State
Backwater pump veto cost southern Mississippi ag $1 billion
Delta Farm Press
The EPA's 2008 veto of the Yazoo Backwater pumping station has cost south Mississippi Delta agriculture upwards of $1 billion.
Amory residents reminded of solid waste pickup regulations
Monroe Journal
AMORY – Throughout spring cleaning, City of Amory officials remind residents of item restrictions sanitation and solid waste department crews can and cannot pick up from curbsides.
MCSO hosting National Take Back Initiative
Monroe Journal
ABERDEEN – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the National Take Back Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on April 24.
State Government
Mississippi gov hints at reopening some businesses next week
AP
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he expects to take steps next week in a gradual reopening of the state's economy during the coronavirus pandemic. He didn't specify what those will be, but said he's taking advice from public health experts.
Gov. Tate Reeves: Mississippi economy to reopen slowly. Full shelter order unlikely past Monday
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday it's unlikely that the full statewide shelter-in-place order that's been in effect for nearly three weeks will continue past Monday.
Regional
‘We Pulled the Plug’: As Oil Prices Plunge, Drillers in the Gulf of Mexico Shut Off Wells
WSJ
Offshore oil drillers have begun shutting off wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico following a collapse in crude prices due to the coronavirus pandemic, and some executives worry that the region’s production may take years to fully recover.
National
Air pollution down in major cities amid coronavirus lockdowns
The Hill
A harmful air pollutant dropped as much as 60 percent in some parts of the globe as cities have implemented strict lockdown orders due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump says national parks to start reopening as states relax coronavirus restrictions
The Hill
President Trump said Wednesday that his administration would begin to reopen national parks as states relax restrictions meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Press Releases
EPA Announces Tentative Awardees for the Waterway Trash Reduction Grant in the Gulf
04/22/2020
BILOXI, Miss. (April 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Division announced that it anticipates awarding over $7.8 million in grant funding to 17 recipients for innovative projects focused on reducing the amount of trash in our waterways through trash prevention and/or removal.
