State
Nearly 200 turn out to talk about Coast’s spillway disaster. Here’s how you can help.
Sun Herald
Nearly 200 people listened intently as panel members each told how they knew South Mississippi was in trouble after the Bonnet Carré Spillway was opened twice this year, bringing flood waters from the Mississippi River into the Mississippi Sound.
HARRISON COUNTY SAND BEACH AUTHORITY AHEAD OF LABOR DAY
WXXV
Miles of beach in Harrison County are being cleaned up today ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Vicksburg District begins drawdown at Eagle Lake
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, in collaboration and agreement with its local, state and federal partners, plans to operate the Muddy Bayou Control Structure in order to lower the elevation of Eagle Lake to 70 feet by the end of September.
Recreational, commercial fishermen discuss conservation efforts
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Coastal Conservation Association held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the state of South Mississippi’s marine ecosystem.
RESERVOIR OFFICIALS BATTLING TO REMOVE DANGEROUS REBAR PLACED IN WATER
Northside Sun
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) officials are at a loss as to how they can prevent reservoir visitors from placing steel reinforcement rods, or rebar, in the water.
Gulf Coast passenger train project will get a $4.3M grant, DOT secretary announces in Biloxi
Sun Herald
“Everywhere I go I bring money, and I’m not going to disappoint today,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Thursday at the first Coastal Region Transportation Summit at Golden Nugget Casino.
Oil Spill
SPECIAL REPORT: Disaster Dollars
WMBB
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB)- The Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf waters after the drilling rig exploded in 2010, sending 4 million barrels of oil into the water. The spill was labeled as the worst manmade disaster in U.S. maritime history.
National
EPA moves to revoke rules on oil industry methane leaks
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration moved Thursday to revoke regulations on methane leaks from oil facilities, a proposal environmental advocates said would renounce key federal authority to regulate the climate-damaging gas.
North America prepares for African swine fever after outbreak decimates pigs in China
Sun Herald
North America will soon test its defenses against an outbreak of African swine fever as the disease decimates the pig supply in China.
1.3 billion tons of food being wasted each year. Can we stop it?
LA Times
Across the planet, more than a billion tons of essential, nutritious, life-sustaining food goes to waste each year.
Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Grow as Investors Lose Appetite for Shale
Smaller drillers, which account for sizable part of U.S. oil production, are struggling to pay off hefty debt burdens
WSJ
Bankruptcies are rising in the U.S. oil patch as Wall Street’s disaffection with shale companies reverberates through the industry.
Press releases
EPA Proposes Updates to Air Regulations for Oil and Gas to Remove Redundant Requirements and Reduce Burden
08/29/2019
At an event hosted today in Lubbock with U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Deputy Administrator David Gray announced the agency’s proposed updates to the prior administration’s national standards for the oil and natural gas industry.
Vicksburg District Begins Drawdown at Eagle Lake
Published Aug. 29, 2019
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, in collaboration and agreement with its local, state and federal partners, plans to operate the Muddy Bayou Control Structure in order to lower the elevation of Eagle Lake, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to 70 feet by the end of September.
MDMR hosting photo contest for 2020 calendar
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting a photo contest, and the winners will be used in the agency’s 2020 calendar.
RESTORE Council Finalizes Planning Framework
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) announces the finalization of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Planning Framework (Planning Framework). The Planning Framework serves as a “bridge” between the Council’s overarching goals and objectives identified in the 2016 Comprehensive Plan Update: Restoring the Gulf Coast’s Ecosystem and Economy and the specific restoration projects and programs approved in future FPLs. The Planning Framework identifies five priority approaches and associated techniques, along with their application within specific geographic areas in an effort to give the public and potential funding partners an indication of the types of projects and programs that may be considered for FPL 3 funding consideration. The Council published and requested comments on the Planning Framework draft from stakeholders during a 52-day public review and comment period. During this timeframe, the Council held five public meetings across the Gulf Coast, hosted two public webinars and engaged with stakeholders across the region. The Council accepted written comments via mail, email and through the Planning, Environment and Public Comment website. The Council has released the RESTORE Council Planning Framework: Responses to Comments which includes a summary of the 446 unique public comments received from 2,932 stakeholders and responses to those comments.
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