State
How will algae bloom in Coast waters fare in a tropical storm? There’s good and bad news.
Sun Herald
An influx of saltwater could spell doom for the blue-green algae that has closed Mississippi Coast beaches from state line to state line during the height of tourist season, said Phil Bucolo, a visiting assistant professor at Loyola University in New Orleans who has studied alga for 18 years.
Algae impact? USM Research Center says it's too early to determine damage to the Sound
Sun Herald
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The University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Fisheries Research and Development have been conducting samplings of the Mississippi Sound for more than four decades. Researchers have enhanced their efforts as to test the Mississippi waters.
Trawl survey reveals more about the effects of the Bonnet Carré Spillway opening
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Fisheries biologists with the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Fisheries and Research took a closer look Wednesday at the impacts of the Bonnet Carré Spillway opening on the Mississippi Sound.
People can still enjoy Mississippi's white sand beaches despite algae, say officials
CNN
Blue-green algae in Mississippi waters may prevent swimming, but leading tourism officials say there are other pleasures to be enjoyed along the coast.
Madison County awarded MDEQ grant
Madison County Journal
Madison County has received $70,000 in grants from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to use toward disposal of waste tires and other hazardous material.
CLEVELAND AWARDED GRANT FOR EARTH DAY
Bolivar Commercial
Cleveland has been awarded a solid waste assistance grant of $25,000 that will be used for Earth Day in 2020. The grant is awarded by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
U.S. Geological Survey completes first aerial survey
Data reveals makeup of Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer.
Delta Farm Press
If you saw a helicopter with a huge tube tethered underneath flying low across rural sections of the Mid-South the last several months, you witnessed part of a groundbreaking research project designed to reverse the unsustainable water-use levels of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (MRVAA) to help ensure irrigation water for future generations of Delta farmers.
OCEAN SPRINGS AQUACULTURE PROGRAM RECEIVES $150K GRANT
WXXV
Today Ocean Springs High School’s aquaculture program was presented with a check for $150,000 to help expand their program. The grant money came from DMR and has been in the works for over six months.
FEMA refuses to pay $15.5 million on Biloxi’s massive Katrina project. The city is suing.
Sun Herald
The city of Biloxi is suing FEMA for $15.5 million the disaster relief agency refuses to pay for post-Katrina reconstruction of drainage, sewer and water systems.
Corps, city reach agreement on new waterline
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be providing $4.5 million toward the construction of an auxiliary waterline for Vicksburg.
Oil Spill
UL researchers create model for tracking wildlife
KATC
University of Louisiana at Lafayette researchers have earned international recognition for creating a mathematical model to determine how quickly wildlife can recover following natural disasters.
Regional
No toxic algae along Alabama coast, monitoring underway; Mississippi beaches remain closed
Al.com
The toxic algae that has shut down Mississippi’s beaches has not made its way to Alabama, water testing confirmed Tuesday.
Floodwater in New Orleans like 'toxic' stew, experts warn. Swimming in it? That's 'crazy'
The Advocate
On a day like Wednesday, when the New Orleans area was pounded with as much as seven inches of rain in less than three hours, it may seem like the only way past floodwater is through it. However, experts warn that wading — and especially swimming — through a flood could expose people to a stew of toxic waste and chemicals.
Gov. Kay Ivey: State environmental agency needs to do better
AP
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state's environmental agency needs to do a better job responding to chemical releases into the Tennessee River in north Alabama.
New deal will end pumping of treated waste water into the Sound
NWF Daily News
NAVARRE – Eglin Air Force Base and Santa Rosa County leaders finally hammered out a lease agreement for the Navarre Beach, Holley-Navarre and South Santa Rosa Utilities to pipe their treated wastewater to 200 acres located on base property, instead of into the Santa Rosa Sound.
