State
Madison Co. residents voice their concerns over proposed landfill
WLBT
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The controversial proposal to build a third landfill in Madison County is back in the spotlight.
Waste company offers to reimburse Madison County Board if they issue a 'needs assessment' to build landfill
WJTV
The law firm Butler Snow originally planned to be in attendance to answer questions and push their argument to the board. But they backed out Monday morning after their letter surfaced and claimed they wanted more time to speak with their clients and board attorney Mike Espy.
Louisiana enters Mississippi lawsuits over Bonnet Carré but questions Corps flood policy
Sun Herald
Levee Board to Corps: Yazoo Backwater Area has ‘suffered too long’
Vicksburg Post
White House plots next step in battle over Yazoo Pumps
E&E News
A controversial flood control and drainage project in Mississippi that EPA vetoed more than a decade ago is aggravating old tensions among environmental groups, lawmakers and agricultural groups in the Magnolia State as the Trump administration plans its next move.
Discarded trash causes small explosion in back of garbage truck
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Two sanitation workers are okay after trash being loaded into the back of a garbage truck caused a small explosion Monday in Ocean Springs.
HARRISON COUNTY BEACHES CONTINUE TO REOPEN
WXXV
The reopening of Harrison County beaches is continuing at a rapid pace this week as crews have had a stretch of good weather to work with.
State Government
Mississippi revises outlook for budget year starting July 1
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Top lawmakers said Monday that Mississippi state government can avoid spending cuts during the final two weeks of the current budget year by tapping into the rainy day fund.
Gov. Reeves addresses state response to false unemployment claims
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves spent most of his press conference Monday addressing the state’s response to unemployment fraud.
Capitol staffer tests positive for coronavirus; lawmakers taking precautions
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Capitol staffer has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn said lawmakers will need to take additional precautions now.
Oil Spill
Oil Spill 2010: The Health Of The Gulf
WUWF
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was an attack on the health of the Gulf and there were many efforts to clean up the damage. But a researcher from UWF says Mother Nature likely did the biggest clean-up job.
National
Special Report: Millions of abandoned oil wells are leaking methane, a climate menace
Reuters
SALYERSVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - In May 2012, Hanson and Michael Rowe noticed an overpowering smell, like rotten eggs, seeping from an abandoned gas well on their land in Kentucky.
Supreme Court Says Pipeline May Cross Underneath Appalachian Trail
NPR
The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a pipeline company in a dispute about whether a new 600-mile natural gas pipeline could cross underneath the Appalachian Trail on federal land.
EPA faces suit over plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoes
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a lawsuit over its approval of a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas.
Air Force plans new cleanup at Wurtsmith base, but questions remain
MLive
OSCODA, MI — The U.S. Air Force says it plans to increase the amount of fluorochemical contamination that’s being removed from the groundwater at its former base in Oscoda after Michigan Congressional delegates pushed for accelerated stopgap cleanup measures.
Thousands fled for their lives when two Michigan dams collapsed. More disasters are coming, experts say.
NBC
SANFORD, Michigan — When the first dam collapsed, a massive surge of water roared so swiftly into Mike Gorthy’s lakefront home that he returned from securing his boats outside to discover water above the light switches on his first floor.
Press Releases
MDMR publishes second edition of “Oystermen’s Guide to Mississippi Gulf Coast Oyster Reefs”
June 15, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has published a second edition of the “Oystermen’s Guide to Mississippi Gulf Coast Oyster Reefs.” The goal of this guide is to assist the fishing community on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
