State
Simpson County Lake closed to public access
WJTV
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) announced Simpson County Lake has been closed to public access.
Street Festival canceled, plant sale reset, cleanup to be rescheduled
Picayune Item
The Keep Picayune Beautiful cleanup that was scheduled in April is still indefinitely postponed, but the cleanup will happen sometime this year, said Keep Picayune Beautiful Director Christy Goss.
State Government
'I have to do what I believe is right’: Gov. Reeves extends safer-at-home order, reopens salons, gyms
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi is set to reopen some more industries, including some that many of you have asked about: salons and gyms.
Analysis: Reeves tries to balance concerns of health, jobs
AP
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is having to balance his libertarian-leaning instincts with public health concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.
Oil Spill
Nesting starts strong for sea turtles with beach closures and habitat gains
KRGV
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle got a chance it rarely gets – the beaches of South Padre Island to itself. And its population will has the added benefit of more undisturbed land this year.
Regional
The story of Louisiana and its oyster farmers who have no place to sell their crop
NOLA.com
Natalie Gerdes' family owns Casamento's, the Uptown restaurant famous for its oysters and tile decor. The restaurant switched to takeout when the coronavirus stay-at-home order began in mid-March, but it has seen a 75% drop in business, Gerdes said.
Floating fish farms in Gulf possible under Trump order; see benefits, drawbacks for Louisiana
NOLA.com
An executive order by President Donald Trump could pave the way for fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico and other marine waters, potentially disrupting fragile ecosystems but broadening markets for the seafood industry.
EPA cleanup of contaminated soil in north Birmingham continues despite pandemic
Al.com
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is continuing its efforts to remove contaminated soil from a Superfund site in north Birmingham despite the coronavirus pandemic.
National
Internal watchdog to review EPA's coronavirus response
The Hill
An internal government watchdog will begin a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) response to the coronavirus pandemic and how the virus has affected the agency's operations.
Waste Management Wants Consumers to Pay More as It Moves More Trash
Working from home, Americans produce more household waste, resulting in higher costs for trash haulers
WSJ
Devina Rankin wants to charge cities and towns more to pick up their trash and recyclables, since Americans working from home are producing more waste—and it costs more to get rid of it.
