State
City released from EPA consent decree
Vicksburg Post
After six years and spending an estimated $6 million in sewer repairs and upgrades, the city of Vicksburg has been released from its consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Uncontrolled release potential at Arkabutla spillway
DeSoto Times-Tribune
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) notified local authorities and emergency management personnel on Thursday of the potential for water to be released at an uncontrolled rate from Arkabutla Lake Dam, which is located 35 miles north of Marks, into the project's spillway now through Sunday.
Fishing for Trash strives to keep the Pascagoula River clean
WLOX
GAUTIER, MS (WLOX) - A group of volunteers fished for trash in the Pascagoula River in efforts to keep it clean.
NC, Mississippi to collaborate on soft shell crab experiment
AP
Scientists from North Carolina and Mississippi are working together on an experiment about whether the popular soft-shell crab can be farmed in ponds.
'He's off the charts...' This deer went on a journey like no other.
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks have been tracking deer as part of a study, but what one buck did was totally unexpected.
Mississippi's 2019 Red Snapper season to open May 24
AP
Anglers in Mississippi will soon have the chance to catch red snapper.
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN TISHOMINGO COUNTY
WCBI
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The National Weather Service says an EF-1 tornado touched down Saturday, in Tishomingo County.
Weather service confirms 2 tornadoes in Mississippi
AP
The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in northern Mississippi over the weekend.
Mississippi agency funds possible rural gas line expansion
AP
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has set up a $5 million fund that could be used to expand natural gas lines in rural areas across the state.
State Government
Revenue collections are over estimate for February, FY2019
Y’all Politics blog
Total revenue collections for the month of February FY 2019 are $44,509,777 or 15.49% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through February are $129,143,956 or 3.93% above the sine die estimate.
DPS spends $18,000 and counting to fight $200 ethics fine over records flap with lawmaker
Clarion Ledger
A cash-strapped state agency is poised to spend tens of thousands of dollars fighting a records request by a Mississippi state representative.
Regional
Spillway bays to stay open for weeks
WVUE
The Mississippi River is still rising.
State withdraws controversial hazardous waste cleanup rule changes
Times-Picayune
Proposed changes in the regulatory system used by the state Department of Environmental Quality to determine the risk of hazardous wastes in soils and when and how they should be cleaned up were withdrawn on Friday (March 8), with state officials saying they need more time to explain the changes to the public.
Westlake chlorine leak in Geismar among string of accidental releases since 2018, DEQ reports say
The Advocate
GONZALES — An unexpected shutdown at the Westlake Chemical vinyls plant in Ascension Parish overwhelmed an emergency scrubber with toxic chlorine earlier this month, leading to the release of a small amount of the gas and sending a handful of workers at a downwind plant to the hospital, state regulators said.
National
Trump formally taps David Bernhardt to succeed Zinke at Interior
The Hill
President Trump on Friday formally tapped Interior Department acting Secretary David Bernhardt to helm the agency on a permanent basis.
Second Wave of U.S. Shale Revolution Is Coming, Says I
WSJ
LONDON—The U.S. is on track to become a net petroleum exporter by 2021 and will soon after surpass Russia and rival Saudi Arabia, currently the world’s largest oil exporter, the International Energy Agency said Monday.
Can Zero-Waste Grocery Stores Make a Difference?
WSJ
BRIANNE MILLER was miles from shore when she realized she had to start a grocery store. As a marine biologist studying humpback whale habitats near Hawaii, she saw plastic wherever she looked: abandoned fishery nets, bottles, plastic crates.
Virginia, EPA to recoup nearly $64 million in cleanup costs for Portsmouth Superfund site
Daily Press
After years of wrangling over who should pay to clean up a Superfund site on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, a proposed settlement would reimburse Virginia and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency nearly $64 million.
Opinion
Here’s why South Mississippi’s fishing season is looking up, state says
Sun Herald
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are anticipating a productive 2019 fishing season in south Mississippi waters.
Press Releases
Potential for Uncontrolled Release at Arkabutla Lake Dam Spillway
USACE
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) notified local authorities and emergency management personnel on March 7 of the potential for water to be released at an uncontrolled rate from Arkabutla Lake Dam, which is located 35 miles north of Marks, Mississippi, into the project’s spillway between March 7-10.
Precautionary Flood Fight Efforts at Grenada Lake Dam Spillway
USACE
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) is taking precautionary flood fight measures at the Grenada Lake Dam in Grenada, Mississippi, due to forecasted rainfall in the region.
Vicksburg District Utilizes Flood Control Reservoirs in Yazoo Basin
USACE
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District used its four flood control reservoirs in the Yazoo Basin – Grenada, Enid, Sardis and Arkabutla lakes – to reduce the peak flow of rainfall runoff by approximately 90 percent during the unprecedented rainfall even throughout the region in February 2019.
