Laura
Weakened but still dangerous, Laura to pose continued threat
AP
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows toward the Eastern Seaboard this weekend.
Chemical Fire Burns Near Lake Charles, La., In Aftermath Of Hurricane Laura
NPR
A chemical plant in Westlake, La., that caught fire during Hurricane Laura is still burning Thursday evening.
More than 1,400 oil wells were in Laura's path, but spills and other damage may not be known for days
NOLA.com
Hurricane Laura plowed through a corner of Louisiana loaded with oil and gas wells, pipelines, storage tanks and other infrastructure that could potentially cause thousands of small and large environmental disasters – the extent of which may not be known for days or weeks.
Hurricane Laura caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Hurricane Laura was so powerful that it pushed the Mighty Mississippi backwards.
State
Hattiesburg reaches settlement with EPA, MDEQ over wastewaster violations
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Wednesday over a longstanding issue with the city’s wastewater system.
Hattiesburg must make improvements to wastewater system under federal, state agreement
Hattiesburg American
The U.S. government and the state of Mississippi are suing the city of Hattiesburg for what could be millions of dollars for what it says are violations of the nation's Clean Water Act.
CITY REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH STATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS REGARDING WASTEWATER SYSTEM
Hub City Spokes
The City of Hattiesburg has made a settlement – technically known as a consent decree – with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that accompanies a lawsuit by the EPA regarding the 2012 discovery of unreported sanitary sewer overflows in the system.
After more than a year without it, Schlater residents to get clean, running water
MS Today
SCHLATER — On a cloudy Thursday morning, Tom Clemon stood on a dirt road on the outskirts of this tiny Delta community and cried. After more than a year of traveling and hauling water from a water tank to his trailer home, he says his prayers have been answered.
4 Miss. men face years in prison over illegal turkey hunting
WLBT
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WLBT) - A federal grand jury charged four Mississippi men with illegally hunting turkeys.
Regional
North Carolina sues federal government over approval of seismic tests for oil and gas
The Hill
North Carolina is suing the federal government over its decision to try to locate oil and gas off the state’s coast despite objections from the state.
National
Court finds EPA skirted air laws with 'pernicious loophole'
The Hill
Environmentalists won their battle challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of Pennsylvania’s air quality, with the court ruling the agency used a “pernicious loophole” when greenlighting laxer standards for coal-fired power plants.
Green groups fight EPA rollback limiting states from blocking projects
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing another suit over its rule that limits states’ ability to block pipelines and other controversial projects that cross their waterways.
Judge rules that feds can be sued for failures in Flint water crisis
AP
The federal government can be sued for negligence in the Flint water crisis, a judge said Wednesday, citing the failure of regulators to timely act as good Samaritans and blow the whistle on lead in the water supply.
Press Releases
USDA Launches Strategy to Continue Conserving the Gopher Tortoise and its Critical Habitat
JACKSON, MISS., August 27, 2020 –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today released its new 5-year plan to conserve the Southeast’s threatened gopher tortoise by focusing on the conservation and restoration of its key habitat―longleaf pine forests, and fire will play a leading role in the efforts.
Ag Commissioner Gipson Announces MDAC’s New Wild Hog Control Program
Today, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced a new Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) program, the Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP).
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