, and other practices that have potential to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access and increase walking…
The Surgeon General of the United States is unveiling a bold new initiative today, aiming to help Americans lead healthier lives—by making walking and physical activity built-in features of more of our neighborhoods. The Surgeon General is this morning issuing only the sixth “call-to-action” in the last ten years, declaring obesity a grim epidemic, calling…
By Keith Laing – 09/02/15 11:52 AM EDT Infrastructure problems in the U.S. will cost the nation’s economy $1.4 billion over the normally busy Labor Day travel period, according to a study released on Wednesday by the U.S. Travel Association. The AAA auto club is predicting that 35.5 million U.S. residents will travel at least…
The City of D’Iberville invites you to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony of the I-110 and Popps Ferry Road Interchange (Formerly Big Ridge Road). Event Starts at 10:00am on Thursday, September 3, 2015.
The 2015 Apartment survey is here and ready for downloading. In accordance with our contract concerning the update of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Apartment Survey, we have conducted an analysis of the local multifamily rental housing market. This survey was conducted during June 2015 and included an analysis of existing apartment properties, a review of the…
We have talked much about the EPA’s December 2014 proposal to reduce the current ozone standard from 75ppb to between 65 and 70ppb, with the option of going as low as 60ppb. The opportunity to provide comment on the proposal ended last week. MDEQ provided a lengthy comment for the State of Mississippi with the…
