State
Hyde-Smith introduces legislation that could overturn EPA veto
Vicksburg Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker introduced Wednesday legislation that would overturn a 2008 decision that halted the final aspects of a long-awaited flood control project for the South Mississippi Delta, a region hit by disastrous flooding for most of this year.
SENATOR WICKER INTRODUCES FISHERY DISASTERS BILL
WXXV
One of our state’s top lawmakers have introduced new measures to get fishermen more relief quickly in the wake of an unprecedented disaster.
HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE SEA TURTLES
WXXV
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport has saved the lives of thousands of sea turtles, but now they need your help.
Chronic wasting disease and deer season 2019: What you need to know
Clarion Ledger
Deer season with archery equipment is only weeks away and there are a few things hunters should be aware of before they head into the woods this fall.
Automated garbage trucks roll out this week
Itawamba County Times
Itawamba County’s fancy new garbage trucks will roll out at the end of this week. One of them, at least.
Northeast Itawamba Water Association moratorium lifted
Itawamba County Times
The Mississippi Department of Health has lifted an eight-year moratorium preventing the Northeast Itawamba Water Association from adding new customers.
State Government
Mississippi declares Hepatitis A outbreak, urges vaccination
AP
Mississippi health officials said the state, like others nationwide, is seeing an outbreak of contagious liver disease Hepatitis A and urging people to get vaccinated.
USM to offer free tuition to Mississippi National Guardsmen
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi is partnering with the Mississippi National Guard to offer free tuition to the state’s citizen soldiers and airmen.
Regional
Did Hurricane Barry prevent a near-record ‘dead zone’?
AP
Scientists are back from measuring the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" where there's too little oxygen to sustain marine life in a large underwater area starting at the sea floor.
Baton Rouge-area groundwater commission to mull problems, solutions for aquifer demand
The Advocate
After a critical state audit, an ethics complaint and charges from environmentalists that the "foxes are guarding the hen house," the Capital Area groundwater commission will kick off a lengthy strategic planning process Thursday to answer its most critical question for the future.
Kentucky is using 'shocking' boats to show just how bad its Asian carp problem is
CNN
Asian carp are a serious problem, and Kentucky is getting creative in dealing with the invasive species.
Explosion, fire injures 37 at Exxon Mobil refinery in Texas
AP
HOUSTON – An explosion and fire at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday left 37 people with minor injuries, in the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Houston area.
National
The World’s Most Littered Item Comes Under Fire
Smokers’ habit of tossing cigarette butts on the ground sparks concerns about single-use plastic
WSJ
Cigarette butts, the most littered items in the world, are posing an intractable trash problem for regulators and tobacco companies: Throwing them on the ground is a firmly entrenched habit for many smokers.
Pennsylvania power plant to stop coal ash pollution, pay $1 million fine
Bay Journal
In a consent decree with four environmental groups, a large central Pennsylvania power plant has agreed to stop tainted water in its coal ash disposal sites from leaking into the Susquehanna River.
Illinois Becomes Latest State to Crack Down on Coal Ash Pollution
WTTW
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a bill making Illinois the most recent state to adopt stricter requirements on power plants that produce coal ash waste, a toxic byproduct of coal burning that can leak into sources of drinking water.
Press Releases
HYDE-SMITH, WICKER INTRODUCE BILL TO REIN IN CLEAN WATER ACT VETO AUTHORITY
Bill Would Immediately Nullify Yazoo Backwater Veto as Senators Continue to Push Federal Agencies to Help Alleviate Perpetual Flooding in South Mississippi Delta
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation that would overturn a 2008 decision that halted the final aspects of a long-awaited flood control project for the South Mississippi Delta, a region hit by disastrous flooding for most of this year.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the “Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations (Fishery FUNDD) Act.” This legislation would reform the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)’s Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, making improvements to provide fishermen with disaster relief more quickly.
NRCS Announces Emergency EQIP Sign-Up
Jackson, Miss, July 30, 2019 –The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has funds available for landowners in flooded and disaster impacted areas in Mississippi. The funding is provided through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a financial assistance program included in the Farm Bill.
EPA Celebrates 20 Years of Superfund Redevelopment
07/31/2019
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI), launched in 1999 with the goal of returning formerly contaminated lands to long-term sustainable and productive reuse for communities across the country. Returning Superfund sites back to productive use has resulted in dramatic changes in communities by improving the quality of life, raising property values, and providing needed services to communities.
Mississippi Manufacturers Association Names John McKay President and CEO
July 30, 2019
The Executive Committee of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) is pleased to announce that they have selected John H. McKay as the new President and CEO of the MMA. John will act as the interim President and CEO until October, at which time he will be confirmed as the full-time President and CEO by the MMA Board of Directors.
