State
The numbers are in: 222 homes were destroyed due to flooding in the Delta
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The numbers are in from this year’s historic flood. MEMA reports 482 homes were damaged and 222 were destroyed by backwater flooding in the Delta.
JIM HOOD DISCUSSES SPILLWAY IMPACT ON LOCAL BUSINESSES
WXXV
State Attorney General and Democratic Candidate for Governor Jim Hood was on the Coast today to discuss the ongoing impacts of the Bonnet Carre Spillway opening. Hood spoke at Crystal Seas Seafood in Pass Christian where he highlighted the continued environmental and economic impacts of the spillway openings.
NEW SPECIES IS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS
WCBI
GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION, Miss. (WCBI) – Residents all across the Magnolia State are at war. Their kitchens, front lawns, pools, and sometimes even their vehicles are the battlegrounds. The enemy can sometimes be too small to see.
State Government
Special election possible for District 50 Senate seat
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A court hearing and possibly a special election will decide who takes the District 50 Senate seat in January.
Oil Spill
Crosswalk connecting Jones Park to aquarium comes to life in new rendering
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Renderings now give us a clear vision of a new walkway coming to Gulfport. The pedestrian and tramway bridge will connect Jones Park to the Coast’s newest attraction, the Mississippi Aquarium.
Regional
ADEM Director: Tyson facing significant monetary consequences for spill and fish kill
ABC 33/40
Walker County, Alabama — “What I’m seeing is no life. It’s just killed it. It’s a shame," said fisherman James Bramlett.
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE PASSES NEW LAW TO INCREASE LITTERING FINES
WCBI
LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI)- The state of Alabama is looking to clean up its image.
A new state law is aiming to keep trash under control and off the streets.
Littering has been a problem many have been working to curb.
National
EPA fines BP North America for 2018 diesel fuel spill
AP
PEOSTA, Iowa (AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says BP North America must pay a fine of more than $71,000 for a diesel spill last year in northeast Iowa.
Net-zero hour: Pittsburgh energizes plan to curb carbon emissions from public buildings
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In an effort to meet its climate action goals, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s office wants to curb carbon emissions from several public buildings — the city’s biggest energy users — by ultimately making them produce as much energy as they consume.
Press Releases
Red Snapper season to reopen Sept. 6 through Sept. 8
MDMR
BILOXI, Miss. –The recreational fishing season for Red Snapper will reopen in Mississippi territorial waters on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. and close on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
