State
Army Corps report supports Mississippi flood-control pumps
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report Friday favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in the south Mississippi Delta.
Jackson woman dealing with three years of sewage issues
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes is seeking help for an elderly citizen. Ossie Taylor has been dealing a sewage and plumbing problem for the past three years.
First set of Hattiesburg water samples test negative for bacteria
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The first set of follow-up samples following Hattiesburg’s boil water notice have tested negative for any bacteria, including E. coli.
Gulf Islands superintendent Dan Brown to retire
WXXV
After more than 43 years of public service, Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown will retire on January 2, 2021. Brown has been Gulf Islands’ superintendent since 2010, arriving just as the Deepwater Horizon oil washed ashore.
Regional
Gar could be a 'Rosetta Stone' for gene research -- and Louisiana can supply them
NOLA.com
The dart-shaped, toothy gar, commonly found throughout the slow-moving bayous of Louisiana's coast, has often been overlooked, disrespected and understudied.
Louisiana scientists say a reviled plant could save the coast's insect-ravaged wetlands
NOLA.com
After a big funding boost from Congress and more than a year of research, Louisiana scientists may have a remedy for the plague decimating a tall, sturdy reed that binds the lower Mississippi River Delta and other coastal marshes together. But it has some serious side effects.
So what does Publix do with those plastic bags you bring back to recycle?
Tampa Bay Times
We consumers can be a skeptical lot. And maybe that’s a good thing.
National
Biden Team Considering North Carolina Official to Lead U.S. EPA
Bloomberg
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering a North Carolina environmental regulator and EPA veteran to lead the agency, as he assembles a team to move aggressively against climate change and pollution.
Biden considers former EPA chief McCarthy for domestic climate czar -sources
Reuters
President-elect Joe Biden is considering appointing Gina McCarthy, who headed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Obama administration, as domestic “climate czar” in charge of coordinating climate policies across federal agencies, according to two people familiar with the plan.
CDC studies impact of 'forever chemical' exposure on COVID-19 antibodies
The Hill
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study could assess the impacts that exposure to a class of cancer-linked chemicals called PFAS will have on how well people respond to COVID-19 vaccination.
Press Releases
USACE publishes Final Supplement No. 2 to the 1982 Yazoo Area Pump Project Final Environmental Impact Statement
Published Dec. 11, 2020
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published its Final Supplement No. 2 (Final SEIS No. 2) to the 1982 Yazoo Area Pump Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (2007 FSEIS), in the Federal Register today, Dec. 11, 2020.
EPA Celebrates Superfund - 40 Years of Cleaning Up and Transforming Communities Across the Country
12/11/2020
WASHINGTON (December 11, 2020) — This month, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks its 50th anniversary, we also celebrate one of the cornerstone environmental laws– the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) – commonly known as Superfund.
