State
Scent mister system installed at Pascagoula-Moss Point wastewater plant
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - It smells a little sweeter in downtown Pascagoula thanks to a scent mister system at the Pascagoula-Moss Point wastewater plant.
YAZOO CITY AWARDED $300,000 CLEANUP GRANT
Yazoo Herald
Yazoo City has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Environmental Protection Agency for brownfield site revitalization to redevelop vacant and unused properties, transforming communities and improve the local economy.
Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that’s been underwater since February, one of the state’s U.S. senators on Wednesday asked President Donald Trump to order temporary pumps to the area to begin pumping water over the levee and into the already-swollen Mississippi River.
'There won’t be any wildlife left to speak of after this event’: Animals continue to suffer through prolonged flood in South Delta
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - This week, South Delta residents are sharing pictures of the latest roadkill on Facebook.
Outlook for alligator nests, hatchlings appears grim in the south Delta due to flood
Clarion Ledger
Alligators are apex predators and fear little, if anything, other than man. But for the youngest of alligators, the south Delta flooding could be the end due to a number of potentially deadly complications.
DELTA COUNCIL LOOKS AT ISSUES AFFECTING RESIDENTS
Bolivar Commercial
Flooding and flood protection was the major topic at the 84th annual meeting of Delta Council Friday.
Wicker, Palazzo support call for federal fisheries disaster declaration
WLOX
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Steven Palazzo wrote U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in support of Gov. Phil Bryant’s request for a federal fisheries disaster declaration related to the opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway.
Deer Island oyster farm hard hit by spillway freshwater intrusion
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) -There’s little doubt the saltwater environment of the Mississippi Sound has been adversely affected by freshwater intrusion from the opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway. However, the damage is greatest at the oyster aquaculture farm south of Deer Island. Freshwater and oysters don’t mix.
Low Reservoir water levels lead to alligator problem
WAPT
Reservoir residents are complaining more and more about alligators coming too close for comfort.
Keep Canton Beautiful is constructing outdoor classroom off South Hickory
Madison County Journal
An eco-friendly community hub dubbed an outdoor classroom is being erected on a neglected lot just off the historic square in Canton.
MORTON’S MEEKS INDUCTED TO MS WILDLIFE HALL OF FAME
Scott County Times
Morton native Paul Meeks has been making nationally renowned turkey calls for more than 40 years, and last Friday night he was inducted into the Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Foundation Hall of Fame. The master turkey hunter was recognized and honored for his contributions to the Mississippi wildlife community over the last four decades.
MDWFP releases 2019-2020 hunting dates, bag limits
NewsMS
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife has released the hunting dates and bag limits for the 2019-2020 season.
More battlefield land preserved with NPS grant
Vicksburg Post
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has received a $109,806 grant from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Trust to preserve a section of the Champion Hill Battlefield.
Oil Spill
Behind-the-fences look at progress of Mississippi Aquarium
WLOX
MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM UPDATE
WXXV
If you’ve driven down Highway 90 recently you may have noticed the continued construction by Jones Park. That’s the future site of the Mississippi Aquarium as they continue to inch closer to opening.
Regional
Environmental groups fear Memphis coal plant cleanup may put arsenic in Mississippi River
Commercial Appeal
The Tennessee Valley Authority is ready to clean up and demolish the Allen Fossil plant in South Memphis.
DEQ asks Jeff Landry for permission to sue Denka over chloroprene emissions in St. John Parish
The Advocate
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is asking state Attorney General Jeff Landry for permission to sue Denka Performance Elastomer, saying the chemical company that for years has been embroiled in controversy over its emissions of chloroprene has violated the Clean Air Act.
Louisiana parish wins $500,000 federal grant to help clean polluted areas
AP
MONROE — A northern Louisiana parish has received a nearly $500,000 federal grant to redevelop more than a dozen abandoned industrial and commercial sites.
National
Trump administration proposes overhaul on environmental regulations managing federal forests
The Hill
A new proposed rule from the U.S. Forest Service designed to make environmental reviews more efficient would shortcut important oversight of industry plans, environmentalists say.
Roundup ingredient found in cereals marketed toward kids: study
The Hill
A key chemical used in controversial pesticide Roundup is found in a number of name-brand cereals and granolas, a study out Wednesday found.
Is Your Home at Risk of Flooding? The Data Is Hard to Find
Flood maps are outdated and information about whether a property has flooded before isn’t always disclosed
WSJ
When Heather Gaker found the perfect sage-green beach house in Boynton Beach, Fla., four years ago, she hired multiple inspectors and researched the property’s flood history. Finding no serious history of flooding, she used most of her retirement savings to buy it with cash.
The Race to Become the Beyond Meat of Fish
Bloomberg
Salmon has become the guinea pig of the seas when it comes to using technology to supplement falling fish populations. Now it’s moved onto land—and into the laboratory.
Jerry Jones Is Betting on Natural Gas. Should You?
WSJ
U.S. natural gas prices have fallen to three-year lows at a time of year when they should be rising. Shares of gas producers are in the pits. But Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, has bet more than $1 billion on the fuel.
Press Releases
EPA announces FY 2020-2023 Priorities for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
06/12/2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced seven enforcement and compliance assurance priority areas for fiscal years 2020-2023. Six of the seven priorities are National Compliance Initiatives (NCIs), which will be led by EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA). For the seventh priority area, OECA will contribute to the agency’s implementation of the Lead Action Plan, which was issued by the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children in December 2018.
NFWF Announces $2 Million in Grants to Benefit Forests and Wetlands within the Greater Mississippi Alluvial Valley
NFWF
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 11, 2019) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced six conservation grants totaling $2 million to restore, enhance and protect forest and wetland habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV). The grants will generate $2.3 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of nearly $4.3 million across Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model
Improved model will boost weather forecasts across the U.S.
NOAA
June 12, 2019
NOAA’s flagship weather model — the Global Forecast System (GFS) — is undergoing a significant upgrade today to include a new dynamical core called the Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere (FV3). This upgrade will drive global numerical weather prediction into the future with improved forecasts of severe weather, winter storms, and tropical cyclone intensity and track.
