State
EPA response to Mississippi Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson over Yazoo Pumps
NewsMS
In a Facebook post, Mississippi Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson shared the letter he received from the Environmental Protection Agency.
PRVWSD gives update on ongoing giant salvinia maintenance
WLBT
Barnett Reservoir’s battle against giant salvinia in the Pelahatchie Bay continues to go well, but with that success comes confusion for residents and its users.
JACKSON TO ENTER MEDIATION TALKS WITH SIEMENS
Northside Sun
A settlement could be on the horizon in the city of Jackson’s $225 million lawsuit against Siemens Industry.
Natchez biofuels plant ‘ceases production’
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — A low-carbon fuel supplier announced Friday that three of its facilities would be shut down temporarily, including one in Natchez located at 151 L.E. Barry Road.
Continental Tire presented with special award for energy-efficiency efforts
WLBT
Continental Tire received special recognition Thursday morning for its training facility. The U.S. Green Building Council presented Continental with the LEED Silver plaque for the company’s efforts to promote energy-efficiency.
Dangers in the Air-Part 1: Documents show Keesler workers were exposed to dangerous chemicals
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Some maintenance workers at the 403rd Air Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi said they have become seriously ill from exposure to hazardous materials because of poor safety practices. The workers, and documents from Keesler, indicate base management was aware of the problems as far back as 2009, and either ignored them or was hampered by military bureaucracy to solve them quickly.
Dangers in the Air-Part 2: Records show conditions that led to dangerous chemical exposure at KAFB existed for years
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Workers at the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi are trying to get leadership there to recognize that their illnesses may be related to workplace exposure to hexavalent chromium.
Dangers in the Air-Part 3: Children of sick Air Force reservists suffer with their fathers
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Sean Delcambre’s children had become somewhat accustomed to him being sick. He would spend most of his days on the couch resting between chemotherapy sessions after his first cancer diagnosis in December.
Regional
Mississippi River Flooding's Impact On Commercial Fishing
WWNO
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Two major disasters have hit the commercial fishing industry on the Gulf Coast over the last decade and a half, Hurricane Katrina and then the BP oil spill. As historic flooding continues along the Mississippi River, are we watching a third? Here's Travis Lux of member station WWNO in New Orleans.
Spillway opening foreshadows how dolphins may fare with planned river diversions, experts say
The Advocate
Two huge sediment diversions slated for construction along the Mississippi River over the next four years represent by far the most ambitious effort yet to feed Louisiana's marshes with the material needed to build back the state's diminishing coastline.
Grazing practices focus of funding
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Winrock International will get nearly $1.2 million to reach out to farmers about best animal grazing practices to improve nearby water quality. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it had given the funds last week as a part of water quality improvement efforts for the Gulf of Mexico.
Navy open houses to discuss water well investigations near Jacksonville bases
Florida Times-Union
The U.S. Navy hosts open houses Aug. 27 and 28 in Jacksonville to discuss its investigations of water wells near its Mayport base and Whitehouse airfield for potential contamination from fire-fighting foam chemicals.
Alabama crayfish clings to survival amid weaker protections
AP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The slender claw crayfish is barely surviving in northern Alabama.
The tiny animal is now known to survive in just two creeks near Sand Mountain, where they burrow under rocks in shallow, slow-moving waters, AL.com reported.
Lawmakers visit Jasper County trash pile fire, express concerns for safety
WSAV
RIDGELAND, S.C. (WSAV) – Officials now say there is no threat to the air quality in Beaufort County from the massive debris pile fire just across the border in Ridgeland.
Breathing polluted air at levels present in Louisiana worse than smoking a pack per day, study says
The Advocate
Everyone knows that smoking can have a profound effect on lung health. But doctors are discovering that reducing cigarette use might be just part of the battle against lung diseases like emphysema. There’s one potentially huge risk factor that no one can escape: the air we breathe.
Code Orange Air Quality alert issued for metro Atlanta for Sunday and Monday
11Alive
ATLANTA — 11Alive Meteorologist Wes Peery says that after drier weather over the past few days, hot, humid conditions have started to return to the area over the weekend.
Company says it can safely mine near Georgia wildlife refuge
AP
The president of an Alabama company says he's confident that his firm can mine land just east of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge without polluting the water or soil, despite concerns expressed by a federal agency.
Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease
AP
Florida's iconic palm trees are under attack from a fatal disease that turns them to dried crisps in months, with no chance for recovery once they become ill.
National
Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons
AP
From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.
State releases encouraging results of nation’s first PFAS study
News-Herald
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) released the nation’s first study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on Friday.
If you love your pet, keep them out of the blue-green algae
Toledo Blade
Dog owners in at least three states have internalized a sobering fact lately: Blue-green algae can indeed be as deadly as the warnings that scientists have issued for years.
Proposed Changes Would Reduce Water Monitoring Samples Taken
AP
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — Proposed changes to Ohio's water quality monitoring program would reduce the number of water samples taken from the state's rivers and streams and the number of sampling areas while increasing the size of the areas surveyed.
A chemical spill near Lake Michigan leaves beaches closed and hundreds of fish dead
CNN
The National Park Service has closed several portions of Indiana Dunes National Parkafter a chemical spill killed hundreds of fish in the area, according to a statement by Portage, Indiana, a nearby city.
First-ever mandatory water cutbacks will kick in next year along the Colorado River
Arizona Republic
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will be required to take less water from the Colorado River for the first time next year under a set of agreements that aim to keep enough water in Lake Mead to reduce the risk of a crash.
Earthquake cluster slams Kansas county with 11 quakes in 5 days
AP
A county in central Kansas experienced a pretty shocking uptick in seismic activity last week — 11 earthquakes in five days.
Press Releases
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater—North Desoto County, Mississippi
Published Aug. 16, 2019
USACE
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host a public scoping meeting to solicit comments and information from the public regarding flood impacts in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
