State
Wayne County Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for April 10
WDAM
WAYNESBORO, Miss. (WDAM) - Wayne County will be holding “Amnesty Day” in the Wayne County Courthouse parking lot on April 10th from 8 a.m. until noon.
Carp problem has possibility of spawning industry in Mississippi
Daily Journal
Perhaps you've seen one of those videos of crazy fish leaping out of a river as a boat passes and passengers laugh, scream and try to defend themselves.
CWD in Mississippi: Why conservationists fear lawmakers have put more deer at risk
Clarion Ledger
Conservationists are shaking their heads over a bill passed below the radar in the waning days of the Mississippi legislative session, with one official saying the move concerning deer management will make the state the laughing stock of the country.
Oil Spill
Moss Point finally gets funding to begin I-10 corridor project
Mississippi Press
MOSS POINT, Miss. -- The Mississippi Legislature approved $2 million in Gulf Coast Restoration Fund money for Moss Point’s I-10 corridor project which would result in service roads being built to connect Highways 63 and 613 on both the north and south sides of Interstate 10.
Ocean Springs gets another $6 million to build downtown parking garage
Mississippi Press
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Ocean Springs’ officials hopes of erecting a multi-floor parking garage near the downtown area got a major boost when the state legislature approved $6 million in RESTORE Act funding for the project.
Attendance numbers up at Mississippi Aquarium
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s been a rough start for the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport. The Aquarium opened in August in the middle of the pandemic and that has kept crowds small.
Lafayette engineers help restore southwest Louisiana island, save brown pelicans
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
A stretch of land in the western portion of Calcasieu Lake known as Rabbit Island has been shrinking for decades, the tide washing away more than land each year.
Regional
DeSantis, Manatee officials work to prevent 20-foot wall of wastewater at Piney Point
Tampa Bay Times
PALMETTO — Acting Manatee County administrator Scott Hopes spent Easter Sunday feeling “much more comfortable today than we were yesterday” about the imminent threat of a reservoir at the former Piney Point phosphate plant collapsing and sending a 20-foot wall of wastewater crashing down on surrounding homes and businesses.
Proposed fish farm permits stall while EPA reviews environmental effects
Fort Myers News-Press
A proposed fish farm in federal waters off Sarasota’s coast hit a snag March 24 when a federal appeals board put a hold on the company’s permits.
Organizations take legal action with hopes in stopping the Byhalia Pipeline
WMC
Battle continues to brew between City of Memphis, Waste Pro over trash collection
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Friday is a holiday so there’s no garbage pickup. It’s something residents in Area E don’t want to hear. Waste Pro is fighting back and residents wonder how bad is it going to get.
National
Interior Department Set to Spend $1.6 Billion on Upkeep of Public Lands
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Interior Department is ready to spend its first $1.6 billion from last year’s major new conservation funding law, primarily on transportation and recreation facilities at national parks and Native American schools, department leaders said Friday.
Ex-Sioux City wastewater plant supervisor sentenced to 3 months prison
Sioux City Journal
Press Releases
USDA Celebrates 5 Million Acres Enrolled in Conservation Easements
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and private landowners have partnered to protect more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmland — an area the size of New Jersey. Since October, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has enrolled 110,000 acres in new conservation easements, bringing USDA to this important conservation milestone. .
