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Ask Rufus: Highway 45 North to the Ocean Commercial Dispatch My grandchildren Harper and Sykes are visiting from Virginia and wanted to go hunting, dinosaur and shark hunting. When they come to Columbus one of their favorite activities is collecting fossils. During the Cretaceous Period (sometimes called the "Age of Dinosaurs") a great sea covered much of the south central United States. The chalk and sands of northeast Mississippi date to 70-80 million years ago or close to the end of that period. http://www.cdispatch.com/opinions/article.asp?aid=59513 Contractors in Oxford may be required to self-report erosion issues Oxford Eagle A team that includes local researchers wants to know. A Terrebonne Parish marine research center is among partners that will use about $2 million in fines from the BP oil spill to study how coastal restoration work impacts the food chain in wetlands across south Louisiana. http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20170723/how-does-coastal-work-affect-food-chain $720,000 grant will keep Mobile Bay sensor net alive Al.com VERMILLION BAY, La. (KLFY)- For years fisherman have made a living off of shrimping out of the Vermilion Bay. That tradition may change due to the growing size of the dead zone out of the Gulf of Mexico. http://klfy.com/2017/07/21/dead-zone-effecting-shrimpers-in-acadiana/ National
Trump to tap coal lobbyist, industry attorney for top EPA posts
The Hill HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: A new investigative series from “ProPublica” called “Bombs in Our Backward” looks at the disposal of military waste and how it’s affecting communities around the United States. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/hazardous-military-waste-making-americans-sick/ 'It's a disaster': East Chicago still reeling from lead crisis, and EPA can't say if water is safe
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