State
MDWFP withdraws participation in annual Extravaganza
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- Following backlash Monday, after a woman was allegedly denied a booth rental at the annual Miss. Wildlife Federation’s Extravaganza, the separate, state-run Miss. Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks withdrew their participation in the event with the federation.
MS Wildlife Federation Extravaganza melts down over opposition to #FinishThePumps
Y’all Politics
A Mississippi Delta farmer, hoping to spread awareness about the impacts of the expansive flooding, was denied the right to purchase a booth at the Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife Extravaganza this upcoming weekend. That set of a chain of events that threatens to cripple the event’s vendor participation and attendance. The event in Jackson on the first Saturday in August annually is often seen as the opening salvo of hunting season for tens of thousands of Mississippians.
HAPPENING TODAY: PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS EFFECTS FROM BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WXXV
While the Bonnet Carre Spillway is finally closed, our area will continue to suffer from lingering effects, such as the algae bloom that invaded our coastal waters.
FIGHTING FOR RELIEF ON THE COAST
WXXV
If you walk around the Pass Christian Harbor, you will notice a lot of for sale signs on shrimp boats.
City of Jackson cracking down on illegal dumping
WAPT
MAYOR LUMUMBA SAID TODAY ILLEGAL DUMPING HIS A HUGE BIG PROBLEM. HIS SAID THEY'VE FOUND 118 ILLEGAL DUMPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
Oil Spill
Mobile County moving forward with blueway kayak trail
Al.com
A push to improve public access to Mobile County’s wealth of scenic waterways has taken a step forward with the county commission’s vote to accept a grant for $773,000 in planning funds.
What's the plan for the huge sand piles near the ECUA tanks at the Pensacola Beach entrance?
PNJ
Several bulldozed piles of sand at the entrance to Pensacola Beach could remain in place for up to two years under an agreement between the Santa Rosa Island Authority and the Emerald Coast Utility Authority.
Regional
ADEM head defends agency, rips media
Times Daily
The head of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management defended himself and his office in a letter this month to agency commissioners, and attacked news outlets over recent pieces on contamination incidents.
EPA now involved in giant trash pile investigation
WSAV
RIDEGLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – Health officials have called in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help understand and investigate a giant debris pile in Ridgeland.
EPA REMOVING TOP SOIL FROM SOME CHATTANOOGA HOMES BECAUSE OF LEAD
WDEF
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The E-P-A is concerned about lead in the soil of some homes along Bailey Avenue in Chattanooga.
National
U.S. EPA set to rule on refinery biofuel waivers requests in coming weeks
Reuters
TRAINER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency hopes to rule in the next few weeks on 2018 petitions to obtain small refinery waivers from the nation’s biofuel laws, administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Monday.
A statewide plastic bag tax takes effect Thursday. Here’s what you need to know before heading to the store.
Hartford Courant
Starting Thursday, Connecticut shoppers will need to remember to bring reusable bags with them when they go to most stores, or they’ll end up paying a 10-cent per bag fee for single-use plastic bags to carry groceries or other items.
