State
MDEQ issues Water Contact Advisory for Hontokalo Creek in Scott County
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory today for Hotokalo Creek in Scott County.
MDEQ issues water contact advisory Scott County creek
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a water contact advisory for Hontokalo Creek in Scott County.
Water contact advisory issued for Hontokalo Creek in Scott County
WAPT
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory for a creek in Scott County.
City Interested in Loan
Northside Sun
Jackson could get some much-needed help in addressing its water and sewer infrastructure needs in the form of a long-term, low-interest loan.
BUSY SUMMER
Northside Sun
Four projects affecting some 81,000 motorists daily are moving forward, following votes by the Jackson City Council.
…Finally, the city awarded a $47,900 contract to Southern Consultants to plan sewer repairs along Ridgewood Road. A sewer main there collapsed months ago, forcing the city to block off a portion of the south-bound lane between Northside and Meadowbrook.
MEETING TO DISCUSS THE OPENING OF THE BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WXXV
The second opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway has been a hot topic here on the Coast. The freshwater being pushed into the Mississippi Sound from there makes the water unlivable for marine life.
Emotions run high at spillway town hall meeting
WLOX
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Concern is continuing to grow over the historic second opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana. This second opening is now into its 20th day.
A CONVERSATION WITH PRESLEY ON SOUTHERN OUTDOORS UNLIMITED
Northside Sun
Joseph Presley serves as vice president of Southern Outdoors Unlimited. The nonprofit serves as a way to get children with disabilities to experience the outdoors through hunting and fishing excursions across the state. The Madison native recently spoke with Sun reporter Nikki Rowell about the mission of the organization and events they host throughout the year.
State Government
Former US Sen. Thad Cochran, ‘Quiet Persuader,’ dies at 81
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In the Washington political scene of bombast and big egos, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi wielded power with a quiet, gentlemanly demeanor.
Oil Spill
Audit finds a few flaws in nonprofit distributing oil spill money
NWF Daily News
The Florida Auditor General Office’s annual operational audit of Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. recently found several areas in which the nonprofit corporation needs improvement.
In response, Triumph’s attorney stated that the group agrees with each of the auditor’s recommendations.
Regional
Mississippi River spillway opening postponed to June 6
AP
Plans to open a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana for the third time ever have been put off for four days because the river's rising more slowly than expected.
Morganza opening may drown the livelihoods of thousands of Gulf fishermen
WWL
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is supporting a Gulf-wide coalition that wants FEMA to declare a state of emergency specific to Gulf seafood and its related industries.
National
Trump Administration Lifts Summer Ethanol Ban
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has decided to approve expanded use of ethanol fuel, a move that will help corn farmers hurt by the trade conflict with China—and that might pay political dividends for President Trump in farm-belt states such as Iowa.
Hundreds of roads under water as historic flooding breaches levees and threatens communities
CNN
Heavy rains in the Midwest are causing levees to breach along the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers, which may put thousands of homes in danger.
Hundreds of meat-eating fish with razor sharp teeth released in Arizona lake
USA Today
PHOENIX – A meat eating, tiger-striped predator with a mouthful of sharp teeth has been released in a remote Arizona lake. On purpose.
Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Glyphosate, AKA Roundup
NPR
John Draper and I are sitting in the cab of a tractor on the research farm he manages for the University of Maryland, alongside the Chesapeake Bay. Behind us, there's a sprayer. "So, away we go!" Draper says. He pushes a button, and we start to move. A fine mist emerges from nozzles on the arms of the sprayer.
Press Releases
EPA Awards Student Teams Funding to Solve Environmental and Public Health Challenges
05/30/2019
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces more than $450,000 in funding for six Phase II student teams as part of the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program. T
