State
South Mississippi should hunker down by 3 PM Wednesday. Storm winds may arrive before 7 PM.
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Zeta strengthened back into a category one hurricane early Wednesday morning.
Zeta is expected to make a landfall Wednesday afternoon or evening, most likely in southeast Louisiana possibly as a category two hurricane. After that, Zeta is expected to move into coastal Mississippi.
Zeta re-strengthens to a hurricane, takes aim at Gulf Coast
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zeta re-strengthened into a hurricane early Wednesday as Louisiana braced for the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season.
Williams named Jackson Public Works Director
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Charles Williams invoked famed Gen. Douglas MacArthur when he discussed accepting the nomination for Jackson public works director.
National
Bayer, BASF Weedkillers Cleared by EPA for Another Five Years
WSJ
Trump administration faces lawsuit over hunting expansion at nearly 150 wildlife refuges, hatcheries
The Hill
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) faces a forthcoming lawsuit over its decision to open up or expand hunting at 147 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries.
Pandemic Is Ray of Light for Solar Industry
WSJ
Between Covid-19 and natural disasters, Mother Nature threw Americans a curveball in 2020. Solar companies are hitting it out of the park.
Google collaborates with NOAA to use artificial intelligence for weather forecasting, research
The Hill
Google and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have signed a three-year deal to use the tech giant’s artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the agency’s environmental monitoring, weather forecasting and climate research, according to a joint announcement released Tuesday.
Press Releases
EPA Announces 2020 Dicamba Registration Decision
10/27/2020
Brooklet, Ga. (October 27, 2020) — At the Cromley Farm, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and extending the registration of an additional dicamba product.
EPA Announces New Actions to Support Water Reuse, Highlights Water Subcabinet Coordination
10/27/2020
WASHINGTON (October 27, 2020) — Today, at the Future of Water Infrastructure and Innovation Summit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water David Ross announced four new proposed actions under the National Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP).
Registration Now Open for the Virtual 2020 EPA America Recycles: Innovation Fair and Summit
10/27/2020
WASHINGTON (October 27, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in celebration of America Recycles Week, invites everyone to register for free, virtual events hosted by EPA that focus on advancing the future of recycling from November 16 – 17, 2020.
