State
No Bonnet Carré Spillway opening anticipated this year, U.S. Army Corps says
Sun Herald
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is not expected to open this year, the U.S. Army Corps commander in New Orleans said in a meeting covered by Louisiana media Wednesday in Baton Rouge.
Yazoo River Backwater Pumps
Delta News TV
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's visit to the Delta brought an update about the Yazoo River back water pumps.
SEWER PROBLEMS EXPECTED AS RESULT OF FLOODING
Northside Sun
Flushing the toilet could be a problem for some Northsiders, another complication resulting from the Pearl River flood.
City of Jackson offers curbside and dumpster pickup for flood victims
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Jackson is offering curbside and dumpster pickup for flood victims.
Receding flood waters reveal piles of trash
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - As folks along the Pearl River think about cleaning their homes from the impacts of the flooding-- others look to clean up the trash that’s now washed up.
ONE LAKE REPORT SUBMITTED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR FINAL REVIEW
Northside Sun
Local leaders have submitted the final draft report on the One Lake Project to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for final review.
Pearl River continues to rise in Marion Co., expected to crest Sunday
WDAM
MARION COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Pearl River continues to rise in Marion County with residents preparing for flooding this weekend.
Hundreds of dams lack emergency plans in rain-soaked South
AP
When recent heavy rains swelled a private Mississippi lake and began eroding its earthen dam, Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham was scrambling for a plan.
Landfill in Millard will expand service area
Picayune Item
Garbage was a central focus at Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
The Board approved an amendment to the solid waste management plan that expands the TransAmerican Waste Central Landfill service area to include counties and parishes within a 75-mile radius of the center of the landfill property, located in Millard.
Baldwyn woman seeks help with erosion problems
Daily Journal
BALDWYN • Last year, Mary Lee Michael was at the house she’s lived in since 1963 when she heard a “terrible noise” that would change the way she feels about her longtime home.
USM researchers investigating ancient forest under Gulf of Mexico
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - In South Mississippi, counting pollen is usually done by sneezes or square feet, not individually under a microscope.
Oil Spill
Gulf Coast YMCA wants to add Gulfport location using RESTORE Act funds
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - It is an ambitious plan.
Nature Conservancy partners to acquire Lake Wimico property
Tallahassee Democrat
The Nature Conservancy announced on Feb. 5, in collaboration with partner organizations, it has moved to protect Lake Wimico, a crucial and biodiverse 20,161 acre piece of land in northwest Florida that surrounds the 4,000 acre lake after which the parcel is named.
Regional
As Florida, Georgia battle over water, panhandle oystermen struggle to survive
Reuters
APALACHICOLA, Fla. (Reuters) - Standing in his boat in Florida's Apalachicola Bay, Michael Dasher lowered a long pair of tongs into the water, pulling up a muddy mass of oysters that his son sorted, keeping those big enough to sell and tossing the rest back into the brackish bay.
Gov. Edwards' plan to combat sea level rise in Louisiana? It starts with greenhouse gas emissions
NOLA.com
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday that his administration plans to embark on an ambitious expansion of coastal restoration and flood protection efforts that for the first time will target greenhouse gas emissions by Louisiana industry as a way of reducing future sea level rise.
National
EPA Will Regulate Two Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
AP
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it plans to regulate two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds in the drinking water amid growing concerns the chemicals found in everything from pizza boxes to carpet pose a health hazard.
DOD sued for alleged improper incineration of 'forever chemicals'
The Hill
Earthjustice sued the Department of Defense (DOD) on Thursday, arguing the military has been improperly incinerating so-called forever chemicals.
3M Co. agrees to pay $55M to settle PFAS contamination case in Michigan
Star Tribune
3M Co. will pay $55 million to settle a PFAS water-contamination lawsuit brought by the Michigan maker of Hush Puppies shoes.
USDA hopes to cut farms' environmental footprint in half by 2050
The Hill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) laid out a series of goals Thursday to make the farming sector more environmentally friendly, part of an effort to cut the carbon footprint of agriculture in half.
Kansas Air Force base finds high levels of chemical made famous in ‘Erin Brockovich’
Sun Herald
The cancer-linked compound made famous by the movie “Erin Brockovich” has been found in dangerous levels inside an aircraft hangar at McConnell Air Force Base, including its breakroom, according to documents exclusively obtained by McClatchy.
Aluminum bottled water. Straw-less lids. Reusable cup systems. As concern about plastic waste grows, the search for sustainable packaging has gone mainstream
Chicago Tribune
Nicole Doucet and Jess Page were met with skepticism when they first tried to persuade retailers to sell their brand of bottled water. Consumers, the young entrepreneurs were told during those early sales calls five years ago, would not pay more for water packaged in aluminum containers instead of plastic.
Press Releases
EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
02/20/2020
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WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another important step in implementing the Agency’s PFAS Action Plan by proposing regulatory determinations for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water. Today’s preliminary determinations mark a key milestone in EPA’s extensive efforts under the PFAS Action Plan to help communities address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) nationwide.
EPA and USDA Announce Continued Commitment to Support Rural Water Systems
02/20/2020
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WASHINGTON (February 20, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that will help rural water systems face the challenges of aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, increasing costs, limited management capacity and declining rate bases. Through this MOA, EPA and USDA will conduct joint activities to help rural water systems continue to provide access to safe drinking water and protect their water resources.
