State
Magnitude 2.8 earthquake hits Madison County
WJTV
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit Madison County.
Don't swim at these 25 Mississippi Gulf Coast beaches: Officials issue more water warnings
The New Orleans Advocate
Mississippi officials continue to issue "water contact" warnings along Mississippi Gulf Coast beaches because of blue-green "Harmful Algal Bloom," and the number of closures since the beginning of July now stands at 25, according to a Biloxi Sun Herald report.
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_a1b810c0-baa7-11e9-ab46-a705a54f8371.html
City’s Water Plant Named Best in Mississippi
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg has the best water treatment plant in Mississippi, according to the American Water Works Association.
North Ward Alderman Michael Mayfield announced the designation at Thursday’s meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, adding the city received an award for the accomplishment during a conference of the Alabama/Mississippi Section of the AWWA in Mobile, Ala.
The Water's Gone, But Many Troubles Remain
Yazoo Herald
There is an eerie stillness in the landscape that has been underwater for the past several months in the recent backwater flood areas. The smell of stagnant water and rotting animal carcasses float through the air. What once appeared like an ocean in the rural communities now resembles a desert wasteland.
Siwell Road residents claim dirt mining operation ruining their home life
WLBT
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Some Hinds County residents are fed up with what they’re calling a dirt mining operation right next to their homes, creating a nuisance from morning until night.
The property owner denies the allegations and said he is a land developer with permits to do work on his land.
https://www.wlbt.com/2019/08/09/siwell-road-residents-claim-dirt-mining-operation-ruining-their-home-life/
Communities scramble to help after Mississippi immigration raids
Mississippi Today
Family members and friends of those who were detained during Wednesday’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid wait outside of Koch Foods Inc., plant in hopes of their loved ones returning to the plant in Morton, Miss., Thursday, August 8, 2019.
A day after hundreds of people were detained at various food processing plants in central Mississippi, local organizations, churches and community members are working to develop relief plans for those affected, but concrete plans are not yet set.
Regional
More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal bacteria, environmentalists say
CBS News
While Massachusetts beachgoers may be worried about sharks this summer, environmentalists are warning about a much smaller organism. E. coli, a bacteria present in animal and human waste, could hurt many more people—and it shows up on half of America's beaches, according to new research from Environment America and the Frontier Group.
National
The Leaks That Threaten the Clean Image of Natural Gas
NY Times
Energy companies are producing record volumes of natural gas, thanks in part to the U.S. fracking boom. They have ambitious plans to make the cleaner-burning fuel a big part of the global energy mix for decades to come by sending tankers of liquefied gas around the world.
But growing public concern over leaks and intentional releases of gas and its primary component, methane, threaten to derail the dominance of gas in the new energy world order.
