State
Coast residents, visitors relieved after water advisories lifted
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The weight of a months-long water contact advisory is now lifted from the shoulders of beach vendors in South Mississippi.
MDEQ lifts water contact advisories for all Mississippi beaches
WLOX
GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its beach monitoring program, lifted water contact warnings Friday for all 21 standard beach segments as well as the four nonstandard segments that were issued Aug. 6.
All Mississippi Coast beaches are open and safe to swim in again, MDEQ says
Sun Herald
All waters and beaches across the Mississippi Coast are open after being closed this summer for a harmful algae bloom, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said Friday night.
Mississippi opens all Gulf Coast beaches as algae subsides
Hattiesburg American
Mississippi has opened all of its Gulf Coast beaches after months of being closed for swimming because of a massive bloom of blue-green algae.
Mississippi Coast beaches open, contact advisories lifted
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All 21 beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are open after being closed this summer for a harmful algae bloom.
MDEQ LIFTS WATER CONTACT WARNINGS FOR MISSISSIPPI BEACHES
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its beach monitoring program, lifted water contact warnings Friday for all 21 standard beach segments as well as the four nonstandard segments that were issued August 6.
MDEQ declare's Coast beaches open and safe
Sea Coast Echo
Summer may be officially over, but Mississippi's beaches are finally back open for business.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on Friday lifted the water contact warnings for state beaches, which have been closed since June 22 due to a fresh-water algal bloom.
Mississippi beaches open as toxic algae levels drop
Clarion Ledger
All water contact warnings for Mississippi beaches have been lifted after almost two dozen were closed this summer due to toxic blue-green algae, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality announced Friday.
Crash involving tanker truck closes Hwy. 11 in Moselle
WDAM
MOSELLE, Miss. (WDAM) - Mississippi Highway Patrol is responding to a crash involving a tanker truck and at least one other vehicle on U.S. Highway 11 in Moselle.
Household Hazardous Disposal Day nets record
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Vehicles lined up Saturday morning, Oct. 5, to dispose of household hazardous waste during DeSoto County's annual event held at the Landers Center in Southaven. Early indications are that another record amount of material was collected to be disposed of or recycled.
Gulfport organization takes students out of the class and into nature
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - An area just around the corner in Gulfport looks like a faraway wilderness. The forested grounds bordering Turkey Creek in Gulfport is a gift from the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain. It also makes a great classroom.
State Government
State Auditor report reveals weaknesses in state government’s cyber security
WLBT
Cyber security is a hot topic nationally, but what about right here in the state?
“Whether you like it or not, your personal information probably lives on a state computer somewhere,” said State Auditor Shad White.
Oil Spill
Escambia and Santa Rosa leaders say 'transformational' funding from BP spill coming soon
PNJ
Although it has been more than nine years since oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig hit area beaches, Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are just now starting to see tens of millions of dollars in restitution from the oil giant.
Regional
These beaches aren’t as clean as you think they are
Sun Sentinel
There’s something in the water in Broward County. Most of the time, the health department won’t tell you about it.
In Florida, health departments in counties such as Palm Beach tell you immediately when there’s too much fecal bacteria in the water. Broward and Miami-Dade health departments don’t.
National
Trump administration says plan would restore ethanol demand
AP
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday it plans to implement new rules that will increase demand for ethanol, reversing a decline caused by exemptions given to oil refineries.
Aspirin could cut air pollution harms in half, study claims
Fox News
Aspirin may lessen the negative effects of air pollution, an intriguing new study concludes. Researchers from Columbia, Harvard and Boston Universities analyzed a subset of data collected from 2,280 male veterans from the greater Boston area who were given tests to determine their lung function.
In a Year of Epic Rains, Draining Missouri River Reservoirs Hampers Levee Repairs
WSJ
Federal authorities are racing to drain water from swollen reservoirs on the Upper Missouri River to prepare for next year’s flood season, inadvertently complicating efforts to shore up badly damaged levees downstream.
Chief of U.S. Forester Vicki Christiansen Thinks Some Fires Should Be Left to Burn
WSJ
Only you can prevent forest fires, as the old television ad said, but the nation’s top forester wants to let a few burn.
Press Releases
MDEQ Lifts Water Contact Warnings for Mississippi Beaches
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its beach monitoring program, lifted water contact warnings Friday for all 21 standard beach segments as well as the four nonstandard segments that were issued August 6. Water contact warnings were also lifted for Pass Christian Harbor, Long Beach Harbor, and Bay St. Louis Harbor.
President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels
10/04/2019
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue issued the following statements after President Donald J. Trump successfully negotiated an agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS):
EPA releases outreach materials to help keep children safe from environmental hazards
10/04/2019
WASHINGTON (October 4, 2019) — In celebration of Children’s Health Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a poster of tips to keep children and families safe from environmental hazards.
