State Government
Reeves urges MS to ‘push gas pedal even harder’ after COVID-19 numbers drop in August
Sun Herald
Following a July of soaring COVID-19 cases, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is relieved to see that the numbers are showing gradual improvement in August.
Oil Spill
Mississippi Aquarium update amidst COVID-19
WXXV
The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport delayed the original grand opening a few times. The aquarium is now set to open August 29th.
Regional
Officials work to stop the spread of invasive Asian carp up the Tennessee River
WRCB
Asian carp are an invasive species of fish that have invaded the waters of the Mississippi River basin.
National
Utilities Want to Use EPA Chemicals Law to Protect Drinking Water
Bloomberg
A pair of water associations are teaming up to urge the EPA to use all its regulatory tools to safeguard drinking water as it decides whether to allow new chemicals into U.S. commerce.
Can scientists predict earthquakes? Not exactly — but here’s what they can do
Sun Herald
The largest earthquake to hit North Carolina in a century struck the state shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday. Did scientists see it coming?
Fast food from these chains is ‘packaged in pollution,’ report finds. Does it matter?
Sun Herald
Next time you order a Big Mac, Whopper or a Sweetgreen salad, consider this: The wrappers and containers your food comes in have been found to contain toxic chemicals that can contaminate your drinking water, harm wildlife and make you sick.
Interior finalizes public lands agency HQ move out West over congressional objections
The Hill
Grand Junction, Colo., officially became the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Monday, capping a move that has cost the agency nearly 70 percent of its Washington, D.C.-based employees.
'We Had To Get Out.' Despite The Risks, Business Is Booming At National Parks
NPR
Stuck at home for months on end, plans canceled and upside down, the Reyes family felt like so many others during this pandemic-blighted summer: "We were just going crazy," says Ricardo Reyes. "We had to get out."
