State
Blue-green algae is still lingering in the Mississippi Sound. When will it go away?
Sun Herald
When will it go away?
U.S. SENATOR ROGER WICKER SPEAKS ON BONNET CARRÉ SPILLWAY
WCBI
ACKERMAN, Miss. (WCBI) -The U.S. Senate this week approved a measure that will provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with resources to improve and maintain flood control projects, ports and waterways in Mississippi.
How is the melon-headed whale rescued from death? Here’s an update.
Sun Herald
A young melon-head whale continued to improve Saturday at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport after being rescued from death Thursday afternoon on the north shore of Cat Island.
Eagle Lake neighbors dispose of hazardous materials
WJTV
WARREN COUNTY, Miss.(WJTV) – Eagle Lake neighbors got a chance to give away certain items damaged in this year’s historic flooding.
Hancock Co. production company receives national honor for work to preserve the Gulf
WLOX
HANCOCK CO., Miss. (WLOX) - A Hancock County production company is getting national recognition.
Widow of Keesler 403rd worker not satisfied with Air Force’s answers
WLOX
'What concerns me most is the steady decline.' Deer harvest estimate remains at record low
Clarion Ledger
According to the Mississippi Resident and Nonresident Hunter Survey, the deer harvest during the 2018-19 season remained at the lowest recorded level as biologists face increasing challenges in deer management.
Shorter deer season a possibility for new South Delta hunting zone
Vicksburg Post
Deer season could be shorter this year in parts of Warren, Sharkey, Issaquena and Yazoo Counties under a proposal under consideration by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Oil Spill
Restoration project to get $160 million
Houma Today
Settlement money from the 2010 BP oil spill will finance a $160 million restoration of two barrier islands and a headland off the coast of Terrebonne Parish.
New coastal assistance center in Thibodaux to help small Louisiana businesses get contracts
The Advocate
Small businesses trying to get water management projects in the state have a new resource, The Louisiana Coastal Technical Assistance Center, slated to open in Thibodaux at Nicholls State University.
Regional
State: Proposed deal with company would reduce air pollution
AP
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama chemical plant has been emitting sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid mist into the atmosphere, state and federal authorities say in court documents.
Oysters farmed in Florida are a shucking success among tide-to-table crowd
Orlando Sentinel
I am eating an oyster on a boat in the Mosquito Lagoon.
Dragonflies hover. Herons stalk the edge of the mangrove. Cages bob in chest-deep water, each holding a cache of bivalves in various stages of growth. Mullet breach amid the rows. The floating nursery, like its natural counterpart, is a haven for myriad species, an ecosystem unto itself.
National
EPA Ordered by D.C. Circuit to Redo Upwind State Ozone Rule (3)
Bloomberg
The EPA will have to rework its rule to ensure that upwind states reduce air pollution so that their downwind neighbors can meet federal ozone standards, the D.C. Circuit said Sept. 13.
Opinion
OUR VIEW: Fore! Lakeview Golf Course in the rough
Meridian Star
The city of Meridian seems to have developed a case of the yips over the Lakeview Golf Course and there’s a threat of never making financial par again.
Press releases
MDMR contractors to conduct prescribed burn on Delisle Unit of the Wolf River Coastal Preserve
BILOXI, Miss. – Contractors working with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the Delisle Unit of the Wolf River Preserve on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.
Administrator Wheeler Announces New CASAC Member, Pool of NAAQS Subject Matter Experts
09/13/2019
WASHINGTON (September 13, 2019) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of a new member to the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Dr. Ronald Kendall. He also announced the selection of a pool of non-member subject matter experts to support the Chartered CASAC’s review of particulate matter and ozone.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Announces the Availability of Dedicated Funding for Conservation Easements
Jackson, Miss. - In response to recent flooding impacting many parts of the United States, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the availability of dedicated funding for conservation easements on certain lands damaged by flooding and other natural disasters.
