State
Gordon’s heavy rains wash away rural Mississippi dam
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials said that a dam is breaching on the edge of Mississippi’s Delta region after heavy rains during Tropical Storm Gordon.
Officials Continue to Monitor Carroll County Dam Breach
Delta Daily News
State officials are continuing to monitor the breach of a watershed lake near Black Hawk that caused the evacuation of two homes and prompted the temporary closure of a nearby highway over the weekend.
As costs balloon, Mississippi Delta city slows sewer work
AP
GREENVILLE, MISS.
A Mississippi Delta city is struggling to pay for sewer repairs.
McComb water plant facing expensive repairs
Enterprise-Journal
McComb needs to put some serious money into its water plant.
Rare sea turtles to be released after being treated by IMMS
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Life is good for a sea turtle at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, but there’s no place like home.
ABERDEEN RESIDENTS HOST CLEANUP DAY
WCBI
ABERDEEN, Miss.(WCBI) – The city of Aberdeen is looking a lot cleaner after residents got together for a clean-up day.
Dixie Cups: Trash Can Friday is back again
Oxford Eagle
Few things bring a twinkle to the eye of every Rebel football fan like Trash Can Fridays, the official calling card of game day.
State Government
Analysis: Mississippi in line for savings account boost
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi may be making its first big deposit into its savings account in several years, but state government is still lacks enough savings to ride out a substantial downtown in revenues.
Will Mississippi quit electing transportation commissioners?
Clarion Ledger
Chances are good that next year will be the last time Mississippians elect their three transportation commissioners.
National
With a shrinking EPA, Trump delivers on his promise to cut government
Washington Post
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency “in almost every form. We’re going to have little tidbits left, but we’re going to take a tremendous amount out.”
EPA boss says Superfund cleanups in are a priority while visiting Montana
AP
BILLINGS — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited two contaminated mining sites in Montana on Friday as the agency faces pressure to speed cleanup work that's dragged on for more than three decades.
EPA watchdog to probe Superfund Task Force
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) internal watchdog is probing a task force former Administrator Scott Pruitt launched to help with contaminated Superfund site cleanups.
Zinke opens more wildlife refuges to hunting
The Hill
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Friday allowed for new or expanded hunting or fishing at 30 wildlife refuges.
VW fights investors as diesel-scandal cost seen topping $35b
A legal battle with thousands of investors is heating up in the German carmaker’s own backyard
Bloomberg
Berlin: Volkswagen AG’s bill for cheating on diesel emissions could potentially top €30 billion ($35 billion; Dh127.76 billion) as a legal battle with thousands of investors heats up in the German carmaker’s own backyard.
Press Releases
Secretary Zinke Expands Hunting and Fishing Opportunities at 30 of America’s National Wildlife Refuges
9/7/2018
WASHINGTON – Continuing his efforts to increase access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will open more than 251,000 acres to new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 30 national wildlife refuges across the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System.
