State
Tupelo expected to approve proposal to work with Pontotoc, New Albany
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Tupelo city leaders are being asked to team up with two other cities to help locate potentially contaminated sites.
HATTIESBURG GETS MDEQ $75,000 SOLID WASTE ASSISTANCE GRANT
Hub City Spokes
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded the city of Hattiesburg a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 that will be used by the city for a household hazardous waste collection program.
The ongoing fight to keep the Pearl River clean
WJTV
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - As flood water along the Pearl River recedes a much larger problem is rising to the surface.
Tupelo to vote on wastewater treatment agreement
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Tupelo city council is expected to approve a contract with a private company to oversee operations of the city's wastewater treatment plant.
Sewer line extension approved by Ecru Board
Pontotoc Progress
Ecru Aldermen opened the first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 2 by approving bills and accepting grant resolutions.
Attention, Miss. hunters: Flooding causes more closures, but other WMAs begin to reopen
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi River flooding has triggered the closure of another hunting zone except for waterfowl hunting.
MDOT helps monitor chronic wasting disease
NewsMS
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is assisting the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) in its efforts to monitor an infectious deer disease.
WASTE PRO RATE INCREASE IN OCEAN SPRINGS
WXXV
Ocean Springs residents who use Waste Pro for their recycling and trash needs can expect a rate increase soon.
Amory aldermen adopt floodplain ordinance
Monroe Journal
AMORY – During its Jan. 2 meeting, the board of aldermen approved a floodplain ordinance for the city.
BAXTER BUILDING ADDITION
Bolivar Commercial
Baxter International recently began work on an addition to its plant in Cleveland.
State Government
State auditor looks to improve efficiency and eliminate waste at MDOT
WTVA
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - State Auditor Shad White is looking for any possible savings among the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
Pascagoula mayor announces intent to seek Public Service Commission seat
Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Mayor Dane Maxwell held a press conference on Wednesday announcing his candidacy for the Southern District of Mississippi Public Service Commission seat.
Oil Spill
MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM UPDATE
WXXV
Construction for the Coast’s first accredited aquarium remains on schedule for the end of 2019 to early 2020.
National
EPA Nominee Andrew Wheeler Pledges to Ease Burdensome Environmental Regulations
WSJ
At confirmation hearing, Trump’s EPA pick vows to advance a deregulatory agenda
Washington Post
Andrew Wheeler, a former fossil fuel industry lobbyist whom President Trump nominated earlier this month to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told a key Senate panel Wednesday that he would continue the administration’s aggressive reversal of environmental rules even as Democrats asked him why he wasn’t doing more to curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change.
Democrats hit Trump EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday called climate change “a huge issue” but not the “greatest crisis” and drew fire from Democrats at his confirmation hearing over the regulatory rollbacks he’s made in six months as the agency’s acting administrator.
Press Releases
Location for 2019 Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program updated
BILOXI, Miss. –The state Commission on Marine Resources voted Tuesday that the crab trap closure, set to take place Feb. 7 through Feb. 16, 2019, for commercial and recreational crab fishermen, will be in effect in all Mississippi territorial bays, bayous and territorial waters located one-half mile of the mainland shoreline.
2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference Explores Future Directions of Response and Restoration in the Gulf
Experts Discuss How Advances in Fundamental Science Can Shape Future Directions of Response Strategies and Inform Resource Management Beyond Oil Spills
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Join scientists at the 2019 GoMOSES conference as they discuss how research conducted since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will inform strategic policy and operational decision making in the Gulf of Mexico. By highlighting new discoveries and reflecting on this body of research, participants will assess the current knowledge of oil spill response, impact of oil spills on ecosystems and people, and strategies for effective recovery and restoration.
NFWF Announces Release of Resilient Communities Program 2019 Request for Proposals
Washington D.C. (January 16, 2019) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Resilient Communities program in partnership with Wells Fargo.
