State
MDEQ AWARDS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MONEY FOR NEW BUSES
WTVA
Several north Mississippi school districts have been awarded funds to help purchase new school buses for the upcoming school year. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded $295,920 to 17 school districts.
MDEQ BUYING BUSES FOR AREA SCHOOLS
WCBI
MDEQ RELEASE
(Jackson, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded $295,920 to 17 school districts to apply to the purchase of new school buses for the upcoming school year.
Fireworks restricted in some beach areas due to federally protected birds
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Officials with Audubon Mississippi are determined to keep wildlife safe during this year's Independence Day celebrations.
Supervisors award garbage contract to ADSI
Daily Leader
County supervisors have finally hired someone to deal with all of Lincoln County’s garbage.
The board on Monday awarded a three-year contract for trash pickup to Alabama-based Arrow Disposal Service Inc., which will take over the duties of grabbing garbage from the county’s households Oct. 1.
Hattiesburg announces $3.7 million infrastructure project for Ward 4
WDAM
Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker announced a $3.7 million water and sewer infrastructure project for a Ward 4 neighborhood on Monday.
Bids come in under estimate for sewer project
Daily Journal
TUPELO – The Lee County Board of Supervisors and the city of Tupelo may save $84,000 off the estimate for a joint sewer project.
City of Jackson providing free renovations to homeowners at risk of lead poisoning
WLBT
The City of Jackson and staff with the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative are providing free home improvement services to properties with lead-based paint hazards.
Oil Spill
Popp's Ferry Park may become part of Biloxi's entertainment district
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -People have been waiting a long time for Popp's Ferry Causeway Park to open in Biloxi. It was originally set to open at the beginning of 2018. That was moved back to May. Here we are in July and Biloxi residents are still looking for a ribbon cutting.
..."What we're doing is making sure we dot every I and cross every T because we're talking about $4 million in grant money. We're very appreciative to the Department of Environmental Quality and Governor Bryant's office. We're asking people to be patient. It'll be several more weeks before it's done," said City Spokesman Vincent Creel.
Regional
Gulf's deep-sea coral granted new protections by federal regulators
Times-Picayune
Federal fisheries regulators have approved a plan granting new protections to some of the Gulf of Mexico's oldest and most fragile stands of deep-sea coral.
National
Pruitt aides reveal new details of his spending and management at EPA
Washington Post
Two of Scott Pruitt’s top aides provided fresh details to congressional investigators in recent days about some of his most controversial spending and management decisions, including his push to find a six-figure job for his wife at a politically connected group, enlist staffers in performing personal tasks and seek high-end travel despite aides’ objections.
Nasty things in beach water can make you sick: Here's how to stay healthy this summer
WLBT
(RNN) – The Fourth of July holiday often means lots of beach time.
Hot summer days and cool water are a perfect match.
But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminds beachgoers that there are some hidden dangers in the water that can make you sick.
Senate GOP seeks overhaul of Endangered Species Act
The Hill
Senate Republicans are embarking on an ambitious effort to overhaul the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Press Releases
MDEQ Awards $295,000 to 17 School Districts for New School Buses
(Jackson, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded $295,920 to 17 school districts to apply to the purchase of new school buses for the upcoming school year.
Southern Company and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Renew Groundbreaking Conservation Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2018) – Southern Company and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced a five-year renewal of their conservation partnership.
