State
CITY URGES RESIDENTS TO AVOID FLUSHING "FLUSHABLE" WIPES
Northside Sun
In an effort to keep sewer lines clear, the City of Jackson is asking residents to avoid flushing sanitation wipes, even if the package states they are flushable.
Recycling businesses taking more precautions while collecting items during COVID-19 outbreak
WLBT
Small businesses are having to adjust, increasing personal safety in the wake of COVID-19.
One metro area recycling company is working longer days and nights to protect the planet and themselves as they keep your glass, plastics, paper and more from ending up in our landfills.
MDEQ LIFTS BEACH WATER CONTACT ADVISORY IN PASS CHRISTIAN
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Thursday for Station 5 (Pass Christian West Beach).
Barnett Reservoir: Pelahatchie Bay and new boat launch to open soon
Clarion Ledger
Two long-awaited events are scheduled to take place at Ross Barnett Reservoir. Boat traffic is expected to resume between the main lake and Pelahatchie Bay, and construction of a new boat launch off Mississippi 43 will soon be underway.
State Government
Gov. Reeves: 'Stay home, if you can.' State vows to 'go on the offensive' with coronavirus
Clarion Ledger
Gov. Tate Reeves and state health officials on Thursday vowed to become more aggressive in testing for and isolating coronavirus cases once expected federal money is in hand.
Mississippi legislative session will not convene Apr. 1
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Legislature will delay reconvening the 2020 session beyond Wednesday, Apr. 1, by agreement of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn.
Coronavirus in Mississippi: What we know Friday
Clarion Ledger
This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Mississippi.
National
Citing virus, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday abruptly waived enforcement on a range of legally mandated public health and environmental protections, saying industries could have trouble complying with them during the coronavirus pandemic.
EPA Plans to Show Leniency With Some Civil-Rule Violators
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t expect to seek penalties for some civil environmental-rule violations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the agency said Thursday.
Oil price drop threatens US fracking boom
The Hill
Plummeting oil prices caused by a Saudi-Russian feud and the coronavirus outbreak may lead to a decline in fracking, the controversial practice that has fueled the domestic energy revolution in the U.S.
Press Releases
EPA Announces Enforcement Discretion Policy for COVID-19 Pandemic
03/26/2020
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mindful of the health and safety of the public, as well as our staff, and those of Federal Agencies, State and Local Governments, Tribes, Regulated Entities, Contractors, and Non-governmental Organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EPA Continues Efforts to Help Increase the Availability of Disinfectant Products for Use Against the Novel Coronavirus
03/26/2020
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took steps to provide additional flexibilities to manufacturers of disinfectants and other pesticides.
