State
DIESEL SPILL CAUSES EXIT CLOSURE IN TUPELO
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Crews are working to clean up diesel after an 18-wheeler overturned.
Missed trash will cost Waste Pro
Daily Leader
Richard Lachney wants his money back.
IT’S MOVING TIME IN STARKVILLE, AND THE STREETS AREN’T HIDING IT
WCBI
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Orphaned furniture is out on the curb.
Students and recent grads in Starkville are packing to move.
Along with the boxes and U-Hauls, there’s a lot of trash being hauled to the street.
'Toxic mold' forces military families out of Keesler housing, lawsuit says
Sun Herald
Eleven military families are suing the companies that own and manage Keesler Air Force Base housing over “toxic mold” that continued to grow in their homes after the companies responded to complaints with inadequate remedies, including cleanup with soap and water, the lawsuits say.
Regional
The prehistoric shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico is so fertile you can see it from space
Washington Post
It is subtle, and it blends in well with the surroundings, and if you are not looking for it there is a good chance you will scan right over it. But once someone points it out on a true-color map, it is impossible to unsee: a crescent of off-hue land in Mississippi and Alabama that is so perfectly-arced it looks unnatural.
What's an 'orphan well?' Louisiana oil recession leaves plenty of them behind
The Advocate
The oil price collapse four years ago that sent operators into bankruptcy and the state into a prolonged recession left Louisiana with another problem: nearly 2,000 new “orphan” oil and gas wells that pose the risk of a slow-moving environmental crisis if left unplugged.
Iowa's Poor Water Quality Goes South
WBUR
Iowa’s water pollution problem is getting worse and the impact is felt all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
National
Same Agenda, Different Style, Acting EPA Head Pledges
Bloomberg
The EPA won’t change direction under Andrew Wheeler’s watch, but it will talk about issues in a different way, the new acting administrator told Bloomberg Environment in an exclusive interview.
Temporary EPA Chief Could Keep Gig for Years Without Senate Vote
Bloomberg
President Donald Trump’s temporary replacement for embattled former EPA chief Scott Pruitt may not be so temporary after all.
Kavanaugh in line to decide ‘sleeper case’ that could rein in EPA, other agencies
McClatchy
Conservative groups and jurists, including U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, have long advocated restricting the latitude of the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies to set rules and regulations, beyond what Congress has specifically authorized.
Controversial fishing bill divides anglers and environmentalists
Washington Post
Recreational fishermen are applauding and environmental groups are decrying a proposed overhaul to a 1976 fishing law credited with regrowing fish populations off the nation's coasts. Largely along a party-line vote, the House greenlit the measure seeking to amend what is known as the Magnuson-Stevens Act late last week.
Press Releases
Deer, Rabbit, and Early Teal Draw Hunts
7/16/2018
From MDWFP
Beginning August 1, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will accept draw permit applications for deer, rabbit, and early season teal hunts on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs).
