State
Deadline looms for landfill bill
Madison County Journal
A bill currently parked in the state senate committee overseeing environmental issues that would allow Madison County residents to vote on a proposed third landfill is expected to die Tuesday afternoon without an up-or-down vote.
GP Monticello recognized for conservation efforts
Daily Leader
Georgia-Pacific’s containerboard mill in Monticello has again been awarded a Conservation Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council, an international organization that works with industrial sites to promote wildlife habitats.
Demolition begins at old Village Fair Mall in Meridian
Meridian Star
Crews have begun demolishing the old Village Fair Mall on 22nd Avenue in Meridian.
The mall shut down in 1997 and Lauderdale County purchased the approximately 39-acre property for $1.25 million last year.
South Mississippi beaches in disrepair after tropical storm
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Heavy winds and rain have pounded the shores of South Mississippi. Now that the bulk of Tropical Storm Cristobal’s damaging winds and rain are behind us, the work of cleaning up begins.
NEW SEA OATS ON HIGHWAY 90 HOLDING UP AGAINST STORM
WXXV
Just last week, crews finished planting thousands of sea oats along Highway 90 on the beach. Today, crews went out to check on the plants to see if they survived the storm.
Ingalls Shipbuilding restores east bank production portion destroyed by Katrina
Sun Herald
The east bank portion of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago now has a Navy destroyer parked at Pier Four.
State Government
Gov. Reeves reminds citizens to stay vigilant as state sees largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves discussed the latest efforts to contain COVID-19 in the state Monday afternoon.
Big change at MS Dept of Marine Resources would give director, governor more control
Sun Herald
The executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the governor would have more power over the agency under a bill the Mississippi Legislature is considering, language in the bill shows.
Regional
Gulf 'dead zone' costing seafood industry, environment $2.4 billion in damage each year, study says
NOLA.com
The massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico is causing up to $2.4 billion dollars in damage to fisheries and marine habitat every year, a new report says.
Louisiana Ag commissioner to allow dicamba use, despite court ruling to stop it
NOLA.com
Farmers across Louisiana can continue using products that contain dicamba, a benzoic acid used as an herbicide, despite a recent court ruling that blocks fertilizer companies from selling the product.
National
As EPA Steps Back, States Face Wave Of Requests For Environmental Leniency
NPR
Some of the country's most polluting industries have flooded state regulators with requests to ease environmental regulations, according to an NPR review of hundreds of state environmental records.
Great white sharks are hunting for meals in unexpected places, stomach contents show
Sun Herald
Chilling sights of shark fins slicing the water’s surface usually signal that the predator is hunting for its next meal, but new research suggests that might not tell the full story.
Press Releases
EPA Celebrates 50 Years of Protecting Our Nation's Air
Criteria air pollutant emissions - and their precursors - dropped 7 percent under President Trump
06/08/2020
WASHINGTON (June 8, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report on air quality, tracking the nation’s progress through 2019.
EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Recent Court Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations
06/08/2020
WASHINGTON (June 8, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020 vacatur of three dicamba registrations.
