State
Application period for next wild hog control program begins today
NewsMS
In Mississippi alone, wild hogs cause more than $60 million in damages annually. To stop the damage to the land, beginning today, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP).
Gulfport resident excited for her home’s new solar panels as part of ‘Solar for All’ initiative
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - “Solar for All” is the motto for a Louisiana-based company that’s hoping to bring more residential solar installations to the Magnolia State.
Regional
USF scientists to begin searching for Piney Point environmental impacts in Tampa Bay, Port Manatee
Fox 13
PALMETTO, Fla. - Environmental experts remain concerned about the Piney Point leak and its last impact on marine life.
Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds
NY Times
They are ponds the size of city blocks: Wastewater pits that hold the hazardous byproducts of coal. Lagoons brimming with diluted pig excrement. Vast pools atop stacks of radioactive tailings.
National
EPA to propose vehicle emissions standards to meet 'the urgency of the climate crisis' by July's end
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to propose stricter emissions standards for vehicles by the end of July, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Tuesday. Regan told Bloomberg News in an interview that the new standards would be sufficient to meet “the urgency of the climate crisis.”
Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection
AP
NEW ORLEANS -- Conservation groups sued on Tuesday to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules protecting sea turtles, even though federal regulators said a week ago that they were reconsidering some of those changes.
This company wants to ‘mine’ garbage to find metals for EV batteries
Star Tribune
The rising number of electric vehicles in both the consumer and industrial sectors means electric vehicle battery companies are going to need an increasing amount of valuable metals. Geologists Rob Bergmann and Brian Lentz think they have found an answer by extracting cobalt, copper and nickel from industrial waste streams.
Press Releases
VIDEO: GOV. TATE REEVES HOLDS COVID-19 PRESS BRIEFING - APRIL 06, 2021
04/06/2021
Below is an attached video from a press conference held by Governor Tate Reeves:Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference on Tuesday regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the current state of the virus in Mississippi after over 1.31 million vaccines have been administered.
Video begins at 7 min, 30 seconds.
PSC Approves Walnut Grove Solar Project
Y’all Politics
During a hearing immediately following the April 6 Open Docket Meeting, the Mississippi Public Service Commission voted unanimously to approve a solar + battery storage facility in Walnut Grove, within Leake County.
EPA Announces Nearly $2.5 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies
04/06/2021
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2,499,229 in awards to 24 U.S. small businesses to develop innovative technologies that help support EPA’s mission of protecting human health and the environment.
