State
Trump EPA weighs reviving massive Mississippi flood project
AP
As Mississippi’s governor toured massive flooding in the state, the Trump administration said Wednesday that it is giving another look to a long-dead flood control and drainage project in the Mississippi Delta that had been killed by the George W. Bush administration because of its potential impact on wetlands and wildlife.
Hundreds turn out to vent about Kerr-McGee site
Commercial Dispatch
A crowd of at least 300 filled the Columbus Municipal Complex to vent frustrations over the Kerr-McGee site in north Columbus Monday night.
Endangered Frog Case Sent Back to US District Judge
AP
A federal appeals court has returned a lawsuit over an endangered frog to the judge who ruled that Louisiana timberland can be critical habitat for frogs now found only in Mississippi.
Glass recycling program ends in Ocean Springs
WLOX
Brittany Gianelloni spends a lot of time cleaning and organizing homes and businesses.
As she declutters, she aims to be as environmentally conscious as possible, but a recent change in Ocean Springs means she’ll have to keep glass out of the recycling bin.
Lincoln County ready for cleanup
Daily Leader
Dumpster Days are underway and organizers are expecting tons of rubbish to fill the huge bins that will be set up in District 1 today through Saturday for the Great American Cleanup.
GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN-UP KICK-OFF SATURDAY
Simpson County News
April 6th and the Great American Clean-up Kickoff are right around the corner. Because of limited space, we are asking everyone to park at the Magee Sportsplex for the Great McNair Springs Clean-up. Shuttle buses will be there to ferry people to the site and back.
City to hold anti-litter campaign meeting
New Albany Gazette
The City of New Albany wants you! To Team Up to Clean Up.
Homes threatened as wildfire burns hundreds of acres in Jackson County
WLOX
A wildfire in Jackson County has already burned over 500 acres of land Wednesday, and as of 7:50 p.m., forestry officials say it’s only 40-50 percent contained.
Work is ongoing to reopen Tenn-Tom Waterway
WTVA
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) - Work continues to try and get the Tenn-Tombigbee Waterway opened from Iuka to Mobile following recent flooding.
City moves to supply water at Hive business park
Daily Journal
With a potential tenant taking a look at the Hive, City Hall is moving forward with plans to supply water at Lee County’s newest industrial park.
Oil Spill
Bel-Aire students participate in Watershed Project
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - The great outdoors served as the classroom for some Harrison County students Wednesday.
This Coast firefighter was healthy before cleaning up BP oil. Later, he couldn’t breathe.
Sun Herald
A doctor in the office where Blaine McGill worked as a security guard noticed McGill was struggling for breath.
Regional
Memphis Drinking Water Safe; TVA Says It Will Take 9 Years To Clean Up Coal Ash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - If there is one thing Memphis folks are proud of, it’s the water. Some of the best in the country.
Commission formally pulls $15K grant for tire redemption program amid property tax questions
WMC
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Wednesday, Shelby County Commissioners formally rescinded a $15,000 grant offered to Refurban Recycling to carry out a city/county tire redemption program that eventually ended up in court.
Army Corps of Engineers expects to close spillway in two weeks
WDSU
NEW ORLEANS —The Bonnet Carre Spillway is expected to close in two weeks, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
National
Plastic bag bans gain steam in liberal states
The Hill
New Democratic majorities in several New England state legislatures are debating bans on plastic grocery bags, straws and styrofoam containers, kicking off a high-stakes lobbying fight between environmental groups and an industry that employs nearly 25,000 Americans across the country.
Kroger begins to dump single-use plastic bags
WLBT
(Gray News) – At Kroger it will soon be BYOB – bring your own bag.
The grocery giant announced that single-use plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past.
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
New Yorker
If, on a certain evening about sixty-six million years ago, you had stood somewhere in North America and looked up at the sky, you would have soon made out what appeared to be a star. If you watched for an hour or two, the star would have seemed to grow in brightness, although it barely moved. That’s because it was not a star but an asteroid, and it was headed directly for Earth at about forty-five thousand miles an hour. Sixty hours later, the asteroid hit. The air in front was compressed and violently heated, and it blasted a hole through the atmosphere, generating a supersonic shock wave. The asteroid struck a shallow sea where the Yucatán peninsula is today. In that moment, the Cretaceous period ended and the Paleogene period began.
Press Releases
North Mississippi CWD Management Zone expands
MDWFP
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has collected more than 7,600 samples for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) since October 1, 2018.
NFWF Announces Release of the National Coastal Resilience Fund 2019 Request for Proposals
The National Coastal Resilience Fund will award up to $29 million in grant funding to enhance coastal communities’ natural defenses against severe weather and flooding
WASHINGTON D.C. (April 3, 2019) –The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation(NFWF) today announced the release of the 2019 Request for Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), which provides grant funding to restore, increase and strengthen natural infrastructure to protect coastal communities, while also enhancing habitats for fish and wildlife.
