State
Dam breach drains pond, causes flooding near Bonita
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A dam at a privately owned pond near Bonita Lakes burst Thursday evening causing thousands of gallons of water to flow onto Highway 19 South.
Volunteers with the 100 Women DBA clean up Bay St. Louis neighborhood
WLOX
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - A neighborhood in Hancock County are looking better after a group of women spent Saturday morning cleaning up trash and debris in Bay St. Louis.
Mississippi Aquarium released ten Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles
WXXV
Earlier Friday in Gulfport, Mississippi Aquarium released ten endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles.
MSU Extension Well Owner Network hosts workshops
Picayune Item
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Private well workshops in four counties this spring will help homeowners improve their drinking water sources.
Mississippi Forestry Commission releases 2020 Forest Action Plan
Picayune Item
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) has released Mississippi’s Forest Action Plan 2020, announced State Forester Russell Bozeman.
Conservation Officers Receive Medals of Valor
AP
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — Two Mississippi officers have received high honors for saving the lives of residents.
Regional
LSU study finds Southern flounder are disappearing throughout their habitat, including Louisiana
NOLA.com
When LSU researchers recently set out to gather data on southern flounder, they ran into a problem: they could hardly find any in Louisiana.
Waste Pro customers outraged as trash piles for two weeks
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Waste Pro customers in Memphis are getting angrier and angrier.
Their garbage has still not been picked up and they wonder if it will ever happen.
Hercules cleanup earns conservation certification
Brunswick News
A challenge facing workers involved with the Hercules remediation is the complexities involved with the environmental cleanup at the site and surrounding areas.
National
Biden lays groundwork for environmental regulations
The Hill
The Biden administration is poised to take significant action on a range of environmental issues.
Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’
Bloomberg
Industry attorneys say they’re bracing for a wave of corporate liability and litigation as the Biden administration works swiftly to fulfill a campaign promise to control “forever chemicals.”
US Senate considers legislation to protect catfish against predators
Daily Leader
Legislation was introduced Thursday in the United States Senate to increase the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant populations.
Coal miner hit with $60M fine for selenium damage
KPVI
Canadian coal company Teck Resources has paid a $60 million fine after pleading guilty to pollution discharges that have killed nearly all the fish in nearby waters.
WV Senate passes DEP-backed bill weakening some water quality standards
Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia Senate has passed legislative rules on environmental protection that include a weakening of water quality standards for certain carcinogens, sending the rules bundle to Gov. Jim Justice for his signature.
EPA urged to reconsider listing Missouri lakes as 'impaired'
AP
O'FALLON (AP) — The eight Republican members of Missouri's congressional delegation are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider listing 40 of the state's waterways as "impaired," a list that includes the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir.
VW seeks damages from ex-CEOs over dieselgate scandal
APP
German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it would seek unspecified damages from two former CEOs over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal that has cost it tens of billions of euros.
Press Releases
PALAZZO COSPONSORS GULF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FUNDING ACT
Below is a press release from Congressman Steven Palazzo:Today, Congressman Steven M. Palazzo (MS-04) announced the introduction of H.R. 2131, the Gulf Conservation and Recreation Funding Act, which was authored by Representative Jerry Carl (AL-01) and has seven original cosponsors, including Congressman Palazzo and Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01).
