State
Washington County Trash Problem
Delta News TV
For a problem she says has been going on for a month, Tammy Chamblee is ready to speak out about the trash problem here in Washington County.
Despite limitations, Ship Island still a popular recreation draw
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - While it’s been an unusual summer for Ship Island Excursions, tropical storms and COVID-19 have only slowed down the daily trips that have been happening since 1926.
Worker killed in propane tank explosion in Flora
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One person has died in an explosion in Flora.
Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker said a propane tank that was being filled exploded and the worker that was filling the tank was killed.
State Government
Mississippi lawmakers leave without Marine Resources budget
AP
Mississippi legislators left the Capitol on Tuesday without setting a budget for the state Department of Marine Resources.
Bill, Scott Walker still owe thousands for their crimes, but stopped paying, records show
Sun Herald
As of August 1, Bill Walker still owed almost half a million dollars in restitution and fines for the crimes he committed while serving as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, court records show.
National
Interior memo scaling back bird protections is 'contrary to law,' court rules
The Hill
A U.S. district court struck down the legal opinion used to justify the Trump administration’s coming rollback of protections for migratory birds late Monday, writing that the Department of the Interior memo was “contrary to law.”
Almost 2/3 of Americans live in counties with levees - up from 10 years ago, FEMA data shows
NOLA.com
The share of Americans living in counties and parishes that are at least partially protected by earthen and concrete levee systems increased to 62%, or more than 201 million people, in 2019, compared to 55% a decade earlier, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency statistics obtained by Levees.org, a New Orleans-based advocacy group.
After decades of cleanup efforts, EPA delists the Lower Menominee River as 'area of concern'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MARINETTE - The river that spawns a large portion of sturgeon for Lake Michigan was taken off a list of polluted areas in need of remediation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday.
Cleanup of 'green ooze' near former business in Oakland County to cost $4M
Detroit News
Madison Heights — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told residents Tuesday they are continuing to treat groundwater contamination at the former Electro-Plating Services in Madison Heights, but remediation could cost taxpayers $4 million.
Western Nebraska man gets prison for dumping hazardous waste
AP
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska man has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for illegally dumping hazardous waste at sites around south-central Nebraska.
Press Releases
Vicksburg District to close outlet gates at Arkabutla, Grenada, Sardis lakes
Aug. 11, 2020
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will conduct scheduled maintenance and inspections at three of its north Mississippi lakes – Arkabutla, Grenada and Sardis – that will temporarily close each lake’s outlet gates from approximately mid-August through the end of September.
