State
Enviva inflates first of two wood pellet storage domes
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - The first of two wood pellet storage domes for the Port of Pascagoula’s new Enviva plant is now up.
Saltillo eying sewer upgrades on south side of town
Daily Journal
Saltillo officials hope to secure state funding to pay for sewer line improvements along Old Saltillo Road.
State Government
Coronavirus in Mississippi: What we know Thursday
Clarion Ledger
This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Mississippi.
Regional
Trump Criticizes TVA President, Says Pay Is Too High
AP
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump took a swipe at the compensation of the Tennessee Valley Authority's president during his daily coronavirus briefing Wednesday, suggesting the executive's pay was too high.
National
EPA proposes buyout of homes contaminated by arsenic mine
AP
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to buy several homes contaminated by arsenic from a 19th-century mine in upstate New York as part of a $5.8 million Superfund cleanup plan announced Wednesday.
Press Releases
Secretary Bernhardt Proposes Historic Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
New hunting and fishing opportunities across 2.3 million acres at 97 national wildlife refuges and 9 national fish hatcheries
4/8/2020
WASHINGTON - Continuing the Trump Administration’s significant efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced today a historic proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres at 97 national wildlife refuges and 9 national fish hatcheries. This proposed rule is the single largest expansion of hunting and fishing opportunities by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in history.
