Sally
Live updates: Hurricane Sally makes landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sun Herald
Sustained winds of 81 mph and a gust to 99 mph are reported at Dauphin Island, Alabama, according to the National Hurricane Center. Pensacola has seen 24 inches of rain already from Hurricane Sally.
Hurricane Sally live updates: Landfall in Alabama, but Mississippi is still on the hook
Clarion Ledger
The coastal counties in Mississippi remain under a tropical storm warning as Hurricane Sally made landfall as a Category 2 storm around 5:45 a.m. near Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Hurricane Sally’s storm surge scatters dozens of jellyfish across Ocean Springs beach
Sun Herald
Hurricane Sally may have shifted east of Mississippi, but the storm brought rain, flooding and storm surge to beaches across the Coast.
River flooding a ‘top concern’ from Hurricane Sally, NWS says. What it means for Coast
Sun Herald
After Hurricane Sally plods ashore and makes her way inland, the slow-moving storm will continue to pose a threat to southern Mississippi and Alabama in the form of potentially serious river flooding, meteorologists and local emergency officials say.
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
AP
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally blasted ashore Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, shoving a surge of ocean water onto the coast and hurling torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead.
A slow-moving Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Alabama as a Category 2 storm
CNN
(CNN)Hurricane Sally barreled into the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning, making landfall as a Category 2 near Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Live Updates: Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Alabama as Category 2 storm, 'life-threatening' flooding expected
Fox News
Hurricane Sally roared ashore the northern Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning, making landfall as the storm threatens to bring devastating flooding to the region.
State
Jackson Jambalaya
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said Gold Coast Commodities operated a wastewater treatment plant that sickened neighbors, improperly released Hydrogen sulfide gas, and improperly released 418,000 gallons of acidic water into the environment.
City leaders to suspend recycle program indefinitely
WTVA
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA)— Starkville city leaders will decide on suspending the city’s recycling program indefinitely.
Corps unit in area working to control the river
Natchez Democrat
Each August, an army of men and women, well over 300, begin four months on the Mississippi River in an annual effort to maintain the riverbanks for levee protection and to provide a safe navigation channel.
State Government
Top Miss. health officials debunk COVID-19 rumors
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s top health officials separated fact from fiction regarding COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Regional
Federal judge dismisses DeKalb sewer spill lawsuit
AJC
A federal judge has dismissed a local environmental group’s lawsuit over sewer spills in DeKalb County.
Is it an ‘alien egg’ or ‘dragon stone’? Object found in Arkansas field sparks debate
Kentucky.com
A large, scaly object resembling a giant egg was found in an Arkansas field, leading to an ongoing social media debate over what it might be — and if it was once alive.
National
Business Shifts From Resistance to Action on Climate
WSJ
When Congress last pushed for comprehensive climate legislation a decade ago, much of corporate America was either neutral or hostile.
EPA and Congress Wrangling Over Legality of New Colorado Office
Bloomberg
The EPA and congressional Democrats are split on whether the agency consulted lawmakers over the decision to open a new land cleanup office in Colorado—and legal scholars also disagree on whether failure to consult violates federal law.
EPA reappoints controversial leader to air quality advisory committee
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced that Administrator Andrew Wheeler is reappointing a controversial official to lead an air quality advisory committee.
Press Releases
EPA Proposes 2020 Financial Capability Assessment for Water Services in Disadvantaged Communities
09/15/2020
WASHINGTON (September 15, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed 2020 Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) for the Clean Water Act, which will help communities plan for water infrastructure improvements.
Administrator Wheeler Reappoints Members to Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
09/15/2020
WASHINGTON (September 15, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the reappointment of two members to the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Dr. Louis Anthony (Tony) Cox, Jr. and Dr. James Boylan.
