State
Madison home owners say city to blame for $200,000 sewer damage
WLBT
MADISON, MS (WLBT) - Residents in the exclusive Madison residential development of Reunion are cleaning up after a smelly mess they say the city caused.
Meridian Public Works plans hazardous waste collection, pothole repair, other summer projects
Meridian Star
Warmer weather and less rainfall mean that Meridian's Public Works department can begin its more ambitious projects.
Key: Solar power growing, diversifying
Commercial Dispatch
Keith Key said most people have an image of a typical solar power customer.
What is value of historic archeological site on former IP land?
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — A national non-profit organization is interested in a small piece of historical property on a portion of the former International Paper site now owned by Adams County, but the organization is not interested in the price tag on the land.
Construction to resume at Sulphur Springs Park
WLBT
MADISON COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - A Madison County park that was initially mired in controversy is moving closer to completion.
State Government
Coast lawmakers review 2019 legislative session, look ahead to 2020
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - About 200 Coast business leaders and lawmakers gathered at the Golden Nugget Tuesday morning for the Coast Chamber’s annual post-legislative briefing.
Regional
Mississippi rising again, could trigger another spillway opening
Times-Picayune
The Army Corps of Engineers is again reviewing whether to reopen the Bonnet Carre Spillway to reduce the flow of water past New Orleans, after National Weather Service forecasters said the river will rise to 16.9 feet at the Carrollton Gage on May 25, and stay at that level for six days, a corps spokesman said Tuesday (May 7).
National
New study claims 43 states expose millions to dangerous chemical in drinking water
CBS
A new report by the non-profit Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University finds people in nearly every state in the country are exposed to unhealthy drinking water. According to the researchers, 43 states have locations, including drinking water sites, contaminated with PFAS chemicals. The CDC says these chemicals have been linked to health issues that include birth defects, cancers and infertility.
Interior chief says offshore drilling plan not 'indefinitely sidelined'
The Hill
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Tuesday the department will complete development of a five-year offshore drilling plan, despite earlier comments that plan had been put on hold.
US predicts that crude production will rise to 13.1M barrels a day in 2020
Houston Chronicle
U.S. Stance on Climate Change Puts Chill in Arctic Talks
WSJ
Discussions about the future of the Arctic stumbled over U.S. opposition to collective goals on climate change, U.S. officials and participants at a gathering of top diplomats in Finland said.
VW Porsche Unit Settles German Diesel Probe for $599 Million
Bloomberg
Volkswagen AG’s Porsche sportscar unit agreed to pay 535 million euros ($599 million) to end a probe into rigged diesel engines, bringing the total amount of fines in its home country to more than 2.3 billion euros.
Opinion
As second largest single employer, shipyard’s future vital to Mississippi's economy
Sid Salter
Clarion Ledger
Only Walmart/Sam’s employs more people in Mississippi than does Ingalls Shipyards at about 12,500 employees. But Ingalls and other shipbuilders pay significantly better than Walmart.
Press Releases
EPA Awards $384,733 to the University of Florida for Coastal Habitat Restoration
05/07/2019
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (May 7, 2019) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Program announced that the University of Florida received a $384,733 cooperative agreement to focus on coastal habitat restoration.
Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives
WASHINGTON –Today, in support of the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service and the Northern Border Regional Commission in announcing assistance to help 15 communities with revitalization strategies that boost the local economy, improve health, and protect the environment.
Recreational Gray Triggerfish season to close May 11
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Open Ocean Trustees Release Monitoring and Adaptive Management Strategy
