State
Olive Branch native returns to Butler Snow
DeSoto Times-Tribune
An Olive Branch native who served as head of the state Department of Environmental Quality in the Gov. Phil Bryant administration is returning to legal practice.
Former Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality executive director rejoins Butler Snow
MBJ
Gary C. Rikard has rejoined Butler Snow after a five-year stint as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Rikard will practice with the firm’s regulatory and government group in Ridgeland, Miss.
FIRST LADY REEVES TO LEAD CLEANUP EFFORT FROM PEARL RIVER FLOOD
Northside Sun
JACKSON — Tomorrow, First Lady Elee Reeves, partnering with Keep Mississippi Beautiful, will launch her “Team Up 4 Clean Up” Campaign to help clean up communities impacted by the recent Pearl River flooding. The initial clean-up will begin at two sites in the Jackson area littered with trash left behind by floodwaters.
GOV. TATE REEVE PRAISES RELIEF EFFORTS FROM MINISTRIES TO JACKSON FLOOD VICTIMS
WCBI
JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves praised ministries such as “Eight Days of Hope” for efforts to help those impacted by the flooding.
MORE EROSION ALONG WHITE OAK CREEK
Northside Sun
Erosion continues to eat away at the banks of White Oak Creek, as evidenced by a recent tree falling behind a home in the 5000 block of River Thames Road.
Many left homeless in Copiah Co. after major flooding from Pearl River
WLBT
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) -Downstream on the Pearl River, Copiah County residents are coping with major water damage that have left many homeless.
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.
Steele Bayou Control Structure closed
WJTV
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – The National Weather Service forecasted heavy rainfall over the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers that may impact river forecasts across the region within the next week.
Effects from Satartia Gas Leak still linger for some in town
WJTV
One of the closest to highway three, the Douglas family home was hit hard by the carbon dioxide leak but feels they were one of the last to get out.
'Foaming at the mouth': First responders describe scene after pipeline rupture, gas leak
Clarion Ledger
A sheriff's investigator who rescued people from their homes and cars after an oil and gas company's pipeline ruptured in Yazoo County Saturday said the sick were acting "like zombies." In the middle of rescuing people, that deputy also got sick.
IMMS TALKS STRANDING SEASON
WXXV
First responders and local law enforcement took a walk on the wild side today at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport.
MDEQ ISSUES ONE BEACH WATER ADVISORY IN HARRISON COUNTY
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued one water contact advisory Thursday for Station 6.
Coast tourism sees best January in four years
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Coast tourism is getting off to a good start this year. Numbers released Thursday show January 2020 was the most successful January in the last four years.
Gov. Reeves proclaims March as Wildfire Prevention Month
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Gov. Tate Reeves proclaimed March as “Wildfire Prevention Month” in Mississippi.
Crosby Arboretum maintains wildlife with prescribed burn
Picayune Item
Picayune residents may have noticed smoke coming from the Crosby Arboretum Thursday morning, which was part of a prescribed burn.
U.S. Forest Service will have two prescribed burns in south Mississippi Thursday
WDAM
WIGGINS, Miss. (WDAM) -The De Soto Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service is planning two prescribed burns in the south Mississippi Thursday to control hazardous fuel reduction and restore longleaf pine.
Projects that help improve environment get boost from Entergy
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Projects and programs that help improve the environment received $1 million in grants from Entergy, through the company’s Environmental Initiatives Fund.
State Government
Doctors at UMMC discuss public and hospital preparedness for coronavirus
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Health officials in Mississippi are on high alert for the coronavirus, even though there are no confirmed cases in the state.
National
Lawmakers grill EPA chief over push to slash agency's budget
The Hill
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler appeared before lawmakers Thursday to defend a budget that would bring the agency to its lowest funding level in years.
Trump’s EPA readies rollback of industry-backed pollution rule
Sun Herald
Despite bipartisan objection and industry pushback, the Trump administration is expected to soon weaken rules meant to limit mercury and other toxic emissions from oil and coal-fired power plants across the nation.
Murkowski, Manchin introduce major energy legislation
The Hill
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday introduced a long-awaited energy package that's shaping up to be the best chance this year for passing legislation to expand the use of cleaner forms of energy.
New York Businesses Anticipate Plastic-Bag Ban
WSJ
New York business owners are bracing for confused and angry customers after a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags takes effect Sunday.
Press Releases
EPA and Partners Announce Collaborative Implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan
02/27/2020
WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2020) — Today, at an event at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman Mary B. Neumayr joined federal, state, tribal, local and water sector partners to announce the National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation (Version 1).
MDMR to conduct prescribed burn on Hancock County Marsh Preserve
February 27, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the Ansley Unit of the Hancock County Marsh Preserve on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
