State
MS State Officials Discuss Yazoo Backwater Pump Plan
Delta News TV
Governor Tate Reeves addressed a plan to help the backwater pumps in the Delta.
Vicksburg District begins drawdown on Eagle Lake
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, in collaboration and agreement with its local, state and federal partners, announced plans to operate the Muddy Bayou Control Structure to lower the elevation of Eagle Lake to near 73 feet by early to mid-October.
$3.5M applied towards failing sewer projects in Jackson, Mayor Lumumba says
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -The City of Jackson says it is making progress with repairs to its sewer system.
DMR urges boaters to take caution around Katrina Key
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, Miss. (WLOX) - Boaters around Deer Island will need to steer clear of work on the south side of the island for a few weeks.
State Government
MEMA disburses more than $6 million of CARES Act funds to counties, cities
WDAM
PEARL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announced Friday it has distributed more than $6 million in CARES Act funds to counties and cities as part of the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program.
$30 million Mississippi Trade Mart building nears completion
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The state of Mississippi is preparing to open their new event space. The work is nearing completion on the new Mississippi Trade Mart.
Oil Spill
$15 million approved in restoration projects
WXXV
Governor Tate Reeves announced the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group approved of $15 million in restoration projects.
$10 million allocated for oyster restoration across the Mississippi Gulf Coast
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday that $15 million is being allocated for restoration projects that will directly impact Coast resources and help the economy.
Regional
'Nurdle Patrol' survey finds plastic pellets on almost every Louisiana and Texas beach
NOLA.com
At Grand Isle State Park, on a sandy beach popular with sunbathers and anglers, Jace Tunnell pointed to the tide line and its usual scattering of litter: milk jugs, water bottles, candy wrappers, plastic bags.
National
EPA to Defend Clean Air Rule as Compliant With Ozone Limits
Bloomberg
The EPA will be defending itself at the D.C. Circuit Tuesday against claims that it created illegal regulatory loopholes for communities that can’t meet national air quality limits for ozone.
'Hard, Dirty Job': Cities Struggle To Clear Garbage Glut In Stay-At-Home World
NPR
From empty pizza boxes to Amazon cartons, household trash cans are overflowing with the refuse of our new, stay-at-home era — and cities are struggling to keep up.
Rising populations of wild hogs worrying experts, many deemed 'super-pigs': report
Fox News
The U.S. wild pig population is soaring and rapidly multiplying, which experts describe as a ticking 'feral swine bomb,' according to a report on Saturday.
New Jersey governor signs law aimed at protecting poor from pollution
Reuters
A landmark environmental justice bill stalled for over a decade became law in New Jersey on Friday.
Press Releases
MDMR urges boaters to take caution around Katrina Key
September 18, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) urges boaters to take caution around a project to expand Katrina Key reef on the south side of Deer Island.
MDMR announces Wilkerson leading Office of Marine Patrol, Wittmann leading Office of Coastal Resources Management
September 18, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announces the appointment of Kyle Wilkerson as Chief for the Office of Marine Patrol and Jennifer Wittmann as Director of the Office of Coastal Resources Management.
