State
MDEQ issues contact advisory with Meridian creeks following weekend flooding
Meridian Star
Emergency services reported up to 6 inches of rain over a weekend of storms that damaged one Lauderdale County road and stranded several motorists.
Following the storms, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory for parts of the Sowashee and Okatibbee Creeks.
MDEQ warns against contact with Sowashee, Okatibbee creeks
WTOK
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory Monday for sections of Sowashee Creek and Okatibbee Creek in the city of Meridian.
Floodgate closes, as flooding in Mississippi Delta worsens
AP
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A floodgate in Mississippi is closed again to prevent the rising Mississippi River from spilling inland and worsening flooding in parts of the Mississippi Delta.
Creepy fish. Wild hogs. Obnoxious birds. What has their invasion done to Mississippi?
Clarion Ledger
They fly out of the water at boaters. They eat the newborn of larger animals. They drive your favorite birds from their nests. Some of them were introduced to the U.S., including Mississippi, centuries ago, but others first started creeping their way into the state just a couple of years ago.
MONROE COUNTY TORNADO DEBRIS CLEANUP EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY JUNE
WCBI
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – It was one month ago Monday that tornadoes tore through parts of Northeast Mississippi.
Oil Spill
TERN FEST AT JONES PARK
WXXV
This weekend’s weather didn’t stop Audubon of Mississippi from educating the Gulf Coast.
The second annual Tern Fest was hosted at Jones Park on Saturday. The event focuses on education of the environment and conservation.
Regional
See why auditors think groundwater authorities aren't doing enough to protect Baton Rouge aquifer
The Advocate
The local groundwater commission has failed to effectively regulate the aquifer beneath Baton Rouge, threatening further saltwater intrusion affecting the supply for industry and drinking water, state auditors wrote in a report released Monday.
National
Jury: Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case
AP
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Monday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.05 billion to a couple claiming that the company's popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers.
Trump pick to head FEMA sent to Senate for confirmation
The Hill
President Trump on Monday formally nominated Jeffrey Byard to serve as the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), three months after the previous administrator resigned.
Opinion
Andy Gipson: Out-of-state interests mobilizing against Mississippi’s working forests
Clarion Ledger
Should out-of-state interests decide what’s best for a rural Mississippi town of about 3,000 people, or should the local community decide?
Press releases
EPA Updates the National Priorities List to Clean Up Contamination and Protect Communities
05/13/2019
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is adding seven sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) where releases of contamination pose human health and environmental risks.
