State
Historic Black community fights military project on Coast land fouled by arsenic, lead
Sun Herald
One last time, residents of North Gulfport have mustered to fight development of Mississippi State Port Authority property contaminated with lead and arsenic.
CITY OF RIDGELAND ADDRESSES LANDFILL ODOR
Northside Sun
The City of Ridgeland has received multiple inquiries regarding a gas-like odor generated from the area of Little Dixie landfill.
Jackson receives $475k grant to combat climate change in poor communities
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has announced that the city has received a $475,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help mitigate the effects of climate change on poor communities.
Catalytic converter thieves becoming a problem on the Coast
WXXV
State Government
Vaccine rollout remains priority at Miss. Health Dept.
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi State Department of Health officials discussed the availability of COVID-19 vaccines Monday afternoon.
Regional
Hacker Changed Chemical Level in Florida City’s Water System
WSJ
A water-treatment plant in Oldsmar, Fla., was hacked, and the intruder briefly increased the amount of lye used to treat water to a dangerous level, authorities said Monday.
National
States Clash With Pentagon on PFAS Water Limits, Polluted Sites
Bloomberg
Six states with drinking water standards for so-called “forever chemicals” are now wrestling with what those limits mean when water contamination from Department of Defense sites seep into their communities.
Elon Musk Funds $100 Million XPrize For Pursuit Of New Carbon Removal Ideas
NPR
Elon Musk is donating $100 million to fund a competition to find new ways to remove carbon from the air or water, in a bid to help fight climate change.
Press releases
COVID-19 Press Conference (Video): Vaccine Supply and Distribution
MSDH
EPA Announces $600,000 in Brownfields Technical Assistance Funding to Advance Equitable Development and Address Historical Environmental Justice Challenges in Brownfields Communities
02/08/2021
WASHINGTON (February 8, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of Groundwork USA, a national nonprofit organization, to receive $600,000 in funding to provide technical assistance to brownfields communities.
Palazzo Praises Award for Aquaculture Research
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, today praised the $4.7 million investment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program in twelve American aquaculture research initiatives throughout the United States, including funding for the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.
