State
U.S. Supreme Court to resolve dispute between Mississippi and Tennessee over groundwater rights
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi lawyers argue Memphis and the state of Tennessee since 1985 have wrongfully taken more than 252 billion gallons — approximately 15% to 20% of Memphis’ total water supply — from within Mississippi.
Starkville plans to suspend 'untenable' recycling program
Commercial Dispatch
The declining market for recyclable materials and the COVID-19 pandemic have led Starkville officials to rethink the usefulness of having a recycling program for the city.
City leaders in Columbus and a group of volunteers are cleaning up litter around town.
WCBI
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Dozens participated in the first-ever citywide clean up this morning.
Just one program in the state has helped remove lead paint for high-risk families
MS Today
When Jessie Walls’ 5-year-old granddaughter Jordan frequently came over to play at her Jackson home, the flaky paint chips in and around the house were like moths to a flame.
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 Monday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach).
Is more concrete the answer to erosion on Ocean Springs Front Beach?
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Is more concrete the answer to Ocean Springs’ eroding beach?
‘Toyota Experience Center’ Set To Open In 2021
WCBI
BLUE SPRINGS, MISS. (WCBI) – Work continues on a visitor center at the Toyota plant in Blue Springs.
Regional
Brevard County the Focus of a UF Study on Contaminants, Flooding
News 13
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — For Fight For Zero non-profit founder Stel Bailey, it was no coincidence that several family members got a rare form of cancer. Now she's dedicated to fighting for zero contaminates in the water, soil, and air.
Nurdle spill cleanup is 'too little, too late' as plastic pellets continue to spread, gather in drifts
NOLA.com
At measured intervals along a stretch of sandy riverbank near the Chalmette Battlefield, three Loyola University scientists drop to their knees and set a small frame on the ground. Inside the frame’s 1-foot by 1-foot enclosure, they find plenty of pebbles and twigs, but just as common are pearly white bits of plastic known as nurdles.
SC wants $5 million for burning Mount Trashmore clean up
AP
South Carolina sued the owner of a site where a massive pile of trash burned and smoldered for months, demanding $5 million to pay back what the state spent to put out the fire and clean up the site.
National
Texas company produces first and only EPA-approved sanitizing surface spray
WJBF
DALLAS (NewsNation Now) — Living in the time of COVID-19, there are so many questions and concerns in regards to health and safety. Many Americans are asking themselves: Is it safe to travel? Should I send my child to the classroom? What about the workplace? A Dallas-area firm is hoping to allay some of those fears.
Michigan inks $35M deal with Valero subsidiary to clean up gas stations
MLive
LANSING, MI — Michigan regulators have signed a $35.2 million settlement with a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp. to pay for toxic site cleanup at dozens of gas stations where leaking underground storage tanks were discovered. https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/09/michigan-inks-35m-deal-with-valero-subsidiary-to-clean-up-gas-stations.html
Widened by erosion, iconic Mississippi headwaters to undergo restoration work
MPR
More than half a million people visit the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park every year, most stepping along the familiar path of stones to cross the river at its humble beginnings in north-central Minnesota.
Press Releases
EPA Announces $4 Million in Research Funding to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters
09/03/2020
ATLANTA (Sept. 3, 2020) – Today, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration and recognition of Environmental Emergency Preparedness month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,997,876 in funding to five institutions to conduct research to build resilience in communities and among groups, including children and older adults, that are more vulnerable to the potential environmental impacts of natural disasters.
Proposal Clarifies Critical Habitat Designations
Public input sought on processes for considering critical habitat exclusions under the Endangered Species Act
USFWS
September 4, 2020
Furthering the Trump Administration’s objectives to balance effective, science-based conservation with commonsense policymaking, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing regulations to clarify and update its processes for considering exclusions from critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=proposal-clarifies-critical-habitat-designations-&_ID=36764
