State
Gov. Bryant backs DMR statement that seafood caught locally offshore is safe to eat
WLOX
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi marine officials report seafood caught locally is safe to eat, and Gov. Phil Bryant is backing that statement and encouraging people to eat local. The push comes as “no swimming” advisories are posted along our beaches from the algae bloom caused by the Bonnet Carré Spillway openings.
GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT ASSURES SAFETY OF LOCALLY CAUGHT SEAFOOD
WXXV
Meanwhile, South Mississippi is facing another challenge – plaguing our Mississippi Sound.
Not only the far reaching algae bloom spurned by the long opened Bonnet Carre Spillway, but the perception by some that the seafood harvested from Mississippi coastal waters isn’t safe for consumption—a misconception Mississippi governor Phil Bryant wants to clear up.
Mississippi beaches remain closed; toxic algae lingers
Monroe News Star
MEETING SCHEDULED TO ADDRESS EFFECTS OF THE BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WXXV
The Bonnet Carre Spillway opening is being largely blamed for the massive algae bloom that has spread across our coast waters.
In shadow of algae bloom, Embrace the Gulf 2020 to promote Gulf’s ability to recover
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - 2020 will mark big anniversaries for Gulf tragedies.
It will be 15 years since Hurricane Katrina and 10 years since the BP oil spill. The Gulf of Mexico Alliance wants to make it a celebration, and on Thursday, it gave Coast leaders a heads up on its Embrace the Gulf promotional campaign that starts in 2020.
Remaining Pelahatchie Bay ramps to reopen Friday at Barnett Reservoir
WJTV
Votes to open all boat ramps in the Pelahatchie Bay area of Barnett Reservoir were cast Thursday.
Flood ravaged Mississippi Delta residents attend recovery-resource meeting in Holly Bluff
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Flood ravaged Mississippi Delta residents wondering how did we get here and where do we go from here, got answers at Holly Bluff Baptist Church in a recovery-resources meeting Thursday evening.
Extension Service will host flood seminar
Vicksburg Post
Flooding in the Mississippi River and Yazoo Backwater Area have brought change to human lives, wildlife and the natural balance of other bodies of water.
Questions linger on new stormwater rules
Commercial Dispatch
When the public hearing on a proposed change to the city of Starkville's stormwater ordinance ended Tuesday without a single dissenting speaker, it appeared to be clear sailing for the plans which called for new developments to provide stormwater mitigation to withstand a 100-year storm event.
Billion dollar LNG plant at Pascagoula wins federal approval
Sun Herald
Two liquefied natural gas plants south of Pascagoula were approved Tuesday by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to reports by the Houston Chronicle and other media.
Wildlife commission mulls revised deer urine ban
Clarion Ledger
In its July meeting, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks discussed a proposal that would allow the use of natural deer urine to attract wildlife, revising a rule that has been in place for less than a month.
Hyde-Smith: Chronic Wasting Disease will spread as flooding confines deer
NewsMS
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought a strong commitment that solutions to chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer will be a priority for researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as stipulated in the 2018 Farm Bill.
SENATOR WICKER REINTRODUCES REFORM BILLS FOR NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAMS
WXXV
The flood insurance reform bill is on the table again.
MSU adds electric motorcycles to patrol
NewsMS
Mississippi State’s Police Department is adding a new form of patrol. The new additions to campus safety come in the form of electric motorcycles which campus police say will not only enhance campus safety but also support the university’s sustainability goals.
National
EPA halts surprise inspections of power, chemical plants
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is getting rid of a policy that let pollution enforcement officials drop in at power and chemical plants for unannounced inspections.
EPA rejects challenge of pesticide linked to brain damage
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key legal challenge Thursday to a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, saying environmental groups had failed to prove that a ban was warranted.
Press releases
EPA Awards $2.3 Million in Funding for 21 Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies
07/18/2019
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2.3 million in funding for 21 small businesses to develop technologies that will help protect human health and the environment by monitoring air quality, treating drinking water, cleaning up contaminated sites, and creating greener, less toxic materials.
Interior Announces Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico
Final Notice of Sale Outlines All Available Areas in Federal Waters
7/18/2019
WASHINGTON - In support of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer 77.8 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for Aug. 21, 2019. The sale would include all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Hunter harvest survey underway
MDWFP
JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is cooperating with Responsive Management to collect game harvest information from the 2018 – 2019 hunting seasons.
