State
Jim Hill H.S. volunteers as First Lady Elee Reeves launches trash clean up following flood
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (center) speaks while gesturing toward a large stack of trash bags as First Lady Elee Reeves (left) and Jim Hill High Scool Principal Bobby D. Brown (right) listen along with volunteers for the ‘Team Up 4 Clean Up' campaign.
Timeline: History of the One Lake flood control project for the Pearl River
Clarion Ledger
Despite the need, the metro Jackson area has not seen any significant flood control projects for more than 40 years.
Pearl River flooding: Tug and pull over best way to deal with river escalates after 3rd-highest crest on record
MS Today/Daily Journal
This year’s Jackson flooding has elevated the stakes for both sides of a years-long debate over whether or not to proceed with the One Lake project.
TRIAL DATE SET FOR RIDGELAND’S ATTEMPT TO EXPAND CITY LIMITS
Northside Sun
A trial date has been set for the Madison County Chancery Court to hear Ridgeland’s case for annexing a 4.9-square-mile area near West County Line Road. The trial has been scheduled for the last two weeks of July.
Water contact advisory issued for portion of Yazoo River near Yazoo City
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Friday for a segment of the Yazoo River near Yazoo City.
Another Water Advisory for Sewage Near Yazoo City
Delta Daily News
YAZOO CITY, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory Friday for a segment of the Yazoo River near Yazoo City.
MDEQ issues water contact advisory for Yazoo River
WJTV
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory Friday for a segment of the Yazoo River near Yazoo City.
Enterprise-Tocsin
In a Friday press release, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory for Moorhead Bayou and associated floodwaters near the City of Moorhead.
MDEQ LIFTS SIX BEACH WATER CONTACT ADVISORIES
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted six water contact advisories Friday for Station 4, Station 10, Station 10B, Station 11A, Station 13A, and Station 14.
Challenge yields Meridian Christian Home School winners in You Be The Chemist
Meridian Star
Meridian Christian Home School team was selected as the Meridian Challenge first-place winners in the recent You Be The Chemist Challenge® held at Meridian Community College.
2.1 magnitude earthquake detected near Booneville, Mississippi
WMC
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - A 2.1 magnitude earthquake occurred east of Booneville, Mississippi Saturday night.
Beach vendors open for business, hoping for a better season
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The summer tourism season is off to an early start and, hopefully, a better ending.
Regional
Tennessee submits request asking EPA to end vehicle emissions testing in Hamilton, four other counties
Chattanooga Times Free Press
NASHVILLE — The effort to end mandatory vehicle emissions testing programs in Hamilton County and four Middle Tennessee counties took a major step this week after state officials submitted scientific documents to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in hopes of winning approval.
National
How DuPont may avoid paying to clean up a toxic 'forever chemical'
NBC
Robin Andrews of Pedricktown, New Jersey, has been fighting an autoimmune disease and thyroid condition for the past three years, suffering severe dental problems, hair loss and other symptoms. All, she believes, are the result of exposure to drinking water tainted by a group of chemicals called PFAS, used widely for decades in products like Teflon pans, stain-resistant carpets, even cosmetics.
International company settles EPA water pollution lawsuit
AP
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) – An international company that manufactures commercial explosives will pay a $2.9 million penalty for discharging pollutants into waterways near Carthage and Louisiana, Missouri, under a proposed settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Judge voids oil and gas leases on almost 1 million acres of public lands
The Hill
A federal judge on Thursday voided five oil and gas leases on public lands that amounted to nearly a million acres, arguing that the Trump administration wrongly excluded public input.
Press Releases
Area 5 Approved growing waters reopened for oyster harvest effective Feb. 28
February 28, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Area 5 Approved growing waters are reopened to the harvest of oysters effective immediately on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
EPA Meets President Trump’s Deadline, Makes Agency Guidance Available to the Public
02/28/2020
WASHINGTON (February 28, 2020) – Today, in support of President Trump’s Executive Order to promote transparency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new guidance portal that provides public access to agency guidance documents. This new searchable database will make it easier for the regulated community to find and follow agency guidance.
