State
Declining Delta aquifer: Getting ahead of the problem
Delta Farm Press
It’s “a problem you can’t see,” Kay Whittington says of the decline in the shallow alluvial aquifer that has, for decades, provided an abundant supply of water for irrigating Delta crops.
County in rural Mississippi Delta aims to boost recycling
AP
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A mostly rural county in the Mississippi Delta will try to increase its residents' use of recycling programs.
GAME DAY TRASH RECYCLED IN OXFORD
WTVA
OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) - In Oxford, while many students and faculty are out this week on Thanksgiving break, some stayed behind to help sort through the trash left behind at the Ole Miss / Texas A&M game on Saturday.
County hosting cleanup
Daily Corinthian
Alcorn County wants residents to roll up their sleeves and do some spring cleaning.
Jackson Crews Start Work on Collapsed Sewer Line
WJTV
The city of Jackson started work on a collapsed sewer line that has been a headache for people living around it. The pump on Meadowheights drive is really loud, and it’s been there for close to 8 months. The people living nearby tell us they couldn’t be happier to see the screws finally starting the process of doing repairs
Company to bring 20 jobs, lease old IP property
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Adams County is nearing a deal to lease part of the former International Paper Natchez mill property to a company promising to bring at least 20 jobs to the area.
City awards bid for erosion issue at Riverfront Park
Vicksburg Post
A Vicksburg company will repair the erosion problem at Riverfront Park.
Flaggs wants water treatment plant problem solved now
Vicksburg Post
Officials have proposed borrowing money from the city’s gas department surplus to upgrade the water treatment plant on Haining Road and provide the matching funds for the auxiliary main waterline project.
State Government
Bryant wants to follow law, set aside 2 percent of revenue
Daily Journal
JACKSON – Gov. Phil Bryant is setting as a goal for the upcoming fiscal year to follow existing law and appropriate only 98 percent of projected revenue.
Mississippi agencies sloppy on vehicle records, report says
AP
Mississippi government agencies are doing a sloppy job of keeping records about vehicles they own, a watchdog group said in a report issued Monday.
Regional
Proposed MLGW water-rate hike would fund aquifer study
Commercial Appeal
Memphis-area utility customers could pay a little more for their water next year to fund a study of the underground resources supplying local taps.
National
Senate bill would cut EPA funding by $150M
The Hill
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday introduced an Interior Department and environment spending bill that would cut nearly $150 million in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) next year.
USDA's NRCS to invest $250 million to protect wetlands
Through ACEP agricultural land easements, NRCS provides funds to conservation partners to purchase conservation easements on private working lands.
Delta Farm Press
This year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $250 million in technical and financial assistance to help private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups protect critical wetlands, agricultural lands and grasslands.
Recycling is part of EPA vessel cleanup program
As the U.S. EPA harvests storm-damaged vessels in the Caribbean, it is looking for recycling opportunities.
Recycling Today
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it is supporting Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and the U.S. Coast Guard in marine vessel recovery work following an active hurricane season, and that it is “assisting with the recycling and disposal of recovered oil and hazardous materials from the vessels.”
Opinion
WLOX Editorial: Center of Hope needed in South Mississippi
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) -There is a continuing and growing need to deal with the homeless in South Mississippi. The work of so many providing food and temporary shelter is already helping many, but it is not enough.
Press Releases
EPA Assesses Sunken, Leaking Marine Vessels
11/20/2017
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its response to Hurricanes Maria and Irma in close coordination with federal, commonwealth, territory, and local partners. EPA remains focused on environmental impacts and potential threats to human health as well as the safety of those in the affected areas.
