State
THE NEW NOXUBEE COUNTY TRASH CREW HELPS CLEANUP THE COUNTY
WCBI
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A state grant has helped make Noxubee County a cleaner place.
Volunteers pick up 4.25 tons of trash during Keep Itawamba Beautiful
Itawamba County Times
Itawamba County shed 4.25 tons of roadside trash during the two-week Keep Itawamba Beautiful event, held at the end of last month.
Recreational gray triggerfish season to close Saturday
AP
The recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish is closing this weekend.
Pascagoula River Audubon Center offering kayaking tours to discover the bayou
Mississippi Press
MOSS POINT, Miss. -- For those interested in learning more about nature, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center is offering personal kayaking tours along the bayou and surrounding waterways.
Mississippi River rising again, to crest at 50 feet
Vicksburg Post
Forecast heavy rains for the Mississippi River Basin area around the Arkansas River, could raise the Mississippi’s level at Vicksburg to 50 feet, a National Weather Service Hydrologist said.
WASTE PRO’S LOCKWOOD PROMOTED TO REGIONAL VP
Pine Belt News
Chris Lockwood, former Waste Pro divisional vice president in Southern Mississippi, has been promoted to regional vice president.
State Government
Here’s who will be in charge of Mississippi’s new lottery
Sun Herald
The person Mississippi Lottery Corp. has hired to start and run the state’s first lottery already has the experience, chairman Mike McGrevey said in an announcement Wednesday.
National
Dems look to bypass EPA with asbestos ban
The Hill
House Democrats hope to sidestep the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a bill that would ban asbestos within a year.
Researchers develop plastic that they are calling the 'Holy Grail' of recycling
The Hill
Department of Energy’s scientists announced this week that they have designed a plastic that can be recycled over and over again.
Report: Air quality harmed as Texas oil production booms
AP
DALLAS — The production of oil and natural gas in West Texas is booming but it's coming at a cost to residents who are regularly exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a report issued by an environmental group.
California to outlaw pesticide harmful to kids
AP
The nation's most productive agricultural state will ban a widely used toxic pesticide blamed for harming brain development in babies, California officials said Wednesday.
Chevron Won’t Counterbid for Anadarko
WSJ
Press Releases
EPA Contributes more than $26 Million to Mississippi’s Revolving Loan Fund to Improve Water Infrastructure
EPA Announces nearly $2.6 Billion in Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Nationwide
05/08/2019
ATLANTA (May 8, 2019) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26,305,000 in funds to assist the state of Mississippi with improving drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. This funding advances President Trump’s efforts to rebuild the country’s aging water infrastructure, create local jobs, and ensure all Americans have safe and clean water.
Interior Secretary Awards States More than $20 Million in Grants Supporting Coastal Wetlands Conservation, Recreation and Communities
State and local governments, private landowners, conservation groups and tribes will contribute an additional $26.7 million
May 8, 2019
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is awarding more than $20 million to 22 projects in 11 coastal states to protect, restore or enhance more than 7,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program.
