State
The effects of algae bloom will be felt on the Coast far past the summer, DMR says
Sun Herald
Hurricane Barry did not drive potentially toxic blue-green algae from Mississippi waters as hoped.
CMR: Spillway closure delayed another week due to Barry, but toxins not as strong
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Bonnet Carre Spillway could be closed within a week, said marine officials on Tuesday, but the impacts could last for months.
Storm’s gone. Now, what should I do with all these sandbags?
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Most folks who live along South Mississippi's rivers and flood-prone areas know the drill of how to prepare for tropical weather. Just last week, more than 15,000 free sandbags were given away in Harrison County alone.
Biloxi seeking grant money for Point Cadet Marina restoration
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The city of Biloxi is looking to be granted money from the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund to bring new changes to the Point Cadet Marina.
Town Creek commissioner speaks on auditor's claims
Daily Journal
TUPELO • A Town Creek Master Water Management District commissioner insisted on Monday that payments the state auditor has questioned were not “illegal.”
Oil Spill
Deepwater Horizon most litigated environmental issue of past decade, report finds
The Hill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill proved to be one of the most litigious environmental events in the past decade, according to an analysis of cases released by Lex Machina on Tuesday.
Regional
Barry delays Bonnet Carre Spillway closing again
WVUE
Montz, La. (WVUE) - The closing of the Bonnet Carre Spillway has been delayed yet again, the Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday (July 16).
Group say protections no longer needed for snail darter fish
AP
A conservation group says a tiny fish no longer should be a federally protected species.
The Center for Biological Diversity says it has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift protections for the snail darter, saying it is no longer in danger of extinction.
Flesh-eating bacteria kills man in Texas, and it’s spreading to other areas, study says
Sun Herald
A Texas man is the latest person killed by flesh-eating bacteria, which is commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico as it warms during summer months.
Alabama man contracts flesh-eating bacteria from river
WAFF
FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - A man has been fighting for his life in the hospital after his wife says a day kayaking with their kids left him with a terrifying infection.
National
Texas Showdown Flares Up Over Natural-Gas Waste
Issue of burning off surplus gas exposes rift between frackers, pipeline companies
WSJ
A pipeline company is challenging Texas’ practice of allowing drillers to set unwanted natural gas on fire, in a case that could test state limits for how much of the fuel can legally go to waste.
Neighbors Face Off Over Texas’ Other Lucrative Resource: Water
One powerful West Texas family wants to pipe from under its farmland to oil producers; another wants to stanch that flow
WSJ
FORT STOCKTON, Texas—Wildcatter Clayton Williams Jr. made his first fortune in oil. He aims to make another off a treasure buried beneath his family’s West Texas land. It’s a massive trove of water.
Bureau of Land Management to move headquarters from DC to Colorado
The Hill
The Trump administration plans to relocate the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from Washington, D.C., to Colorado, according to two lawmakers.
Press Releases
Mississippi Commission of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announces new chairman
MDWFP
JACKSON – Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, (MDWFP) is pleased to announce Commissioner Scott Coopwood, of Cleveland, Mississippi has been elected to serve as chairman of the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks for the coming year.
