State
MDEQ: Fish kill possibly due to low oxygen in water
Vicksburg Post
Low oxygen in the water caused by opening the gates at the Steele Bayou Control Structure is believed to be the cause of a fish kill in the Yazoo River that extended to the Yazoo Diversion Canal in Vicksburg, a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality spokesman said.
Low oxygen levels kill thousands of fish in Yazoo River
WLBT
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - The banks of the Yazoo River riddled with bloated, decaying fish Tuesday.
MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Tuesday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach).
Oil Spill
New development coming to Downtown Pascagoula
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - The four-story building on Magnolia Street across from City Hall used to be a Hancock Bank, but the plan is to convert the building into what will be known as the City Centre.
$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes
AP
Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.
Hurricane Sally leaves oil on Florida beach; could it be from 2010 BP spill?
WWL
NEW ORLEANS — Miles of what appears to be weathered oil was found washed up on Perdido Key near the Florida-Alabama state line last weekend, prompting questions about whether Hurricane Sally’s powerful storm surge had unearthed remnants of the BP oil spill from more than 10 years ago.
Regional
Fair Grounds sent horse manure, urine into drainage system, violating Clean Water Act
NOLA.com
For at least six years, the Fair Grounds has been diverting horse manure, urine and untreated wastewater into New Orleans' drainage system, which sends the pollution into the London Avenue Canal, Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
Six dolphins found dead in ‘historic’ stranding in Alabama after Hurricane Sally
Sun Herald
Six dolphins were found dead in an Alabama marsh last week in what experts call an “historic mass stranding.”
National
BP Bets Future on Green Energy, but Investors Remain Wary
WSJ
BP BP -2.81% PLC has unveiled the most aggressive plans yet by a major oil company to pivot toward cleaner energy. But the revamp has so far failed to ignite enthusiasm among investors despite growing interest in renewables.
Press Releases
EPA to Award up to $73 million for Clean Diesel Projects
In Minneapolis, Administrator Wheeler announced more than $800,000 to Minnesota projects
09/29/2020
St. Paul, Minn. (September 29, 2020) — Today, at a press conference in Minnesota, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced over $73 million in grants and funding expected to be awarded to support numerous clean diesel programs and projects across the country at the state and local level.
EPA Awards $353,516 Grant to Shelby County to Fund Community-Scale Air Toxics Monitoring in Memphis, Tenn.
09/28/2020
MEMPHIS, TENN. – (SEPTEMBER 28, 2020) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of the Shelby County Health Department Pollution Control Section as part of a total of 11 air toxics monitoring projects to receive funding under the agency’s Community-Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring grants program.
