State
MIDD-West suspends recycling operations
Vicksburg Post
GULFPORT BEGINS CITY PROJECT TO COLLECT DEBRIS
WXXV
Starting Monday July 13, 2020, the City of Gulfport, along with Utility Partners, LLC and Waste Pro, will begin a city-wide project to pick up debris placed on the sides of streets and alleys.
Volunteers participate in Gulfport neighborhood cleanup
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport residents are joining forces to make sure the city’s streets are clean.
Vicksburg District temporarily closes dam road at Arkabutla Lake
WJTV
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has temporarily closed the road over Arkabutla Dam at Arkabutla Lake, located in Tate and DeSoto counties in north Mississippi, to install new piezometers.
State Government
Full details of Tate Reeves’ executive order on COVID rules in 13 Mississippi counties
Sun Herald
Oil Spill
MDA ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR RESTORATION FUND PROJECTS
WXXV
The Mississippi Development Authority is taking project applications for the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund.
Regional
Sierra Club sues over three SC coal plants without water pollution permits
Post and Courier
The Sierra Club is suing South Carolina’s environmental regulator, claiming the agency has failed to enforce pollution protections on the state’s three largest coal power plants.
DeKalb, environmental regulators strike new deal on county sewer fixes
AJC
DeKalb County and environmental regulators have “reached an agreement in principle” to extend the deadline for DeKalb to fix its failing sewer system.
Fort Myers has a water pollution problem; state environmental agency promises penalties, protections
News-Press
Over the past several months, the agency that protects Florida’s environment has juggled several major pollution incidents in Fort Myers, plus a few smaller ones.
EPA, SCDA sign partnership agreement
Times and Democrat
Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker has signed a first-time memorandum of understanding with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers to establish collaborative efforts and strengthen relationships between agencies.
Gov. DeSantis Announces $8.6M For New Florida Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
WJCT
With automakers introducing more electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced $8.6 million in funding for EV charging stations along state highways.
National
EPA to Retain Ozone Standard Set by Obama Administration
WSJ
The Trump administration plans to retain a national limit of 70 parts per billion for the pollutant ozone, the standard set by the Obama administration five years ago after business groups fought tougher standards.
Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears
NYT
The day the debt-ridden Texas oil producer MDC Energy filed for bankruptcy eight months ago, a tank at one of its wells was furiously leaking methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.
Court rules EPA must reassess air pollution designations in Illinois, elsewhere
Chicago Sun Times
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency erred when giving passing grades for air quality in areas surrounding Chicago and elsewhere, a federal court ruled Friday.
Harmful algal bloom kills dog at Zion National Park
Fox 13
SPRINGDALE, Utah — State environmental officials have identified an algal bloom that apparently killed a dog at Zion National Park, one of Utah's most popular tourist destinations.
Press releases
Governor Reeves Issues Additional Social Distancing Measures for 13 Counties to Protect Public Health
JACKSON — Governor Tate Reeves has announced additional social distancing measures for thirteen counties identified as hotspots within our state to limit transmission around the communities and protect the health of all Mississippians.
Vicksburg District temporarily closes dam road at Arkabutla Lake
Published July 10, 2020
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has temporarily closed the road over Arkabutla Dam at Arkabutla Lake, located in Tate and DeSoto counties in north Mississippi, to install new piezometers.
