State
Mayor, citizens try to stop new landfill
Madison County Journal
The mayor of Ridgeland and citizens are calling out the Board of Supervisors over what they said is blind support for a third landfill.
Fisheries disaster declared in Gulf states over Bonnet Carré opening, river flooding
Sun Herald
Federal fisheries declaration approved for Mississippi
Lawmakers say this is the first step toward financial relief for those impacted by the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway
WLOX
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLOX) - Congressional leaders announced a federal fisheries disaster declaration Wednesday morning to help South Mississippi fishermen affected by the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
Coast fishermen, seafood related businesses welcome disaster declaration
WLOX
Because of the algae bloom, the seafood industry has been hit hard. But even in the midst of crisis, there are pockets of success.
Ship Island restoration gets federal dollars to continue improvements
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Ship Island’s restoration project is now getting federal dollars for phases three and four.
Erosion repairs complete near Town Creek dam
Daily Journal
A recovery project related to record rainfall early this year completed well ahead of schedule last week, with the Town Creek Master Water Management District set to pay Lee County’s share of the project costs.
MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory for Yazoo River in Belzoni
Belzoni Banner
2019 is Mississippi’s 2nd largest alligator haul; officials say hunters are getting better
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - At 922 alligators harvested, 2019 is not a record year, but it comes in second to 2015 when 980 alligators were brought in by hunters.
Moss Point students experience nature trail and boat ride during hands-on field trip
WLOX
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - More than 100 eighth-graders from Moss Point participated in a hands-on field trip Wednesday throughout Jackson County.
Cleanup efforts focusing on Aberdeen and the waterway
Monroe Journal
ABERDEEN – People will have two opportunities in the coming weekends to help cleanup different parts of Aberdeen. For starters, the next community cleanup day is planned for Sept. 21.
Savings from solar power chicken houses ‘like giving the farmer a raise’
MBJ
Even small poultry farms with only four chicken houses can have power bills ranging from $20,000 to $25,000 per year. A game changer that can help chicken growers greatly reduce that annual electricity bill is solar panels that can cut those bills by $7,000 to $8,000 per year, said Ryan Ladner, president of Solar South LLC in Hattiesburg.
TASK FORCE HEARS UNCERTAINTIES OF GROWING HEMP
MPB
Members of a Mississippi Hemp Task Force are meeting to determine if Hemp could be a profitable crop for farmers. MPB’s Desare Frazier reports.
Ole Miss students complain of mold growing in dorms, showers
WMC
OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) - Some University of Mississippi students say mold is growing in their dorms and they claim the university isn’t doing anything about it.
National
17 states sue Trump administration over weakening of Endangered Species Act
The Hill
A coalition of state Attorneys General — led by California, Maryland and Massachusetts — are suing the Trump administration over recent changes made to the way it enforces the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Nutria invasion threatens California's water supply: 'The way they multiply -- jeez'
AP
LOS BANOS, Calif. — One of the most recent threats to California's environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots: nutria.
As bluefin recover, a new fight about how to fish for them
AP
A federal plan that could loosen the rules about fishing for one of the most debated species in the ocean has attracted the attention of fishermen and environmentalists, some of whom fear years of conservation work could be undone.
Opinion
EDITORIAL/No more landfills
Madison County Journal
A third landfill west of Ridgeland is one too many and it’s time for Madison County Board of Supervisors to resist.
Press Releases
EPA Takes Two Important Steps Under PFAS Action Plan
09/25/2019
WASHINGTON (Sept. 25, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent two actions that address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Office of Management and Budget for interagency review.
Finding the Flock
MSU
Dr. Mark Woodrey—who grew up in Ohio—had an early love of birds that eventually led him to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to study coastal ecosystems, especially tidal marshes and wetland birds.
...“We also received a grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to develop a program to monitor marsh birds in coastal Mississippi. The state is doing a lot of work on restoring coastal marshes, so we are capturing baseline data, in order to determine the number of marsh birds in coastal Mississippi. We’re also going to assess how effective the marsh restoration projects are in restoring marsh bird populations,” Woodrey said.
Secretary of Commerce Approves Disaster Declarations for American Fishing Communities
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced his determination that commercial fishery failures occurred for multiple fisheries between 2017 and 2019 in Alaska, California, Georgia, and South Carolina, while further finding that a catastrophic regional fishery disaster occurred for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama due to extreme flooding events in the Gulf of Mexico.
