State
Proposed landfill creating stink in Madison County
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Residents and nearby city leaders are expressing their opposition to a proposed landfill.
Recycling options are still available in the Capital City
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The City of Jackson has ended curbside recycling for now, but there are still options for residents who don’t want their recycling to intentionally end up in a landfill.
Sewage issue triggers MDEQ water contact advisory in Gautier
WLOX
GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is warning people to avoid making contact with water or eating seafood from an area of the bayou in Gautier.
MANY MUNICIPALITIES FACING AGING INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS
WCBI
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Whether it’s a cracked road, a decaying bridge, or a backed up sewer and drainage system, aging infrastructure comes in many forms and can cause a variety of problems.
Damaged barge removed from Tenn-Tom Waterway lock in Tishomingo County
WTVA
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Crews have removed the damaged barge from the Jamie Whitten Lock in Tishomingo County.
STORM DEBRIS PICKUP UNDERWAY IN COLUMBUS
WCBI
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Another round of storm debris pickup is underway in Columbus.
Residents are asked to have any debris they want picked up pushed to the roadway immediately.
Jackson County shipbuilder names new vessel to transport liquefied natural gas
Sun Herald
VT Halter Marine officially named its new LNG ship during a ceremony Monday morning that featured U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo and Mississippi’s two senators, Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Regional
Water quality sensor hitching ride on Mississippi River boat
AP
A data-gathering sensor attached to the American Queen steamboat will give scientists and cities a better understanding of water quality along the entire length of the Mississippi River, officials said Monday.
$2B waterway through Deep South yet to yield promised boom
AP
More than a century in the making, the 234-mile (376-kilometer) Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway was supposed to fulfill a dream of "orderly growth and prosperity" when it opened in 1985, snaking its way through the poor, rural Deep South.
It hasn't worked out that way.
Second round of projects sought under Volkswagen Diesel Settlement
WRCB
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is asking for applications for the second round of projects under the Volkswagen Diesel Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust (EMT).
Press Releases
Secretary Bernhardt Announces Over $100 Million in Public-Private Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects
September 16, 2019
Washington – The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, approved $28 million in funding for various wetland conservation projects.
