State
MDEQ awards solid waste assistance grant to Monroe County
Monroe Journal
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded Monroe County a solid waste assistance grant of $14,362 that will be used for a solid waste enforcement officer program.
Delivery of new garbage carts begins next week
Itawamba County residents should begin to receive their new trackable garbage bins, part of a $1.6-million upgrade to the county’s solid waste system, by the first week of December.
TEAM WASTE GETS CITY CONTRACT
South Reporter
Team Waste of Memphis, Tenn., was awarded the solid household waste collection and disposal contract at a recent Holly Springs Board of Aldermen meeting.
Oyster season now open for the next seven days
WLOX
Oyster fishermen were out on the water bright and early Thursday morning after marine officials opened the season back up for a seven-day harvest.
State Government
3 members of Mississippi House are elected to judicial posts
AP
Three Mississippi legislators have won judicial posts, so special elections will be held to fill their state House seats.
Oil Spill
State eyes Deepwater Horizon money for land deal
Daily Commercial
TALLAHASSEE — Florida officials are looking at using money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to help shield timber land in Dixie County from future development.
Regional
This town is like thousands that are vulnerable to contaminated water, with no fix in sight
CNN
Virginia Tech engineering Professor Marc Edwards watched as water flowed from a garden hose in Enterprise, Louisiana. As he moved a jar to catch a sample, the color changed from clear to brown.
Researchers suddenly see alarming spike in dolphin deaths across southwest Florida
WFLA
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - Over the past few days, an alarming number of dead dolphins have washed ashore along southwest Florida beaches, including in the Tampa Bay area.
If you spot a dead or injured dolphin, immediately call a wildlife rescue expert.
National
The Energy 202: Trump's EPA chief said there was 'no political review' of climate report.
Washington Post
By all accounts, the Trump administration took a hands-off approach in crafting a recent major climate report that outlined the dire economic effects to come from climate change in the United States.
EPA chief criticizes climate report over ‘worst-case scenario’
The Hill
Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler joined others in the Trump administration Wednesday in criticizing last week’s major climate change report for describing a “worst-case scenario.”
World's largest pork producer to harness methane gas to fight climate change
The Hill
The world's largest pork producer Smithfield Foods will work with Virginia-based Dominion Energy to harness methane gas from the thousands of pigs Smithfield rears each year.
Incoming Oklahoma governor picks Pruitt ally for top environment post
The Hill
Oklahoma Gov.-elect Kevin Stitt (R) on Wednesday tapped a close ally of former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruittto be the state’s top environmental official.
Press releases
For Immediate Release
For More information contact:
Keala J. Hughes, Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations
Direct: 504-717-7235
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has begun planning the Bayou DuLarge Ridge, Marsh and Hydrologic Restoration project, funded by the RESTORE Council. This $5.2 million planning project is one of the projects funded from the Council-Selected Restoration Component’s Initial Funded Priorities List. Ridge, Marsh and Hydrologic Restoration Projects such as this one have been instrumental in preserving and restoring critical habitat along the coast of Louisiana. The project's location provides a unique opportunity to manage salinity intrusion into a vast area where salinity was historically and naturally moderated through intact land features. By restoring natural salinity levels, the project can help protect and restore certain types of wetlands that are harmed by the intrusion of high salinity waters. The project will benefit a total 540 acres of habitat restoration.
