State
3 taken to hospital after 18-wheeler flips on Interstate 10 in Biloxi, police say
Sun Herald
An 18-wheeler flipped off of Interstate 10 in Biloxi on Tuesday afternoon, and three people have been taken to the hospital, a spokesman for the Biloxi Police Department told the Sun Herald.
Mayor Lumumba looking into hiring homeless to pick up garbage around Jackson
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - City leaders are taking steps to clean up Jackson when it comes to trash and illegal dumping. They are now looking for a trash company to assist them in tacking this problem.
Seismic testing goes full blast
Enterprise-Journal
For those hearing explosions in Summit and northern Pike County this week, it is not the beginning of the end. Seismic testing for oil exploration has started.
City approves levee project to protect waterline, facilitate Vicksburg Forest Products’ expansion
Vicksburg Post
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen have accepted the bid of a Yazoo County contractor to extend the Haining Road Levee surrounding Vicksburg Forest Products.
Natchez Trace Parkway named one of Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in 2020
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Natchez Trace Parkway was ranked one of the Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in 2020, according to the National Park Service.
State Government
MEMA appoints deputy director
WDAM
PEARL, Miss. (WDAM) – Mississippi Emergency Management Executive Director Stephen McCraney now has a right-hand man.
Regional
You decide: Public hearing brings out opinions on both sides of Plant Barry coal ash pond
WKRG
SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alabama Department of Environmental Management hosted a public hearing about Plant Barry’s coal ash permit.
Rules to protect sea turtles from shrimp nets postponed
AP
New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and federal regulators are considering whether to expand the rules, officials said Tuesday.
Lawmakers consider whether to break up public health agency
AP
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers will hold hearings this spring on a bill to split up the state’s sprawling public health and environmental agency.
National
Corrugated Boxes Have Never Been in More Demand—or More Expensive
WSJ
It wasn’t just you. Americans consumed more corrugated cardboard boxes than ever last year.
Press Releases
Interior Disburses Nearly $249 Million to Gulf States for Coastal Conservation, Restoration and Hurricane Protection Programs
3/30/2021
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced nearly $249 million in Fiscal Year 2020 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS).
EPA Recognizes Electronics Industry Leaders for Diverting 176,494 Tons of Electronic Products from Landfills, Reducing Environmental Impacts Across the Country and Helping to Address Climate Change
03/30/2021
WASHINGTON (March 30, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 2020 winners of the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge Awards.
USDA, Partners Unveil New Fire Mapping Tool with National Wildfire Management Implications
Jackson, Mississippi, March 30, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled the new Southeast FireMap, a fire mapping tool for the Southeastern United States that enables resource managers to improve their regional or local approaches to managing wildfire risk and fire management needs through targeted prescribed burns and training.
Groundwater Impact on Oceans Cannot Be Ignored, Major Study Finds
March 30th, 2021
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A novel international review of available investigations found groundwater’s influence on oceans is a critical component of coastal ecosystems’ health.
