State
Shrimpers report seeing smaller shrimp this year
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Some early reports say the 2020 shrimp season isn't showing signs of becoming a banner year.
2020 Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo canceled due to COVID-19
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - This year’s Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Corps announces closure of Steele Bayou gates
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District Monday announced it had closed the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure.
Best of both worlds: Economic experts say solar projects are good for environment and industrial development
Commercial Dispatch
Golden Triangle Development LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins said over the last two decades, he's worked with about 20 companies looking to bring solar farms to Lowndes, Oktibbeha or Clay counties. Until recently, those companies -- barring the odd two-megawatt solar farm located near a substation - have been unsuccessful.
State Government
Mississippi to Name Nursing Homes With COVID-19 Outbreaks
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi State Department of Health said Tuesday that it will start releasing the names of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities where people have tested positive for the new coronavirus.
National
Trade war tradeoff: How a Missouri town got America’s dirtiest air
Reuters
MARSTON, Missouri (Reuters) - The residents of New Madrid County cheered in 2018 when a bankrupt aluminum smelter that rises over the Missouri region’s vast farm fields restarted operations and hiring, thanks to aluminum tariffs levied in President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Press Releases
President Trump Delivering on Promise to Protect Our Nation’s Air
Criteria air pollutant emissions dropped 7 percent since 2017
06/02/2020
Grand Rapids, Mich. (June 2, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler delivered remarks at the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce with U.S. Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06), where he highlighted the continued improvements in America’s air quality during the Trump Administration.
Marine economy in 2018 grew faster than U.S. overall
American ‘blue economy’ worth nearly $373 billion
NOAA
June 2, 2020
America’s marine economy, including goods and services, contributed about $373 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2018 and grew faster than the nation’s economy as a whole, according to the marine economy statistics released today by two Department of Commerce agencies.
