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No swimming: Toxic bacteria afflicts Mississippi coast
AP
An outbreak of toxic bacteria is ruining some beach plans in Mississippi, where authorities are warning people not to swim or eat seafood from polluted coastal waters.
More signs go up along Mississippi beaches warning of dangerous toxic conditions
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A total of ten beaches are now closed across two counties in South Mississippi as concerns over a toxic algae bloom continue to grow.
Gulfport West Beach has been added to the list of beaches closed.
ANOTHER BEACH CLOSED IN HARRISON COUNTY
WXXV
The ten beaches that are closed in Hancock and Harrison County will remain that way until further notice. This is all due to the blue-green harmful algal bloom that has popped up on the Coast.
Long Beach harbormaster closes area for fishing after failing MDEQ test
WLOX
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Long Beach harbormaster William Angley didn’t like what he saw in his water Monday, so he called the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to request testing.
Coastal Mississippi: ‘The Gulf Coast is open for business’
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) -With little more than one week until the July Fourth weekend, the tourism season on the Gulf Coast is in full swing. However, with recent beach water closures, tourism officials are worried that our yearly visitors might look elsewhere for their summer fun.
Seafood industry in jeopardy
WJTV
Floodwaters will soon put a hold on the seafood industry in south Mississippi.
WJTV 12’s Katey Roh reports, oysters and other marine life are dying due to the open Bonnet Carre Spillway.
When will the Bonnet Carré Spillway close? Army Corps announces time frame.
Sun Herald
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to begin closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway the second or third week in July, ending a record opening for the flood-control structure that pours Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi Sound.
Corps of Engineers announces closure of Bonnet Carré Spillway
WLOX
ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. (WAFB) - On Wednesday, June 26, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the forthcoming closure of the Bonnet Carré Spillway.
Water conditions in the Mississippi Sound won’t stop the Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s a Gulf Coast Fourth of July tradition, and preparations are underway for next week’s Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. Despite water conditions in the Mississippi Sound, organizers are ready to continue the 72-year-old tradition.
Rep. Palazzo: Federal fisheries disaster declaration could come by next week
WLOX
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo said approval could be coming soon on a federal fisheries disaster declaration for Mississippi. In fact, it could happen as soon as next week.
MICROSCOPIC DANGERS LURKING UNDER WATER TRYING TO RUIN YOUR VACATION
WCBI
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Vacations are a time to get away and relax.
There have been several reports of area folks coming back from a beach vacation with a bacterial infection.
BACKWATER FLOODING BRINGS LONG-TERM ISSUES TO DELTA
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Peter Nimrod, chief engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board in Greenville, recently told members of the Rotary Club of Cleveland that the lower Delta has suffered greatly this year.
Flooding, sediment in Tenn-Tom has impeded industry
Commercial Dispatch
When speaking about the changes to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway as a result of this year's extreme flooding, Mitch Mays showed a photograph of a colleague standing ankle-deep in water surrounded by damp sediment.
CLEVELAND AWARDED GRANT FOR EARTH DAY
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Cleveland has been awarded a solid waste assistance grant of $25,000 that will be used for Earth Day in 2020.ions also banded together for community beautification projects and city clean-up events.
Catfish delivered for fishing rodeo at Clarkco State Park
WTOK
CLARKE COUNTY, MISS. (WTOK) -- The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks will host a youth fishing rodeo on Saturday at Clarkco State Park in Clarke County.
Catfish, 850 of them, were delivered today.
National
Senior EPA official steps down amid House ethics probe
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Environment Protection Agency official who helped lead the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era restrictions of carbon emissions is resigning amid a congressional probe into whether he improperly aided former industry clients.
EPA warns of aging workforce within water industry
WBAY
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) -- “If we don’t take the time to train, diversify the workforce and bring in the next generation of water and waste-water treatment operators, the people who protect us every day, are not going to be there in 10-15 years,” said David Ross, assistant water administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Vermont tries aeration system to address lake algae
AP
The state is trying a new treatment to address algae in a northern Vermont lake.
Mynbc.com reports that Republican Gov. Phil Scott is launching a $1 million aeration project at Lake Carmi this week.
