Mississippi Business Journal » ozone http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 County files challenge to EPA’s air-quality ruling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/county-files-challenge-to-epas-air-quality-ruling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-files-challenge-to-epas-air-quality-ruling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/county-files-challenge-to-epas-air-quality-ruling/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:36:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60780 HERNANDO — A Mississippi county is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to group the county with Memphis on ozone levels. The Commercial Appeal reports the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors met in closed session to discuss litigation filed against the EPA. Gary Rikard, an attorney who represents the county on the issue, says [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/county-files-challenge-to-epas-air-quality-ruling/feed/ 0 Supervisors working on solutions to meet EPA air standards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/18/supervisors-working-on-solutions-to-meet-epa-air-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-working-on-solutions-to-meet-epa-air-standards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/18/supervisors-working-on-solutions-to-meet-epa-air-standards/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:53:30 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59858 HERNANDO — DeSoto County supervisors say they are working on solutions to meet federal ozone levels. In May, the Environmental Protection Agency included parts of DeSoto with Memphis, which has ozone emissions above allowable limits set by federal regulation. It includes urban areas of DeSoto County and Crittenden County, Ark., in the Memphis ozone “non-attainment” [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/18/supervisors-working-on-solutions-to-meet-epa-air-standards/feed/ 0 County files objection with EPA over ozone list http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/17/county-files-objection-with-epa-over-ozone-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-files-objection-with-epa-over-ozone-list http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/17/county-files-objection-with-epa-over-ozone-list/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:47:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52534 DESOTO COUNTY — DeSoto County has formally objected to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to list it as “nonattainment” on ozone levels. The Commercial Appeal DeSoto County officials also want the EPA to abandon a “misguided” proposal to list the county with Memphis as falling short on ozone standards. DeSoto County officials and members of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/17/county-files-objection-with-epa-over-ozone-list/feed/ 1 MDEQ protesting EPA’s decision about DeSoto County http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/13/mdeq-protesting-epas-decision-about-desoto-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mdeq-protesting-epas-decision-about-desoto-county http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/13/mdeq-protesting-epas-decision-about-desoto-county/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:01:26 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=49580 DESOTO COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is objecting to a recent announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to include part of DeSoto County in the Memphis ozone non-attainment area. The EPA announced a proposal to include the urban areas of DeSoto County and Crittenden County, Ark., in the Memphis ozone [...]

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