State
GOLD COAST FINED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS
Northside Sun
According to an order issued by the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality last week, a Brandon-based chemical plant will owe taxpayers $505,000 in fines for 11 violations of the state’s environmental laws.
Horn Lake to help drain Kings View Lake for MDEQ
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Horn Lake has agreed to take over the job of draining Kings View Lake for Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
MDEQ slates Paradise hearing May 4
Enterprise-Journal
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will hold a virtual public hearing on Paradise Ranch RV Resort at 6 p.m. May 4.
Secretary of State sues Biloxi over proposed entertainment pier at Veterans Avenue
Sun Herald
Even before the Biloxi City Council voted Wednesday night to extend a lease to RW Development for a pier at Veterans Avenue, the Secretary of State had a court order preventing any construction.
City’s plan to buy Front Beach property hits snag
Mississippi Press
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- The City of Ocean Springs has a plan in place to buy a piece of Front Beach which has been privately owned since 1948, but that plan hit a snag when the Mississippi Legislature rejected the City’s funding request.
Moss Point resident concerned about sewage flooding issues
WLOX
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX) - The rain went away but the problems are still here for some. One Moss Point man wanted help cleaning away raw sewage that seeped into his yard and by Sunday afternoon, he got that assistance.
Mayor unveils litter program
Enterprise-Journal
McComb Mayor Quordiniah Lockley announced an Adopt a Street program Tuesday that he hopes will help the city’s litter problem.
New Lincoln County Emergency Management director hired
Daily Leader
Chris Reid is the new Lincoln County Emergency Management director.
Crappie spawn on Barnett Reservoir: 'There's some giant fish being caught right now'
Clarion Ledger
Ross Barnett Reservoir has been producing hefty stringers of crappie in recent weeks, but the best action is just around the corner.
Fishing opportunities available nearby everywhere statewide
Daily Journal
The chance to wet a line, set a hook and drop fresh filets into Crisco Bay is one both handily and affordably available to Mississippi residents essentially everywhere statewide.
State Government
Mississippi lawmakers wanted to fix state parks, but couldn't agree on a strategy
Daily Journal
Mississippi lawmakers set out this year to fix the state's rundown parks system and ensure future funding for conservation projects, but they came up mostly empty handed as the legislative session closed last week.
Regional
Piney Point is just one of 25 gypsum stacks that exist in Florida, and most of them are not too far away
WTSP
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The recent and ongoing panic caused by the possibility of an "imminent collapse" at the former Piney Point phosphate processing plant all stemmed from a leak at the bottom of a retention pond.
Here's what killed one of the last whales of newly discovered Gulf of Mexico species
NOLA.com
Louisiana to take orders for oyster larvae beginning Monday
AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it will start taking orders for oyster larvae through its online portal on Monday morning.
City of Memphis terminates contract with Waste Pro following complaints, lawsuits
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Sunday, City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced he has terminated the contract with Waste Pro after residents in Hickory Hill, Cordova and East Memphis complained of lack of service and garbage piling up on the street.
National
Biden hopes to boost climate spending by $14 billion
The Hill
President Biden is asking the federal government to spend an additional $14 billion on tackling climate change in his budget request for fiscal 2022, according to the White House. The request includes funding increases at the Energy Department, Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of 10.2 percent, 16 percent and 21.3 percent respectively compared to what Congress appropriated for fiscal 2021.
Air Force claims federal law bars compliance with Michigan PFAS rules
MLive
OSCODA, MI — The U.S. Air Force has taken some flak over its refusal to comply with Michigan rules limiting how much toxic “forever chemicals” would be allowed to remain in discharge from an expanding groundwater treatment system. https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/04/air-force-claims-federal-law-bars-compliance-with-michigan-pfas-rules.html
Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass in water conservation move
AP
A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
Press releases
EPA Releases Updated Tool to Help Communities Protect Recreational Waters
04/09/2021
WASHINGTON (APRIL 9, 2021) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an improved web-based app to help communities identify potential sources of pollution to recreational waters.
