State
MDEQ grants provide cleaner school buses
Daily Journal
On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality announced that it is dividing $295,920 into grants for new school buses. Three school districts receive $28,640 while 14 others will be given $15,000.
MDEQ gives grant money for school buses
WJTV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is going into the car business.
Why? As part of an effort to reduce emissions in the environment.
State Handing out Money for Cleaner Burning School Buses
Delta Daily News
Sventeen school districts are receiving money for new school buses as part of a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality program that replaces older buses with new diesel-powered buses with more stringent pollution controls to reduce emissions.
USDA Rural Development has funds for water and wastewater infrastructure
Pontotoc Progress
The Mississippi Office of USDA Rural Development has more than $100 million in funds available for Fiscal Year 2018 to assist Mississippi communities of up to 10,000 in population for the planning and construction of drinking water and sanitary wastewater disposal systems.
Wildlife department halts killing deer for CWD testing
Clarion Ledger
According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the active killing of deer to test for chronic wasting disease has ended.
RED SNAPPER SEASON TO CLOSE ON SUNDAY
WXXV
The state recreational fishing season for red snapper will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Sunday, July 8th at 11:59 p.m. and reopen on Monday, July 23rd at 12:01 a.m.
Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo future unsure after tough financial year
WLOX
Attendance at this year's Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo was very poor. Bad weather, and the fact that the Fourth of July is in the middle of the week made for a bad combination.
Regional
Breakdown: African dust causes air quality problem in Memphis
WMC
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -You may have noticed a hazy sky this past weekend. Monday, the Shelby County Health Department issued a statement of poor air quality for parts of the Mid-South.
Community raises alarms about potential cancer link to water contamination
ABC
Whitney Prieto was diagnosed last September with stage 2B triple negative breast cancer. She was 35, early in her pregnancy with twins and said she had no family history or genetic mutations that could make her especially susceptible to the serious disease.
Hurricane season now expected to be below-average, forecasters say; here's why
The Advocate
In a turnaround, forecasters now believe this year's hurricane season will be less destructive than they previously thought, and it may even be a below-average showing.
Former state lawmaker testifies he was paid to oppose EPA
AP
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Former state Rep. Oliver Robinson testified Tuesday that he accepted money to oppose federal environmental cleanup efforts in north Birmingham, telling jurors that in doing so that he felt like he sold out the people who had elected him.
National
Official: Pruitt 'inching forward to the tipping point'
CNN
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, facing additional reporting about his many controversies, is "inching forward to the tipping point," a senior administration official said.
Trump to pick Wyoming park boss to lead National Park Service: report
The Hill
President Trump is expected to tap David Vela, the superintendent of Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, to lead the National Park Service (NPS).
