State
Coast shrimpers cling to legacy through the industry’s choppy waters
MS Today
BILOXI – Danny Ross, an Ocean Springs shrimper, has been on a boat for as long as he could walk. He remembers driving the family vessel as a kid, having to climb onto the dashboard to see over the steering wheel.
LOCAL FISHERMEN CREATE PETITION REGARDING THE BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WXXV
The Army Corps of Engineers have begun the process of closing the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
After heavy rains in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valley increased river stages, the corps opened the spillway on April 3rd.
Sinkhole forms behind Oxford Post Office
Oxford Eagle
A sinkhole emerged in the back parking lot of the Oxford Post Office on Thursday morning, damaging one vehicle in the process.
State Government
Mississippi leaders clash over spending virus relief money
AP
The Mississippi Legislature will restart its session Friday as top lawmakers and Gov. Tate Reeves argue over who has power to spend more than a billion dollars the federal government is sending the state to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Shrimp season threatened by COVID-19 pandemic
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - With seafood processors across South Mississippi closed for business, the shrimping season slated to open in as few as four weeks could be sidelined by another disaster.
Miss. officials say there is no food shortage
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves was joined by a group of state officials to discuss the state’s response to COVID-19.
Oil Spill
PROGRESS CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM
WXXV
September 27th, 2019: the big announcement by the Mississippi Aquarium was made at the Splash Bash in Gulfport.
National
CDC eyes tracking coronavirus through human waste
Politico
The federal government is eyeing a new strategy for monitoring the spread of the deadly coronavirus. It involves poop.
Global carbon dioxide emissions predicted to plunge 'unprecedented' 8 percent this year
The Hill
Global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to decline this year by a record 8 percent amid the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus, according to a new report.
Government probe finds companies claiming carbon capture tax credit didn't follow EPA requirements
The Hill
The vast majority of money claimed through a clean air tax credit over the past decade were done by companies that had not been properly complying with its requirement, according to an internal government watchdog.
Battered by floods, U.S. river communities try new remedies
AP
Hollywood Beach Road was once such prime real estate that the neighborhood had its own airstrip, enabling well-heeled residents to zip back and forth between homes in nearby St. Louis and weekend cottages on the Meramec River in suburban Arnold, Missouri.
Minnesota moves to restrict toxic chemical after Water Gremlin scandal
StarTribune
Minnesota is set to impose sweeping restrictions on a cancer-causing industrial chemical, an effort sparked by the air pollution scandal at Twin Cities manufacturer Water Gremlin Co.
With just one nay vote, the state’s Republican-led Senate on Thursday passed a bill prohibiting most industrial uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the state.
Press Releases
Shrimp season closes west of Gulfport Ship Channel; Additional waters south of Intracoastal Waterway remain open
April 30, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that beginning Friday, May 1, 2020, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping.
EPA Highlights Enforcement Actions Against Those Who Violate the Defeat Device and Tampering Prohibitions under the Clean Air Act
04/30/2020
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified numerous companies and individuals who have manufactured and sold both hardware and software specifically designed to defeat required emissions controls on vehicles and engines used on public roads as well as on nonroad vehicles and engines.
EPA Announces its 2020 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners
04/30/2020
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the winners of the third annual National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse awards. These awards recognize the innovative thinking and cooperation among federal agencies, states, tribes, local partners and developers that have led to noteworthy restoration and reuse of federal facility sites.
EPA Provides Grant Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities Impacted by COVID-19
04/30/2020
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to improve the environment and public health conditions of low-income and minority communities through our daily efforts to ensure all Americans have clean air, safe water, and access to information to make decisions to protect personal and public health.
