State
Spillway opening could impact Coast seafood supplies
WLOX
For the first time in the 89-year history of the Bonnet Carré Spillway, it has been opened for a second consecutive year. That’s good news to ease flooding concerns along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and at points farther north, but it is not so good for the Gulf Coast.
CPU Detractors a No-show Second Time in a Row
Delta Daily News
The Clarksdale Public Utilities board met Monday and although Marvin Reddix and Stanley Clark were on the agenda, carried over from two weeks ago, they did not appear in person but delivered a memo to Clarksdale Press Register reporter Josh Troy. T
Columbus Avenue closed for sewer fix
Neshoba Democrat
Sewer line repairs that have caused a city street to be closed in Philadelphia are expected to be complete by the end of next week.
City litter ordinance explained
Chickasaw Journal
HOUSTON – Litter has a cost to every community and Houston will soon have the tools to make litterbugs share that burden and pay for their crime.
GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT TOURS THE DEVASTATION
WCBI
Governor Phil Bryant toured the city of Columbus Wednesday to see the devastation.
He visited some of the hardest hit areas hit areas from Saturday’s tornado.
State Government
Gluckstadt’s future in judge’s hand
Madison County Journal
The Gluckstadt incorporation case now rests in the hands of a Madison County Chancery Court Judge following the conclusion of court proceedings shortly before noon last Friday.
Regional
Federal judge: Why hasn't 15-year gulf oil leak been stopped?
WWL
As work crews arrived at the site of Taylor Energy’s 15-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal judge in New Orleans repeatedly asked lawyers for both Taylor and the U.S. Coast Guard why it’s taken so long to act.
Navy hands out bottled water after Saufley Field well water tests show high levels of PFAS
PNJ
The Navy is distributing bottled drinking water to some residents who live on the west side of Saufley Field after initial well water testing exceeded levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
National
Show Us Your Climate Risks, Investors Tell Companies
WSJ
Companies are under more pressure than ever to disclose their exposure to climate-change risks.
U.S. EPA 'very likely' to finish E15 gasoline rule by summer: Perdue
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday he had been reassured by his counterpart at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency would “very likely” finish its rule allowing year-round sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline in time for summer driving season.
Press releases
EPA Announces Development of Water Reuse Action Plan
EPA will work across the water sector to lead the development of an integrated management approach for our Nation’s water resources
02/27/2019
WASHINGTON — Today, at a summit in San Francisco, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the development of a Water Reuse Action Plan that will leverage the expertise of both industry and government to ensure the effective use of the nation’s water resources.
Vicksburg District Starts Daily Flood Fight Patrols
USACE
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District began daily patrols of flood control works, such as levees, floodwalls, relief wells, pumping stations and reservoirs, Feb. 25 due to forecasted high water on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
