State
State: Stay out of these Jackson waterways. Not safe to swim or fish. Here's why.
Clarion Ledger
The state's environmental watchdog has added two more Jackson waterways to its existing water advisory. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday added Big Creek and Belhaven Creek to a water advisory it released in mid-May.
Sewage contaminates waterways connecting to Pearl River
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — State environmental officials have added two more "no contact" warnings for waterways in our area.
CONTACT ADVISORY EXPANDED TO BELHAVEN CREEK, BIG CREEK
Northside Sun
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) revised its general water contact advisory for the Jackson area to include Big Creek and Belhaven Creek, including a sandbar called “Belhaven Beach,” where it flows into the Pearl River.
Wesson working on water, beauty
Daily Leader
Water and sewage changes were top of the agenda for the Wesson Board of Aldermen when they met Tuesday.
Save our Coast meeting draws attention to problems created by spillway opening
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - “Save our Coast” was the rallying cry Wednesday for fishermen and others concerned about the impacts the Bonnet Carré Spillway’s opening is making on the Mississippi Sound.
Oyster Council chairman says spillway is hurting production
WLOX
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WLOX) - As you can imagine, those on the Governor’s Oyster Council are not happy with the current oyster production in Mississippi Gulf Coast waters.
Lt. Gov. Reeves briefed on Gulf crisis during Gulfport visit
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi is looking for solutions to deal with a crisis. Fisheries, marine mammals and the economy are all being affected by the intrusion of fresh water from the Mississippi River.
LOCAL FISHERMEN ADDRESS SPILLWAY CONCERNS
WXXV
Local fishermen have stepped up in an effort to help save our area’s marine life in the wake of more than 260 dead dolphins and sea turtles that have washed ashore this year.
Eagle Lake flooding in Warren Co. takes emotional and physical toll on displaced residents
WLBT
Warren County, Miss. (WLBT) - Eagle Lake residents are bracing for more rain in their already inundated community. They’ve been dealing with floodwaters for more than three months and hundreds have had to evacuate.
BOLIVAR LEVEES REMAIN IN GOOD SHAPE
Bolivar Commercial
“The levees are unbelievably great. That’s all I can say,” said Peter Nimrod, chief engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board.
The Mississippi Levee Board is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the four main levees in the state: the Mississippi River Mainline Levee, the Greenville Harbor Dike, the Brunswick Extension Levee, and the Yazoo Backwater Levee, comprising 212 miles.
The board also maintains the 360 miles of Mississippi’s rivers and streams.
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TORNADO DEBRIS CLEANUP COMING TO MONROE COUNTY
WCBI
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A multi-million dollar clean-up is coming to Monroe County, next week.
Three Rivers stands behind garbage billing system
Itawamba County Times
In 1994, in accordance with federal and state regulations, Fulton City Landfill officially closed. Following its demise, Itawamba County supervisors voted for Itawamba County to join Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority, which was, at the time, a seven-county, three-city consortium.
Fossil Road Show coming to museum
New Albany Gazette
The Union County Heritage Museum’s annual Fossil Road Show set this Saturday June 8, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., has a new twist this year with the addition of Family Science Day. The event will offer hands-on STEM activities and learning stations for parents and children as well as the focus on fossils.
Report: Natchez National Historical Park created more than $17M in economic benefits
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — A new National Park Service report shows that 234,785 visitors to Natchez National Historical Park in 2018 spent $13,865,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 207 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $17,575,000.
Oil Spill
Nature Conservancy donates funds to estuary program
NWF Daily News
CRESTVIEW — A $150,000 award from the nonprofit Nature Conservancy will pay for the first-year costs of an executive director of the planned Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Program.
Regional
Mississippi River spillway opening cut by 4/5ths
AP
Plans for opening a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana have been cut back dramatically because the river is rising more slowly than expected.
National
EPA exempts farms from reporting pollution tied to animal waste
The Hill
A new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would lift requirements for major farms to report the pollution they emit through animal waste.
Trump administration announces major expansion of hunting and fishing access on federal lands
The Hill
The Interior Department on Wednesday announced a plan to expand hunting and fishing opportunities in several federal wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries.
Lowville Had Lots of Water. Then String Cheese Came to Town.
WSJ
LOWVILLE, N.Y.—When the Philadelphia Cream Cheese factory here started making string cheese, too, in the summer of 2017, it brought scores of new jobs to town.
It also boosted the facility’s water usage by hundreds of thousands of gallons on some days—eventually bringing its overall demand to more than 80% of the town’s typical daily supply.
Trump's latest Interior pick wins unexpected support from environmentalists
The Hill
President Trump’s most recent Interior Department nominee is garnering support from an unexpected group: environmentalists.
Earthquake, flood, hurricane: Google Maps adds tools to help you navigate a crisis
USA Today
Google is adding tools to Google Maps and search to help you survive a natural disaster.
When a hurricane, flood or earthquake affects your area, you may want to get of town as quickly as possible.
Press Releases
Three Communities in Mississippi to Receive Brownfield Grants to Address Contaminated Properties
06/05/2019
ATLANTA (June 5, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected 149 communities across the country including three in Mississippi to receive funding for brownfield site revitalization to help local governments redevelop vacant and unused properties, transforming communities and local economies.
Secretary Bernhardt Proposes Increasing Public Access to Hunting and Fishing on 1.4 Million Acres Nationwide
Proposal Includes New Opportunities at 74 National Wildlife Refuges and 15 National Fish Hatcheries
6/5/2019
Oak Harbor, Ohio – Furthering the Trump Administration’s efforts to increase access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) across more than 1.4 million acres.
Shaw named MSU’s new provost and executive vice president
MSU
June 5, 2019
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A longtime faculty member and senior administrator at Mississippi State will serve the university in a new leadership role. David R. Shaw has been named the new provost and executive vice president after a productive tenure leading MSU’s research enterprise and economic development initiatives.
