State
MDEQ ISSUES BEACH WATER CONTACT ADVISORY FOR STATION IN BILOXI
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a beach water contact advisory Friday for Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach).
Pascagoula council seeking in excess of $1 million for pier projects; approves contract for train depot platform
Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- The Pascagoula City Council is submitting its wish list to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources in the hopes of securing Tidelands funds to repair city piers and possibly construct two kayak launches.
Fact check: What you've heard about fish and game regulations may be wrong
Clarion Ledger
With page after page of regulations, regulations dealing with fish and game can be confusing. To add to the confusion, decades-old misinformation continues to spread through social media. So here are five regulations that really aren't regulations — hopefully laid to rest.
Two multimillion-dollar solar energy projects could come to Lowndes County
Commercial Dispatch
Two 200-megawatt solar energy projects that would generate and potentially store power could come to Lowndes County after supervisors unanimously approved resolutions of intent Friday morning to enter fee-in-lieu agreements with each of the two companies pitching the projects.
State Government
Analysis: Mississippi to Mull Many Requests for Relief Cash
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers and Gov. Tate Reeves still have to make big decisions about spending most of the $1.25 billion that the federal government is sending the state for coronavirus relief.
Miss. Dept. of Agriculture changes rules on how farmers can sell meat products
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers are given new rules on how to sell meat products from their cattle and herds. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce set up an online portal to connect farmers and consumers with a list of what the farmers offer.
Rounsaville named interim director of Mississippi Development Authority
Daily Journal
John Rounsaville has been named Mississippi Development Authority interim director by Gov. Tate Reeves.
Oil Spill
Take an exclusive look inside Coast’s new aquarium. Will COVID-19 change its future?
Sun Herald
Despite the uncertainty COVID-19 has created, nobody who has seen it can deny the Mississippi Aquarium will be a magical place.
Regional
Florida river dying for freshwater, needs emergency help
AP
Water officials in South Florida say the region's only nationally-recognized wild and scenic river is being poisoned by a lack of fresh water as dry conditions allow the ocean to sour the unique ecosystem.
EPA grants to help clean up pollution in Africatown, Dothan and Bessemer
Al.com
Efforts to revitalize Mobile’s Africatown community got another boost last week when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the city of Mobile would receive a $300,000 grant to evaluate seven polluted sites in the area and form cleanup plans.
National
EPA Alters Rule to Boost Supply of Disinfectants That Touch Food
Bloomberg
The EPA is modifying one of its rules to increase the supply of products to clean food-contact surfaces due to disinfectant shortages during the coronavirus crisis.
Opinion
Do oysters fight illness during a pandemic? They thought so during 1918 Spanish flu.
Sun Herald
Have you read about oysters in the 1918 pandemic being the equivalent of the missing toilet paper of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic?
Press Releases
EPA Proposes Relief for Small Businesses by Restoring Wood Heater Sales Opportunities Lost to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
05/15/2020
WASHINGTON (May 15, 2020) — Due to the nation-wide spread of the COVID-19 virus, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to allow more time for retailers to sell Step 1-certified residential wood heating devices.
