State
Hattiesburg announces water reporting violations
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker announced two water system reporting violations during a Monday press conference.
State Government
Governor appoints new District Attorney of the 20th Circuit Court District
WLBT
Governor Phil Bryan has appointed a new District Attorney of the 20th Circuit Court District to replace Congressman-elect Michael Guest, who will soon represent the state’s Third Congressional District.
More than 500 Mississippi bridges remain closed
WLBT
We’re following up on a story that we’ve covered extensively in 2018.
The complaints have been similar in all corners of the state this year as more bridges were forced to close, causing residents to add to their commute times and worry about how that could impact their safety in an emergency.
National
New Jersey rejoins regional state climate initiative
The Hill
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Monday that the state will rejoin a region-wide carbon cutting initiative after having pulled out under former Gov. Chris Christie (R).
Leading contenders emerge to replace Zinke as Interior secretary
The Hill
The likely contenders have experience on congressional committees overseeing the Interior Department or hail from western states, an important factor considering Interior's outsized influence in the West.
Press Releases
Miss. Senator’s Bill Will Boost Recreational Fishing, Marine Management
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate passed his legislation, the “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act.”
Endangered Mississippi sandhill cranes reintroduced to the wild
White Oak Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife move three cranes to Mississippi refuge
December 17, 2018
Yulee, Florida — White Oak Conservation is pleased to announce that three endangered Mississippi sandhill cranes that hatched this spring at White Oak were reintroduced to the wild last week at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge near Gautier, Mississippi.
State Environmental Commissioners Announce Executive Director
Washington, DC – The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), the national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental commissioners, formally announced today the selection of Donald S. Welsh as Executive Director.
https://www.ecos.org/documents/press-release-announcing-new-ecos-executive-director-2/
NFWF and USFWS Award More Than $149,000 in Grant Funding to National Wildlife Refuge Friends Organizations
Eighteen grants conserve habitat, improve public access to National Wildlife Refuges across the country
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 17, 2018) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $149,000 in grants to support on-the-ground conservation, capacity building, public access enhancements and education, and peer-to-peer workshops within the National Wildlife Refuge System in 17 states across the country.
