State
As cancer kills another Biloxi Air Force reservist, his unit demands answers
Sun Herald
Current and former Air Reserve Technicians at Keesler Air Force Base, in Biloxi, Mississippi, are raising the alarm that chemicals they were exposed to may be tied to a number of deaths and illnesses among their fellow airmen.
A LOOK AT THE EFFECTS AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WXXV
This morning at the Commission of Marine Resources, the Office of Marine Fisheries gave an update on the impact the Bonnet Carre Spillway has had since closure.
CMR reports more details on Bonnet Carre Spillway opening
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Ten-trillion gallons. That’s how much freshwater is estimated to have flowed into the Mississippi Sound as a result of the Bonnet Carre Spillway being opened this summer.
Red Snapper season closes Aug. 26, reopens Labor Day weekend
WLOX
Mississippi’s recreational fishing season for Red Snappers will close in MS territorial waters on August 25 at 11:59 p.m. The season will reopen on Labor Day weekend.
Curbside recycling was costing City of Jackson $1 million a year
WLBT
It is joining more than 300 cities across the country to suspend curbside recycling as the demand for recycled materials has diminished drastically in recent months.
Sewer problem leads to major sinkhole, drivers react
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- A sewer problem leads to a major sinkhole on Mill Street in Jackson.
City repeals EPA fee to lower water bills
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg’s residential water and sewer customers are getting a break on their utility bills in October. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday amended a city ordinance repealing the $5 and $8 EPA fees for residential users.
MEMA completes damage assessments in the Delta
WJTV
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV)- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has just completed damage assessments in the counties affected by backwater flooding.
Regional
Marsh grass near Port Sulphur to be burned Wednesday to clean up Time Energy oil spill
The Advocate
A black-stained patch of marsh grass in Cox Bay, just east of Port Sulphur in Plaquemines Parish, will be put to the torch Wednesday to remove about 1,000 gallons of crude oil spilled there last week when a Time Energy LLC oil well flow line sprang a leak, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday.
Study: Miss. River diversions led to land loss, not growth; projects should be examined closely
The Advocate
Two Mississippi River diversions created to reduce salinity levels in Breton Sound and the Barataria Basin, and a crevasse that cut through the river’s east bank levee in Plaquemines Parish, actually caused the loss of more wetlands than they helped build, according to a new study led by LSU researchers.
EPA holds public meeting to address trash pile concerns in Jasper County
WSAV
JASPER COUNTY, S.C – A smoldering pile of trash is still raising concerns in the Lowcountry.
Florida officials are investigating why panthers are seen stumbling and falling down
CNN
There have been two confirmed cases of neurological damage in a panther and bobcat in Florida as of this month, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
National
U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China
NPR
The U.S. used to send a lot of its plastic waste to China to get recycled. But last year, China put the kibosh on imports of the world's waste. The policy, called National Sword, freaked out people in the U.S. — a huge market for plastic waste had just dried up.
Where was it all going to go now?
EPA sued for allowing use of pesticide harmful to bees
The Hill
An environmental group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to expand use of a pesticide the agency considers toxic to bees.
The hurricane season has been rather quiet. Will it last?
USA Today
If you think it's been an unusually quiet hurricane season, you're right: The last time we went from July 15 through Aug. 19 with no named storms in the Atlantic was 1982, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Phil Klotzbach.
Scientists finally know how big earthquakes start: With many smaller ones
LA Times
The vast majority of earthquakes we feel come soon after smaller ones, according to new research that provides unprecedented insights into how seismology works.
Press Releases
EPA Issues Guidance to Support States in Regional Haze Planning
08/20/2019
WASHINGTON (August 20, 2019) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance to assist states as they develop plans to address visibility impairment for the second implementation period under EPA’s Regional Haze Rule.
