State
Councilman says if city doesn’t help Jackson Zoo, problems could worsen
JACKSON, Miss. —During a meeting Tuesday, the Jackson City Council discussed whether to give the Jackson Zoo more money to pay its bills.
Recycling plant catches fire in Flowood
WAPT
FLOWOOD, Miss. —Firefighters responded to a recycling plant fire in Flowood.
The fire was reported Tuesday night at General Recycling of Mississippi on Flowood Drive.
Oyster fishermen sound alarm over Pearl River flood control project
The Daily Leader
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Oyster fishermen are alarmed about a Mississippi flood control project they say could harm their industry, if it becomes reality.
The One Lake Project is aimed at preventing a flood like the one that devastated metro Jackson in 1979.
Live penguins to highlight Mississippi Aquarium fundraising gala
Gulflive.com
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Construction on the $93 million Mississippi Aquarium kicked off in Gulfport in May and now the public has a chance to support the aquarium at a September gala which will feature live music, cocktails, food -- and live penguins.
Gulf of Mexico's low-oxygen 'dead zone' 4th smallest since 1985 -- but that's not all good news.
The Times-Picayune
The summertime low-oxygen "dead zone" along Louisiana's Gulf Coast is dramatically smaller in 2018 -- 2,720 square miles, or the size of the state of Delaware -- a team of researchers announced Tuesday (July 31).
https://www.nola.com/expo/news/erry-2018/07/9d12f7e30f9122/gulf-of-mexicos-lowoxygen-dead.html
Regional
EPA announces largest voluntary recall of trucks over faulty emissions controls
thehill.com
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday the largest voluntary recall of medium- and heavy-duty trucks following the finding of faulty emissions control systems.
The recall of roughly 500,000 trucks made from 2010 to 2015 by Cummins Inc. will be to replace a defective emissions control component that the EPA found causes excess emissions of nitrogen oxides.
