State
Wildlife officials again tracking Chronic Wasting Disease in state deer population
WLBT
This past weekend gun deer hunting season opened in Mississippi. Wildlife official are taking measures to make sure the deer harvested do not contain Chronic Wasting Disease which could hurt the sport if not contained.
Oil Spill
LOUISIANA APPROVED FOR $234.6 MILLION IN DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL NRDA FUNDS FOR COASTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS
Fox 15
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) has approved $234.6 million in funds resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement for restoration projects that will create and restore wetlands in Plaquemines and Terrebonne Parishes.
Regional
Prognosis poor for stranded sperm whale
AP
The prognosis for a sperm whale that has stranded itself in Mobile Bay is poor, said experts who urged the public to stay away to avoid further stressing the animal.
An invasive, snake-like hammerhead worm is popping up in Georgia
CNN
Step aside "murder hornets," sightings of an invasive species of a snake-like worm are being reported in Georgia.
National
Farmers Are Warming Up To The Fight Against Climate Change
NPR
Just over a decade ago, the American Farm Bureau Federation declared war on legislation to slow down global warming. The organization, a lobbying powerhouse, argued that a "cap-and-trade" proposal making its way through Congress would make fuel and fertilizer more expensive and put farmers out of business.
John Kerry Tapped For Newly Created Role As Presidential Climate Envoy
NPR
After decades advocating for action on climate change as a U.S. senator and then secretary of state, John Kerry has been tapped for a newly created post — special presidential envoy for climate, based on the National Security Council.
GM Stops Backing Trump Administration in Emissions Fight With California
WSJ
DETROIT— General Motors Co. will no longer back the Trump administration in its legal battle to strip California’s authority to set its own fuel-efficiency regulations, saying GM’s goals for green cars are aligned with the state and the incoming Biden administration.
Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption
AP
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species.
Press Releases
MDEQ Draft General Permit Revision for Delta Agriculture and Wildlife Water Use at Public Notice
November 23, 2020
(JACKSON, Miss.) — For the 2021 General Permit to withdraw groundwater from the waters of the state, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in consultation with stakeholders, has proposed changes that include reducing the time to implement conservation practices from three years to one year, adding descriptions of conservation practices, and informing the permit holder that the permitted acreage may be inspected for compliance with the permit requirements.
Biologists Developing Mobile App for Coastal Marine Assessment
UM
OXFORD, Miss. – In the age of crowdfunding and viral media, two University of Mississippi biologists are developing a mobile phone app that will allow “citizen scientists” to conduct marine assessments on the north central Gulf of Mexico.
Georgia-Pacific's Mississippi Mill Becomes First U.S. Pulp Mill to Earn EPA's ENERGY STAR® Certification for Superior Energy Efficiency
GP
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss., Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia-Pacific's Leaf River cellulose mill in New Augusta, Mississippi, is the first U.S. pulp mill to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the manufacturing facility performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meets strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.
