State
EPA delivers $1 million grant to Delta F.A.R.M.
Delta Farm Press
On the banks of the Sunflower River, just outside of Clarksdale, Miss., 13 miles from the mighty Mississippi River, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, recently delivered two things: a message detailing the EPA’s commitment to transform the agency back into an organization that will stop the onerous, far-reaching aspects of a federal authority and return a common-sense approach to their efforts to protect the environment; and a $1 million grant to Delta F.A.R.M. and a $1 million grant to Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
Delta Council recognizes economic, conservation, education successes
Delta Farm Press
The 83rd annual meeting of the Delta Council will long be remembered for not only celebrating educational achievements of select high school seniors graduating across the Delta region and economic gains made through regional partnerships fostered through the Delta Council, but also for the overwhelming gratitude given by those in attendance to the man whose behind-the-scenes work galvanized the organization into the fabric comprising four decades of health, economic, and educational advancements in the Mississippi Delta — Chip Morgan.
Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Saturday
Vicksburg Post
Fore more than two decades, the Warren County Board of Supervisors and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality have been encouraging residents to dispose of their unwanted household hazardous waste with a collection drive. Another opportunity to get rid of those old paint cans, tires and more is Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Warren Central High School.
Blue ribbon trip pays dividends
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Lobbying for support of flood control measures and wastewater projects has paid off for the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors and constituents they represent.
Sulphur Springs sand now surplus
Madison County Journal
The Madison County Board of Supervisors declared sand and dirt at Sulphur Springs Park as surplus and will move some of it off the property to fill a nearby hole where clay was excavated for construction of the dam for the 18-acre lake.
Hunters receive first round of alligator permits
WAPT
Some lucky hunters were drawn at random Wednesday for one of the state's 930 permits for the 2018 alligator hunting season..
Snakes are 'Mr. Terry's' passion
Pontotoc Progress
It's something most people don't want to talk about, but Terry Vandeventer of Jackson is passionate about. Mississippi snakes. Children and adults alike were given a chance to see his favorite subject up close and personal this past Wednesday at the Pontotoc County Library.
BLUE MOUNTAIN POLICE SEARCH FOR RECYCLE BIN THIEVES
WTVA
The Blue Mountain Police Department is searching for a man and a woman who were caught on camera stealing scrap from two recycle bins at the Dirt Cheap warehouse.
AS SUMMER APPROACHES, SO DOES THE WEST NILE VIRUS
WTVA
With summer right around the corner, more mosquitoes are starting to come out.
Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health say the West Nile Virus can be contracted any time of year.
State Government
IUKA AUTO SUPPLIER EXPANDING, CREATING JOBS
WTVA
hago Automotive in Iuka is expanding, creating 60 jobs during the next four years.
This expansion is to accommodate a new contract with BMW. This project represents a $4 million corporate investment in new equipment.
Oil Spill
Eight projects get Local RESTORE Act Committee recommendation
DeFuniak Herald
Eight projects, recently submitted to be considered for moneys coming directly to Walton County in connection with the RESTORE Act, have each received a recommendation from Walton County’s Local RESTORE Act Committee (LRAC), with a $1.25 million Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Program receiving the top ranking by the committee.
Regional
Aquifer study delayed by lack of MLGW contract
Commercial Appeal
Four months after utility customers began paying higher water rates to fund it, a planned study of a crucial local aquifer has yet to begin because of contractual delays involving the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.
Brain-eating amoeba found in Terrebonne Parish water
Someone cannot catch the infection from only drinking the water contaminated with the organism, the CDC says.
WWL
Terrebonne Parish officials are warning residents about yet another incident of brain-eating amoeba detected in the water. Officials say they're doing what they can but residents are tired of living in fear every summer.
EPA: Georgia Company to Address Concerns About Hazardous Air
AP
CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities say they've reached a settlement with a Georgia manufacturing plant which had been cited for failing to take steps to prevent hazardous air emissions.
National
Courts deal blow to EPA over Clean Air Act
The Hill
Two separate courts ruled this week that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must enforce regulations that restrict states from emitting pollution that could cross borders into neighboring states.
Trump taps Hill veteran for White House environment job
The Hill
President Trump is nominating Mary Neumayr, a former senior congressional staffer, for a key environmental policy position in the White House.
Longtime Scott Pruitt ally Sen. James Inhofe says it may be time for EPA chief to 'leave that job'
LA Times
Even Scott Pruitt’s most loyal friends are starting to give up the fight.
Coal comeback spurs new carbon emissions growth, says BP
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Global greenhouse gas emissions began rising again last year as the first pick-up in coal burning since 2013 overshadowed a record expansion in renewable energy, a BP report said.
EPA Sets June PFAS Event In New Hampshire
WAMC
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is inviting Vermonters to attend a regional summit on unregulated PFAS chemicals later this month in New Hampshire.
VW to give up to $1,000 payments to polluting diesel owners in Vermont, Arizona
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) is paying owners of polluting diesel-powered vehicles up to $1,000 in additional payments to settle state lawsuits in Vermont, the state’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
