State
TWO QUITMAN PHARMACIES JOIN MEDICAL SHARPS PROGRAM
Clarke County Tribune
Two pharmacies in Quitman have recently joined the Mississippi Household Medical Sharps Disposal Program. Hammack Drug Store and The Pharmacy of Quitman are two of the most recent additions to a statewide network of more than 300 pharmacies that accept disposal syringes, lancets, and other medical sharps generated in the home.
Clarke County gets assistance with cleanup from Lamar County
WTOK
ENTERPRISE, Miss. (WTOK) - Clarke County is still cleaning up from the EF-2 tornado that struck Enterprise Feb. 5, and now it has some help.
WHAT A MESS!
Yazoo Herald
County employee Henry Engleman scoops up garbage from a mountain of debris that has been piling up on Racetrack Road in recent weeks.
Stuart asks county for $500,000
Neshoba Democrat
…Approve the grant application to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the purchase of a 75-yard debris end dump trailer;
State Government
UMMC health experts preparing for ‘tidal wave’ of patients
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - With the number of coronavirus cases climbing daily, a team of health experts with The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) are taking action now to prepare for what’s to come.
GOV. REQUESTS ECONOMIC DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
MPB
Mississippi's governor is requesting an Economic Disaster Declaration from the Small Business Administration to help companies hit financially by the Coronavirus outbreak.
Regional
Coastal authority approves spending $1.08 billion for restoration, levees during online meeting
NOLA.com
National
Coronavirus offers reprieve from air pollution
The Hill
Environmental experts say the planet is getting a breather from the constant output of pollution by humans as the coronavirus puts many activities by individuals and businesses on hold.
EPA sued for allegedly violating laws for approving new chemicals
The Hill
Environmental group Earthjustice sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday following an investigation that found the agency was fast-tracking approval for various chemicals
EPA faces possible coronavirus outbreaks at multiple offices
The Hill
An employee who works at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office in Helena, Mont., tested “presumed positive” for COVID-19, according to the agency and an internal email obtained by The Hill.
Oil spills in U.S. western states threaten water and health, residents fear
UPI
DENVER, March 18 (UPI) -- Oil spills and gas leaks in the U.S. West, along with the oil industry's boom-and-bust business model, are worrying people who live near fossil fuel operations.
National Park Service waives entrance fees during coronavirus outbreak
The Hill
The National Park Service (NPS) will no longer collect entrance fees at its parks that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak, the agency announced Wednesday.
Press Releases
EPA Extends Deadline to Apply for Community-Scale Air Toxics Monitoring Grants
03/18/2020
WASHINGTON (March 18, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the deadline to apply for the 2020 Community-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring grants competition.
EPA Awards $2.3 Million in Funding for Small Businesses to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies
03/18/2020
WASHINGTON (March 18, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2.3 million in funding for 23 contracts with small businesses through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop technologies that will help protect human health and the environment.
