State
Firefighter injured while fighting flames at Jackson diesel refinery
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A large portion of Industrial Drive in Jackson was shut down Tuesday due to a reported fire at Jaxon Energy, a diesel refinery.
Federal government reimburses Lee County for October storm damage cleanup
Daily Journal
Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved around $2.3 million in federal aid to help Lee County offset costs associated with removing debris following the damage from Tropical Storm Olga last October.
‘Mysterious packages of seeds’ sent to Coast and Mississippi homes. Don’t plant them.
Sun Herald
“Mysterious packages of seeds” that appear to be sent from China are landing on doorsteps across the Coast, the state and the country, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson said Tuesday.
State Government
State health officer: COVID-19 being spread in the home
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves held a news conference Tuesday to address issues about COVID-19. The state reported more than 1,400 new cases, along with 42 new deaths Tuesday.
Mississippi invests more than $150 million in rural broadband
MPB
Not every Mississippian has reliable internet to work or study from home during the Coronavirus pandemic. The state is working to bring internet into the homes and businesses of thousands of Mississippians.
Oil Spill
PRCC receives $6.67 million for Hancock County workforce training facility
Picayune Item
WAVELAND, Miss. — Governor Tate Reeves recently announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved a RESTORE Act grant award of $6.67 million to Pearl River Community College to support workforce training in Hancock County.
Regional
North Alabama creek added to state’s fish advisory list due to PFOS
WAFF
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A third north Alabama waterway has been flagged by the Alabama Department of Public Health due to the presence of perfluoralkyl sulfonate (PFOS).
This new law makes it easier to hunt feral hogs and other 'outlaw' animals in Louisiana
NOLA.com
The time of day soon won’t factor into whether hunters can kill feral hogs, nutria and other critters the state calls “outlaw quadrupeds.”
National
Dozens of facilities skipping out on EPA pollution monitoring have prior offenses
The Hill
More than 50 facilities across the country that have faced enforcement actions for alleged Clean Water Act violations are among those taking advantage of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy that lets companies forgo pollution monitoring during the pandemic, an analysis by The Hill found.
Trump’s EPA is failing to protect N.J. air from out-of-state polluters, judge rules
NJ.com
A federal judge slammed the U.S. Environmental Protection agency Tuesday for not doing more to protect New Jersey air from out-of-state pollution, giving the Garden State another win in one of its many lawsuits against the Trump administration.
Press Releases
Vicksburg District reopens dam road at Arkabutla Lake
July 28, 2020
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has reopened the road over Arkabutla Dam at Arkabutla Lake, located in Tate and DeSoto counties in north Mississippi.
Trump EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS on the Federal, State, and Local Level
Building on the assistance provided to more than 30 states, Trump Administration continues its commitment to supporting state, tribal, and local communities in addressing PFAS
07/28/2020
WASHINGTON (July 28, 2020) — Aggressively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to be an active and ongoing priority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Recent U.S. fishing years marked by economic gains, milestones in sustainability
NOAA Fisheries releases updates on U.S. fisheries and industry
NOAA
July 28, 2020Two announcements today from NOAA Fisheries offer a ‘snapshot in time’ of the population status of U.S. federal fisheries in 2019, and the economic performance of commercial fishing, recreational fishing, and related businesses in 2017.
