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How can we keep bacteria out of the Mississippi Sound? Here are the 3 best ideas Sun Herald
Little orange flags.
They start popping up along Mississippi beaches every year when the weather gets warm, but beachgoers and tourists might not know that they signal a warning: Do not enter.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article158974859.html RESTORE ACT FUNDS FOR AQUARIUM IN GULFPORT WXXV
Seventeen million dollars of Restore Act funds will go towards the Mississippi Aquarium.
Direct component funds and leveraged funding from the City of Gulfport will be used for construction of the Coastal Community Gallery building on the Mississippi Aquarium campus.
https://wxxv25.com/2017/06/29/restore-act-funds-aquarium-gulfport/ Gov. Bryant Announces Treasury’s Award of RESTORE Projects NewsMS
More than $43 million in federal grants will help fund six Mississippi Gulf Coast projects focused on coastal restoration and transportation infrastructure, Gov. Phil Bryant announced Wednesday.
The leading senators overseeing energy policy introduced a new version of their broad energy reform bill Thursday.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/340097-senators-introduce-new-bipartisan-energy-bill Press Releases
Ag Commissioner Hyde-Smith Applauds EPA’s Decision to Rescind WOTUS
JACKSON, Miss. — Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith applauds the decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule and recodify the previous regulations.
“I am pleased with the actions taken by the EPA and their willingness to consider the impacts this rule would have had on our farmers and ranchers,” said Hyde-Smith. As President of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA), Hyde-Smith looks forward to working with the EPA and agriculture commissioners and secretaries from across the country in developing a new rule.
“We must work collectively to ensure that our state’s and nation’s waters are kept clean, while simultaneously addressing the needs of our farmers, ranchers, and the agribusiness community. Farmers are some of the best conservationists and stewards of our land and water, and it is imperative that we protect them from overreaching, burdensome regulations.”
Rescinding the 2015 rule is the first step of a two-step process to redefine “waters of the United States.” Once the proposed new rule is published in the Federal Register, the public will be able to submit written comments.
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