State
‘Systemic racism’ plagues neighborhoods near endangered MS Coast waterway, group says
Sun Herald
Turkey Creek on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, surrounded by historically Black communities in North Gulfport, has made the list of America’s Top 10 Most Endangered Rivers, American Rivers announced Tuesday.
Turkey Creek named one of America’s most endangered rivers of 2021 in new report
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport’s Turkey Creek has been named the 10th most endangered rivers by the nonprofit American Rivers.
Mayor says EPA order not about water quality; a copy of the order seems to say different
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Jackson water quality is not unsafe, and that an EPA order is more “a discussion over process than it is over quality of water.”
Saltillo board approves emergency sewer repair
Daily Journal
Trees that fell into Sand Creek in early March ended up costing the city of Saltillo more than $32,000 in sewer repair bills.
State Government
Mississippi Town Hall: The Road to Normal
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – WJTV 12 News hosted an exclusive live Town Hall discussion, “Mississippi Town Hall: The Road to Normal,” on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Video: COVID-19 Press Conference
MSDH
State health officials announce the temporary suspension of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine use in Mississippi.
Regional
Florida to Permanently Close Phosphate-Plant Reservoir That Leaked
WSJ
Florida plans to permanently close the reservoir system of an old phosphate plant where a breach prompted the release of millions of gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay and threatened wider destruction.
SC to spend $23M from settlement on new school buses to replace part of aging fleet
The State
More South Carolina children will get to ride to and from school new buses after the state approved spending millions of dollars to replace part of the state’s aging bus fleet.
National
Hundreds Of Companies Call For U.S. To Slash Carbon Emissions
NPR
More than 300 businesses have signed an open letter calling on the Biden administration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to at least half of 2005 levels by 2030. That would nearly double a previous target set by former President Barack Obama in 2015, who pledged a 25 to 28% reduction by 2025.
Michigan reps reintroduce measure for national 'forever chemicals' standard
The Hill
Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) have reintroduced legislation targeting so-called forever chemicals that previously passed the House, expressing optimism that the Democratic Senate is more likely to pass the measure.
