State
Rez officials vote for trash bucket requirement
Clarion Ledger
With a continuing problem of litter at the Barnett Reservoir spillway and other banks of the lake, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District has voted in favor of requiring all anglers fishing from the banks carry a dedicated trash receptacle or possibly face fines.
Clarksdale Approves Referendum to Dissolve CPU Board
DeltaDailyNews
At yesterday’s meeting Clarksdale’s mayor and commissioners acknowledged a petition signed by about 70 concerned citizens calling for an investigation into the Clarksdale Public Utility commissioners.
Greenwood Area Chosen for Mississippi’s Largest Solar Plant
DeltaDailyNews
A Mississippi power cooperative yesterday announced plans for what will be the largest solar electric plant in the state at a site near Greenwood.
Retailer adds medication drop-off box
DeSoto Times-Tribune
DeSoto County is now a home for a program undertaken by two companies in Mississippi to fight an escalating drug and opioid problem.
Mississippi reaches 37 West Nile virus cases so far in 2018
AP
Two central Mississippi counties are reporting four new cases of West Nile virus, bringing the state’s total to 37 so far this year.
State Government
Auditor Wants Nearly $1M Back from Clarksdale Embezzlers
DeltaDailyNews
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White was in Clarksdale yesterday to officially announce the conclusion of a year-long embezzlement investigation.
Oil Spill
Why is Biloxi spending $10,000 a month for a lobbyist?
Sun Herald
Councilmen last week questioned why the city should renew a contract for a lobbyist at $10,000 a month when the council has no report of progress or future plans.
National
Trump admin appeals ruling ordering EPA to ban pesticide
The Hill
The Trump administration is appealing a federal court ruling ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Court orders EPA to implement Obama chemical plant rule
The Hill
A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start enforcing a chemical plant safety rule that the Trump administration tried to delay.
Trump officials roll back Obama oil train safety rule
The Hill
The Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology.
Biggest energy companies pledge 20 percent methane emissions reduction
Houston Chronicle
A newly expanded climate initiative of the largest energy companies worldwide pledged Monday to reduce its methane emissions by more than 20 percent by 2025.
Judge reinstates federal protections for grizzly bears, blocks planned fall hunting season
USA Today
Overruling Trump administration officials, a federal judge in Montana has reinstated legal protections for grizzly bears living in and around Yellowstone National Park and blocked planned hunts in Wyoming and Idaho.
Press Releases
Delta Waterfowl Welcomes New Regional Director in the Southeastern United States
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — Franz Schnabl is Delta Waterfowl’s new regional events director for Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
