State
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT BOARD REVOKES GOLD COAST'S WASTEWATER PERMIT
Northside Sun
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board voted unanimously at its meeting today to revoke the wastewater permit for a Brandon-based chemical plant that allowed it to dump its wastewater in Pelahatchie.
Jackson Jambalaya
Well that was an experience. Yours truly paid a visit to the locale of the Gold Coast lagoon near Pelahatchie last night.
Toxic chemical spill in Jackson County sends two people to the hospital
WLOX
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - For just over four hours on Tuesday, multiple agencies in Jackson County worked a chemical spill at the Helena Industrial Park.
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers update plans for Yazoo Backwater Project
WLBT
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Land in most of the Delta was dry as of Tuesday.
Backwater flooding was once so high, homes were inhabitable and destroyed.
5 questions about the Yazoo Backwater Project to build the pumps
Delta Farm Press
With the help of positive comments being submitted to the Corps of Engineers by the end of November 2020, the Yazoo Backwater Project is looking to move forward toward building the pumps.
Hurricane Zeta debris removal now underway in Gulfport, Biloxi, other coast cities
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Hurricane Zeta debris removal is now underway across the coast with new cities and counties awarding cleanup contracts each day.
Traffic halted after truck overturns, spills debris
Madison County Journal
Traffic was rerouted on I-55 at the Old Agency Road exit for almost two hours Monday afternoon after a truck caring waste from a construction site flipped over in the roadway.
Supervisors approve purchasing trash bins for county residents
Chickasaw Journal
HOUSTON – The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors met for their first monthly meeting at the courthouse in Houston on Monday, Nov. 2.
Camera work completed on Pontotoc sewer relining project
Pontotoc Progress
Pontotoc Aldermen unanimously approved a payment of $34,764.17 to Suncoast Infrastructure, Inc. for phase one of a sewer rehab project.
USM expanding Gulf Coast studies program to focus more on ‘blue economy’
WDAM
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - One Mississippi university will put more focus on the Gulf of Mexico with the hopes of expanding a market that’s already quickly growing.
Charter boat industry battling COVID-19 and active hurricane season
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Many businesses are battling for their lives in 2020. Between COVID-19 and the most active hurricane season on record, companies aren’t catching many breaks.
Deer lab seeks to bridge gap between hunters and science
The Reflector
"We have three deer in that pen. Lucky is our tamest buck. I could probably get him to come to the fence if I gave him some oak leaves or something. He's a sucker for oak leaves," Mississippi State University graduate student Luke Resop said as he pointed over to a grassy enclosure.
State Government
Miss. governor extends COVID-19 executive order; 15 counties under mask mandate
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - As the number of daily average coronavirus cases in Mississippi hits over 1,000 -- the first time in over three months -- Gov. Tate Reeves announced the extension of his “Safe Recovery” executive order through December 11, originally set to expire Wednesday.
State health officer to host discussion on COVID-19
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s top health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, will host a virtual discussion about COVID-19 on Thursday at 12 p.m.
National
Senate proposes spending increase at environmental agencies
The Hill
The Republican-led Senate is proposing modest spending increases for environmental agencies compared to last year’s budget, diverging from proposed cuts that the Trump White House put forward earlier this year.
Biden transition team for environment, transportation includes former Obama officials
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden’s transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles.
Biden’s EPA Expected to Pass Limits on Some ‘Forever Chemicals’
Bloomberg
The EPA under a future Biden administration is expected to quickly move to set regulations on “forever chemicals” in water and other areas, but not to restrict the entire group of thousands of the substances, attorneys said in recent interviews.
Press Releases
Governor Tate Reeves Extends Executive Order Fighting COVID-19
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has extended his “Safe Recovery” executive order through December 11. It had been set to expire today.
Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results
11/10/2020
ATLANTA (November 10, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has implemented the EPA Lean Management System (ELMS) to 83% of the agency across the U.S.
Lucas Named Associate Vice President for Research, Coastal Operations
USM
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) recently announced that longtime marine scientist Dr. Kelly Lucas has been named the Associate Vice President for Research, Coastal Operations.
