State
Want to learn more about effects of Bonnet Carré opening? Sun Herald hosting a forum.
Sun Herald
The Sun Herald is inviting South Mississippi residents to join us at a community forum where we discuss the prolonged opening of the Bonnet Carré spillway and its health effects on the Mississippi Sound.
Mississippi Coast fishing outlook: Bonnet Carre Spillway disaster may have silver lining
Clarion Ledger
The Bonnet Carre Spillway on the Mississippi River near New Orleans was open an unprecedented 122 days this year and released trillions of gallons of freshwater from historic flooding into the Mississippi Sound. The effects of low salinity have been devastating for some marine life killing dolphins, sea turtles, crabs and oysters.
City looks to renew trash service contract with Waste Management
Daily Journal
TUPELO • City officials are exploring options to renew its waste pickup agreement with Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc. after its current contract with the company is set to expire at the end of the month.
Plant’s devaluation could hurt local budgets
Vicksburg Post
A potential decision by the Mississippi Department of Revenue to devalue, or assess at a lesser value, Entergy’s Baxter Wilson power plant could affect the anticipated revenues for the city, Warren County and the Vicksburg Warren School District.
Lower Delta flood victims on slow road to recovery
WLBT
DELTA, Miss. (WLBT) - The slow recovery process has started for victims of flooding in the lower Mississippi Delta. Homeowners who had several feet of water in their homes, are clearing out debris, and assessing the damage.
Regional
Oil spill reported near Plaquemines Parish; 120,000 sq-ft of marshland affected, Coast Guard says
The Advocate
An estimated 200-foot by 600-foot area of marshland near Plaquemines Parish has been impacted by an oil spill, the Coast Guard reported late Thursday night.
Florida’s oysters in Apalachicola, Cedar Key face climate threats to survival
Orlando Sentinel
Climate change isn’t a primary suspect in the stunning extermination of Apalachicola Bay oysters, a calamity pegged to a variety of atrocities.
National
EPA reverses approval for poison traps used by ranchers
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed its preliminary decision allowing continued use of deadly sodium cyanide traps, blamed for injuring people and pets as well as their intended targets of coyotes and other predators.
Dayton hopes to reuse closed landfill with solar energy, urban agriculture
WHIO
The city of Dayton is looking for a company to help figure out reuse options for the former Valleycrest landfill site, which used to be on a list of the most polluted properties in the nation.
In November, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice finalized a consent decree that requires the responsible companies to complete a $35 million cleanup of the site.
Press Releases
EPA Announces Federal Partnership to Build Nationwide Resilience to Natural Disasters
08/15/2019
WASHINGTON (August 15, 2019) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and federal partners, in close coordination with experts across governmental agencies, academia and non-governmental organizations, to announce the agency’s participation in the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (NMIS).
NOAA awards $2.7 million in grants for marine debris removal and research
August 15, 2019
NOAA today announced a total of $2.7 million in grants supporting 14 projects to address the harmful effects of marine debris on wildlife, navigation safety, economic activity, and ecosystem health. With the addition of non-federal matching contributions, the total investment in these marine debris projects is more than $5.2 million.
