State
Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 6 in Mississippi
AP
Strong storms pounded the Deep South on Sunday, killing at least six people in south Mississippi and damaging up to 300 homes and other buildings in northern Louisiana.
MARINE RESOURCES EXTENDS EXPIRATION DATE ON COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSES
WXXV
The Commission on Marine Resources decided Friday to suspend the April 30, 2020, expiration date of commercial licenses and extend the expiration date to May 31, 2020, for commercial licenses.
Oil Spill
A population explosion is about to come to Louisiana’s Queen Bess
WVUE
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - On a remote Louisiana island, the first brown pelican eggs have hatched this year.
Regional
Algae seen on north, south sides of Lake Pontchartrain, a week after spillway opens
NOLA.com
Several blooms of greenish algae have been spotted along both the north and south shores of Lake Pontchartrain, just a week after the Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened by the Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the threat to the New Orleans area from high water in the river.
National
Experts see worrisome link between coronavirus, pollution
The Hill
Advocates and Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns over new research that suggests air pollution, water access and other environmental conditions are exacerbating the effects of the coronavirus on low-income and minority communities.
EPA Delaying Some Superfund Work to Limit Coronavirus Spread
Bloomberg
The EPA’s regional offices are reducing or suspending some cleanup work at Superfund sites as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
EPA charts path to suspend hazardous waste cleanup amid coronavirus
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced that the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and other pollution spills may be slowed or paused during the coronavirus outbreak.
A green solution to an aging stormwater system
Washington Post
PHILADELPHIA - Julie Slavet leaned over the concrete culvert where Rock Run meets Tacony Creek and sniffed.
Press Releases
EPA Takes Action to Guide Health and Safety Decisions at Cleanup Sites During the COVID-19 Pandemic
04/10/2020
WASHINGTON (April 10, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued interim guidance to the Agency’s regional offices to ensure that decisions about new or ongoing cleanup activities at sites across the country are made with the health and safety of communities, state and tribal partners, EPA staff, and contractors as the priority.
NRCS Announces Emergency EQIP Sign-UP Revised
NRCS
Jackson, Miss. –The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has funds available for landowners in flooded and disaster impacted areas in Mississippi. This funding is provided through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a financial assistance program included in the Farm Bill.
