State
ALL HARRISON COUNTY BEACHES REOPEN IN TIME FOR JULY 4TH
WXXV
All 26 miles of Harrison County sand beach will open on Thursday, just in time for the holiday weekend.
MISSISSIPPI SANDHILL CRANE NWR PLANNED PRESCRIBED BURN
WXXV
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is planning to conduct prescribed firing operations today at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge.
John Campbell appointed USDA Rural Development State Director for Mississippi
WJTV
WASHINGTON, D.C., (WJTV) – The Trump Administration announced Wednesday the appointment of John G. Campbell as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Mississippi. He starts his position on July 6, 2020.
State Government
Governor: Pandemic placing Mississippi’s healthcare system at risk
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi leaders, including Governor Tate Reeves and State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs, said the trend of coronavirus cases in the state has been higher than the state has seen in the last three months.
Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources now closed as Jackson fights over funding
Sun Herald
July 4 is probably the biggest weekend on the water in South Mississippi, but on July 1 the state Department of Marine Resources is shut down as legislators in Jackson fight over funding for the agency.
Vicksburg native elected to Mississippi State Personnel Board for fourth term
WJTV
VICSKBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – Vicksburg native Donald Brown was elected to serve as the chairman of the Mississippi State Personnel Board for a fourth term.
Mississippi's top tax collector retiring
AP
Mississippi's top tax collector is retiring after four years in that job, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves will nominate someone to succeed him.
MS Highway Safety Patrol appoints new colonel
WTVA
JACKSON, Miss (WTVA) -- Mississippi's Commissioner of Public Safety announced a new leader for the state's Highway Safety Patrol.
Oil Spill
‘A coastal fight.’ How Coast Restore Act project list was decided in Jackson
Sun Herald
The process to decide the first projects funded by the RESTORE Act went as feared — with Coast Legislators fighting and other state legislators still questioning why the money is being spent only in the six southern counties.
Legislature approves bill outlining projects to receive RESTORE Act money
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Projects in South Mississippi are closer to becoming a reality after a senate bill was passed, outlining plans for projects to receive funding from BP Oil Spill money.
National
New report underscores racial prejudices in Superfund sites
The Hill
A new report by the Shriver Center on Poverty Law highlights the disproportionate manner in which Superfund sites – home to the country’s most hazardous waste – affect low-income people of color in the U.S.
US transfers care for towns polluted with asbestos to state
AP
BILLINGS, Mont. -- State regulators are taking over maintenance of a decades-long environmental cleanup in two northwestern Montana towns where lung-damaging asbestos contamination has been blamed in hundreds of deaths.
EPA Chooses Remedy For Residents Near A Superfund Site In Putnam County
WAMC
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has come up with a solution to protect residents at a Superfund site in Putnam County, New York.
Press releases
Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Receives $2.6 Million in Conservation Grants to Support Forest and Wetland Restoration
NFWF
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2020) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $2.6 million in grants to restore, enhance and protect the sensitive forest, wetland and aquatic habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
