Gordon
Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens overnight. Here’s when to expect the rain and wind.
Sun Herald
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service In New Orleans say Tropical Storm Gordon strengthened slightly overnight as it heads toward the Gulf Coast. Hanccok, Harrison and Jackson counties remain under a hurricane warning.
FIRST ALERT: Gordon slows down slightly; center track is critical
WLOX
Continuing to track Gordon in the Gulf. It has decreased its moving speed by 2 miles per hour. A hurricane is expected to make landfall tonight in or near South Mississippi.
Governor Bryant declares state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Gordon
WLBT
Governor Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency Monday night.
Mandatory evacuation ordered at Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach harbors
WLOX
With Tropical Storm Gordon bearing down on the coast and a hurricane warning in place, boat owners at Mississippi Gulf Coast harbors are scrambling to either secure or evacuate their vessels.
National Seashore areas closing due to hurricane watch
WLOX
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials have closed the national seashore islands including East and West Ship, Horn, Cat, Petit Bois, and West Petit Bois Islands, as well as, the Davis Bayou Area to all public access and use due to the potential impacts from Tropical Storm Gordon.
State
Ingalls awards $68M contract to rebuild Mississippi shipyard
Sun Herald
A construction company says it has won a $68 million contract to help rebuild part of a Pascagoula shipyard that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Associated Press reports.
State Government
Analysis: Mississippi lawmakers cut knots on road funding
AP
When Mississippi lawmakers met in special session to deal with transportation funding, they agreed relatively quickly on issues that had been tangled in arguments for months or years.
Oil Spill
Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park opens in Biloxi, and there’s big plans for the bait shop
Sun Herald
The long-awaited Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park has opened, providing free admission to experience fishing, crabbing, walking, kayaking and more on Biloxi’s Back Bay.
National
EPA watchdog to probe scientific integrity
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal watchdog is auditing how the agency deals with issues of scientific integrity.
Trump taps new chief for National Park Service
The Hill
President Trump plans to nominate the current chief of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park to lead the National Park Service (NPS), the White House announced Friday.
In America’s Hottest Drilling Spot, Gas Is Going Up in Smoke
WSJ
In America’s busiest oil field, roughly $1 million worth of natural gas is burned away every day, going to waste.
At water-starved Lake Mead and Lake Powell, 'the crisis is already real,' scientists say
USA Today
Press Releases
Secretary Zinke Applauds Nomination of David Vela for National Park Service Director
WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela to serve as the director of the National Park Service.
