State
Army Corps of Engineers closes spillway after river recedes
AP
The Mississippi River has receded enough to prompt Friday’s closure of the final bays of a spillway north of New Orleans.
‘Soybeans of the sea’: Mississippi battles against economic, environmental currents to reclaim oyster esteem
MS Today
BILOXI – The value of oyster reefs, a habitat that has decreased by 85 percent worldwide in the last two centuries, is not lost on Mississippi’s leadership.
City Council to consider new recycling contract for Hattiesburg
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg City Council will review a new recycling contract for the city during Tuesday’s meeting that would double the price of monthly curbside recycling services for residents.
Shrimp season partially closes in Mississippi, Alabama
AP
Shrimp season in Mississippi and Alabama has come to a close — at least in some areas.
In a news release, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said all waters west of the Gulfport Ship Channel and south of the Intracoastal Waterway in Mississippi territorial waters closed Friday to shrimping.
MEMA prepares for active hurricane season during National Hurricane Preparedness Week
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency wants all Mississippians to be prepared for the upcoming hurricane season.
Work begins on restoration of Turkey Creek landmark
WLOX
State Government
Reeves holds off on reopening businesses after Mississippi sees spike in COVID-19 cases
Sun Herald
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was prepared to reopen more businesses in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but he said Friday that a sudden increase in cases and deaths changed his mind.
Analysis: Pandemic cash causes power clash in Mississippi
AP
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves found few defenders when state lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Friday to take control of more than a billion dollars the federal government is sending the state for response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Regional
Appellate ruling forcing Thermaldyne to disclose discharges into water upheld
NOLA.com
A company that reclaims oil refinery waste may be required to identify the pollutants it wants to dump into the Intracoastal Waterway in West Baton Rouge Parish after the Supreme Court declined this week to hear an appeal from a lower court.
Gulf's largest coral sanctuary could triple in size under federal proposal
NOLA.com
The federal government is proposing to almost triple the size of a marine sanctuary protecting fragile coral reefs off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas.
National
Coronavirus Offers a Clear View of What Causes Air Pollution
WSJ
The coronavirus shutdowns are giving scientists an opportunity they never thought they would have: to see what would happen to the planet if the world’s economy went on hiatus.
States sue Trump administration over rollback of Obama-era water protections
The Hill
A coalition of 17 Democratic-leaning states sued the Trump administration on Friday for rolling back Obama-era protections for waterways, arguing the move ignores science on the interconnectivity of water.
"Murder hornets" have now entered the U.S. — and they could decimate the honeybee population
CBS
A roughly 2-inch long insect known as the "murder hornet" has made its way to the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, according to The New York Times, and has the potential to devastate U.S. bee populations, which have already been declining.
The National Weather Service is working to revolutionize severe storm warnings
Washington Post
We've all heard them - the blaring alerts that activate our cellphones or television when a severe weather warning is issued.
Press Releases
Army Corps closes final bays at Bonnet Carré Spillway
New Orleans -- Based on the reduced flows in the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District closed the final bays of the Bonnet Carré Spillway Friday, May 1.
