State
DMR UPDATE: How the spillway opening is affecting South Mississippi
WLOX
Video
Trillions of gallons of fresh water is still flowing through the open Bonnet Carre Spillway. Here with the latest on its impact on South Mississippi is DMR's Executive Director Joe Spraggins and Fisheries Biological Program Coordinator Kristina Broussard.
The Latest: Toxic bacteria keep Mississippi beaches closed
AP
Beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast remain closed because of toxic bacteria detected before Barry blew ashore.
Beach cleanup crews busy after Barry
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Cleanup crews are busy removing the remaining debris left behind by Barry along the beaches in Harrison County.
Bryant pushes for pumps’ completion
Vicksburg Post
Gov. Phil Bryant believes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sufficient information to convince the Environmental Protection Agency to lift its 2008 veto prohibiting the installation of pumps on the Steele Bayou Control Structure.
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI DELTA PREPS FOR RAIN, CONTINUED FLOODS
MPB
The South Mississippi Delta is both flooding and preparing for more rainfall from Barry. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on what precautions flooded areas are taking.
Recovery and Resource Plans coming to Delta flood victims
WJTV
Six months of battling non-stop flooding in the South Delta, locals are finally seeing water levels slightly recede bringing them to the next challenge how can they recover their losses?
Backwater battle intensifies as Barry dumps rain in Holly Bluff Community
WLBT
Holly Bluff, Miss. (WLBT) - The flood fight intensifies in Yazoo County, thanks to what at one point was known as Hurricane Barry.
Callon Petroleum acquires Houston company
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Callon Petroleum announced Monday it will acquire Houston energy company Carrizo Oil & Gas in an all-stock transaction valued at $3.2 billion.
Oil Spill
Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport showing great signs of progress
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - With every passing week, the Mississippi Aquarium continues to take shape with the frames of all the buildings up and the trademark sails beginning to emerge.
Regional
Contaminated Broward waste site targeted for ‘immediate intense action’
South Florida Sun Sentinel
A heavily contaminated waste site in southern Broward County will go on a federal list for expedited cleanup, after decades of work failed to remove thousands of gallons of oil and other pollutants from the soil.
National
GAO: EPA skirted procedures in overhaul of science boards
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency skirted some of its usual procedures and ethics rules when it overhauled key agency advisory boards, slashing the numbers of academic scientists on the panels and appointing more industry figures, the Government Accountability Office said Monday.
‘Toxic Stew’ Stirred Up by Disasters Poses Long-Term Danger, New Findings Show
NYT
WASHINGTON — New research shows that the extreme weather and fires of recent years, similar to the flooding that has struck Louisiana and the Midwest, may be making Americans sick in ways researchers are only beginning to understand.
Judge Cuts $55 Million From $80 Million Roundup Verdict
WSJ
A federal judge Monday cut down by $55 million a verdict tying Bayer AG ’s Roundup weedkiller to cancer, as the company continues to battle thousands of similar claims in the U.S.
