State
Water levels return to normal at the reservoir
WAPT
Right now the plan is to fill areas of Pelahatchie Bay back toward the preferred level of 297 and a half feet above sea level.
PHASE ONE OF BEACH STORM WATER OUTFALLS COMPLETE IN BILOXI
WXXV
All summer long you might have noticed some construction going on at Biloxi Beach. Now, that construction is cleared, we have some beautiful new additions to the beach.
COASTAL MISSISSIPPI ANNOUNCES ‘ATTRACTION PASSES’
WXXV
Tourism took a hard hit this summer after the toxic algae bloom closed Sound waters.
Now, with most waters open again, things for Coast tourism are looking up and Coastal Mississippi has been doing everything in their power to help with this.
City approves sale of water to Punkin Water Association
Oxford Eagle
After several attempts to hammer out a contract, the City of Oxford and Punkin Water Association came to an agreement on Tuesday.
Close call for Mississippi. A tropical system targets Florida.
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - The WLOX First Alert Weather Team is keeping a close eye on a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico called Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 (PTC 16).
Regional
Record Gulf oil output to average 2 million barrels daily in 2020
Houston Chronicle
The Gulf of Mexico is churning out oil at record highs each year and will average 2 million barrels per day in 2020 for the first time, the federal government said.
National
EPA Seeks IRS Help to Push Investors to Contaminated Sites
Bloomberg
The EPA wants investors to take advantage of a tax benefit program focused on distressed communities, but says it first needs help from the IRS.
EPA Taking Public Testimony In Dallas On Methane Emission Rules
KERA
The Environmental Protection Agency took public testimony in Dallas on Thursday on plans to weaken federal methane emission standards.
Colorado to tighten oversight of oil and gas sites near homes in wake of study finding possible short-term health effects
Denver Post
Colorado officials declared they will toughen their oversight of oil and gas drilling and fracking sites following the release Thursday of a multiyear scientific study that found industry operations may expose residents to unhealthy levels of benzene and other chemicals.
VW gets more time from U.S., auditor to comply with diesel settlement terms
Reuters
FRANKFURT, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen will get 90 more days to test its compliance programmes required under a criminal plea agreement with the U.S. government after an emissions cheating scandal, the German carmaker said on Thursday.
Opinion
End practice of budget notes, or make them part of the public record: Our view
Clarion Ledger
For the last several months, the Clarion Ledger has outlined how state lawmakers are abusing the use of a little known tool colloquially called a “budget note” to direct millions of dollars to pet projects and pay raises for select state employees. It is a practice that has gone on for years, and it is time for it to stop.
Press releases
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Board of Directors gave its approval Thursday to begin refilling Barnett Reservoir to normal operating levels as part of its plan to battle Giant Salvinia in Pelahatchie Bay.
MSU and Belhaven University partner for dual degree program
MSU
The partnership offers students an opportunity to simultaneously earn a degree in mathematics, biology, business, chemistry or computer science from Belhaven and an engineering degree from Mississippi State University.
