State
Tropical Storm Cristobal’s La. landfall brings winds, flooding to South Mississippi
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - As Tropical Storm Cristobal inched closer to the Coast, some counties have already started to get a taste of the storm. As of Sunday morning, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River County are all under a river flood warning.
Cristobal downgraded to a depression. Local impacts continue Monday.
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Cristobal made landfall Sunday afternoon a little after 5 PM in southeast Louisiana just east of Grand Isle. Even thought the storm will continue moving away from South Mississippi, we are still going to see a flooding threat and storm surge threat through Monday.
Regional
Low oxygen 'dead zone' to affect 6,700 square miles along Louisiana Coast in July: NOAA
NOLA.com
The summertime low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to cover at least 6,700 square miles along the Louisiana and eastern Texas coasts at the end of July, according to a federal forecast based on estimates developed by five research teams studying the effects of fertilizer and other nutrients on Gulf waters.
Special Report: Three Years Of GenX, PFAS And Chemours
WHQR
It was three years ago this weekend that the story broke...there are chemical contaminants in the Cape Fear that are also in our drinking water. WHQR’s Vince Winkel has been following the story from the beginning. He looks back over what’s happened...and where we are today.
National
Citing an economic emergency, Trump directs agencies across government to waive federal regulations
Washington Post
The Trump administration is doing by fiat what it has struggled to accomplish through lengthy rulemaking — dismantling federal regulations designed to protect workers, consumers, investors and the environment.
US moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections
AP
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Trump administration moved forward Friday with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species despite warnings that billions of birds could die as a result.
Owner of 7-story tall illegal dump faces jail time after coronavirus
NJ.com
The man behind a mountain of waste in Sussex County is going to be held in jail — just as soon as the coronavirus emergency is over.
Press Releases
Service Solicits Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regulatory Changes
June 5, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has made available a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This action is a required next step for the Service in its regulatory undertaking to define the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to provide regulatory certainty to the public, industries, states, tribes and other stakeholders.
