State
MDEQ warns residents about algae at Hancock County beaches
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality advised residents and visitors, as well as pets, to avoid contact with certain waterways that contain blue-green algae, including swimming.
ALGAE THAT CAN CAUSE RASHES, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA AND VOMITING CLOSE HANCOCK COUNTY BEACHES
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued closures Saturday for the beaches in Hancock County due to a harmful algal bloom developing in the area.
MISSISSIPPI LEADERS TO DISCUSS BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY WITH U.S. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS
WXXV
Mississippi leaders are preparing for an important meeting Monday that will play a key role in what happens next as trillions of gallons of freshwater spill into the Mississippi Sound killing marine life and business along our coast.
Delta backwater pumps: Lobbyists take plea to US president
WJTV
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks supports the push for pumps in the Delta backwater.
Trump approves disaster aid for Warren County for April tornadoes
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg and Warren County will be able to get some reimbursement for cleanup from the April tornadoes that hit the area.
JACKSON APPROVES CONTRACT FOR EUBANKS DESIGN WORK
Northside Sun
Jackson is poised to take another bite out of its consent decree requirements, following the recent approval of a contract to design work for the Eubanks Creek interceptor repair project.
The interceptor is a major sewer main that serves residents and businesses in Fondren.
Hancock County Water and Sewer breaks ground on Lagan Street Phase II In BSL
Sea Coast Echo
The Hancock County Water and Sewer District on Wednesday hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the Lagan Street Phase II Water Project in Bay St. Louis' Ward 6.
WORLD HYDROGRAPHY DAY
WXXV
Today is World Hydrography Day! Those with the University of Southern Mississippi’s hydrography program took today to show off all that they do.
Camp, fish and paddle on this 'undiscovered' Mississippi gem
Clarion Ledger
The Buttahatchee River in northeast Mississippi is considered one of Mississippi's most pristine waterways, and more easy public access to the river is expected later this year.
Oil Spill
Navarre Beach gulf side improvements open on Tuesday
PNJ
Navarre residents, visitors and community leaders plan to gather Tuesday to celebrate the completion of nearly $2 million in renovations and additions to Navarre Beach Marine Park.
Regional
Algae bloom rising in Lake Pontchartrain, so stay out of the water and avoid lake fish, health department warns
Times-Picayune
Louisiana health officials are urging people to not touch the water in Lake Pontchartrain where a potentially large algae bloom is developing.
Giant squid captured on camera for the first time in the US
CNN
Few scientists get to just go on a mission for the sake of exploring. Even fewer get to encounter rarely seen images of animals in their natural habitat. But a group of scientists on a research mission in the Gulf of Mexico got to do both.
National
High-stakes legal fight looms over Trump pollution rule
The Hill
Democratic state attorney generals and environmental groups are gearing up for what is expected to be a precedent-setting legal battle with the Trump administration over its rollback of an Obama-era power plant pollution rule.
Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the World
Bloomberg
The most astonishing thing about cement is how much air pollution it produces.
Manufacturing the stone-like building material is responsible for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the trucks in the world.
EPA finalizes rule allowing less lead in dust in older homes
ABC
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday finalized standards that would allow less lead in paint dust in older buildings, the first concrete step in the administration's action planto protect kids from exposure to lead.
Plastic Bans: What You Need to Know
Single-use plastics have become a focal point for lawmakers seeking to reduce waste, but the industry is pushing back
WSJ
Cities and states across the U.S. have been enacting a flurry of restrictions on single-use plastics.
Public to be notified when city discharges sewage into Merrimack
Lowell Sun
LOWELL — When sewage enters the Merrimack River, the public must be notified, according to a new permit issued to the Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility.
Illinois pollution board rules Waukegan lakefront coal plant polluted groundwater with coal ash
Chicago Tribune
NRG Energy’s Waukegan Generating Station located on Lake Michigan’s shoreline polluted the ground water with coal ash, an Illinois regulatory agency ruled Thursday.
Arsenic found in bottled water brands sold at Whole Foods, Target and Walmart
WCTV
High levels of arsenic are showing up in bottled water sold at Whole Foods, Target, Walmart and other vendors.
The Problem With Buying Dinosaurs
Scientists worry that a booming market in fossils means higher prices and potential frauds.
WSJ
Dinosaurs are in the news these days, but it’s not always for happy reasons. While paleontologists are making groundbreaking discoveries, their work is often overshadowed by outrage that yet another fossil has been auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Opinion
Good things are worth waiting for
Natchez Democrat
We live in an “I want it and I want it right now!” world.
But we can’t always get what we want when we want it.
Such is the case with industrial and economic development. No one knows more than those involved in that pursuit that recruiting and constructing new industry and economic opportunities take time.
Press Releases
Commissioners support construction of Yazoo Pump Project
6/21/2019
MDWFP
The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks voted unanimously to support an initiative to build a pump system in the lower Mississippi River Basin to lessen the impact of high water in Mississippi.
EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust
06/21/2019
PHILADELPHIA, June 21, 2019 — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, announced new, tighter standards for lead in dust on floors and window sills to protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure.
EPA Meets Another Lautenberg Deadline: Proposes Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act
06/21/2019
WASHINGTON (June 21, 2019) — On the third anniversary of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg), which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and meeting another Lautenberg deadline, today EPA is proposing for public comment today a rule to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT).
