State
Firm to meet with Delta residents about the 2019 flood
Vicksburg Post
Lawyers from two firms plan to meet with Yazoo Backwater Area residents to discuss the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to recover damages from the 2019 flood.
SALVINIA UNAFFECTED BY RESERVOIR’S HIGH WATERS
Northside Sun
Despite the recent flooding the area has experienced, Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) officials say no viable Giant Salvinia has been found in the Barnett Reservoir.
Self-reporting disaster damage with new program can help streamline recovery process
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Trying to assess damage after a natural disaster can be a tedious process, and it can take weeks sometimes, or even longer.
Mayors meet with members of Congress to discuss flooding along the Mississippi River
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty mayors from cities along the Mississippi River are in Washington this week to discuss the costs of flooding with federal policymakers and push for solutions.
National
Here's a list of disinfectants you can use against coronavirus
CNN
Is There a Technological Solution to Aquatic Dead Zones?
Eco Magazine
Could pumping oxygen-rich surface water into the depths of lakes, estuaries, and coastal ocean waters help ameliorate dangerous dead zones? New work led by Carnegie's David Koweek and Ken Caldeira and published open access by Science of the Total Environment says yes, although they caution that further research would be needed to understand any possible side effects before implementing such an approach.
Opinion
NOW CAN WE BUILD ONE LAKE?
Northside Sun
We can’t say much good about the recent flood in Jackson other than it may finally wake citizens up to the need for John McGowan’s One Lake plan.
Press Releases
EPA Awards Mississippi State University Extension Service $618,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water
03/05/2020
STARKVILLE, Miss. (March 5, 2020) —Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards $618,000 in grant funding to assist the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare facilities.
EPA Releases List of Disinfectants to Use Against COVID-19
03/05/2020
WASHINGTON (March 5, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
EPA Announces Grant Opportunity Supporting Innovative Solutions for Reducing Pollution
03/05/2020
WASHINGTON (March 5, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking grant applications through the Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program from states, federally recognized tribes, universities, local governments, and other groups to support innovative solutions for source reduction or pollution prevention (P2) through research, education, training, or certain other methods.
Press Release: USDA Is Now Accepting Applications for The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
NRCS
Jackson, Miss – March 5, 2020 - The United States Department of Agricultural Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The deadline to be considered for the fiscal year 2020 funding has been extended until March 23, 2020.
