State
$3M in CARES Act funding coming to Mississippi's fisheries
WLOX (video)
Another round of CARES Act funding is on the way, this time for Mississippi's fisheries. Here to talk about how that money will be used is Department of Marine Resources Director Joe Spraggins.
City of Meridian talks debris cleanup
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - It has been two weeks since powerful thunderstorms ripped through Meridian. Many people have already cleared their property of big trees and are now waiting for it to be picked up.
Forrest County Sheriff’s Department launching litter initiative
WDAM
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Forrest County Sheriff Charlie Sims says littering is an issue for the area, and he’s looking for help solving it.
New Trade Mart to host Mississippi’s largest-ever outdoor show
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The first annual Mississippi Ag & Outdoor Expo will be held August 6-8, 2021, at the new Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson.
Oil Spill
Seashore Adding More Shorebird Protections
WUWF
Visitors to Gulf Islands National Seashore are encountering some new rules an regs, aimed at giving better protection to nesting shorebirds.
Regional
NOAA predicts above average hurricane season for 2021
WLOX
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WLOX) - This year could see an above-average hurricane season, with as many as 20 named storms predicted to form, reported NOAA on Thursday in its pre-season report.
Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles
AP
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing a threat to sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches.
ADEM gives green light to resuming recreational activities in Perdido Bay areas
WPMI
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is giving a green light to resuming regular recreational activities at Alabama beaches on Perdido Bay after stepped-up water quality sampling this week showed bacteria below levels of concern in the wake of a sewage spill last week from a nearby Florida sewage treatment plant.
National
Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
AP
ORIENT, Ohio (AP) — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over the flat, fertile landscape, spraying it with herbicides.
How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate
NPR
A secret cache of clean energy is lurking in sewers, and there are growing efforts to put it to work in the battle against climate change.
Environmental groups plan to sue EPA over sulfur dioxide pollution in Detroit
WUOM
Three environmental groups have notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency they plan to sue because the agency has not come up with a plan to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in areas of Detroit and Baltimore.
Press Releases
Flights Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to Continue Aquifer Mapping
USGS
Release Date: MAY 20, 2021
Starting in late May 2021, a low-level helicopter will begin flying over parts of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, or MAP, between Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to acquire a more robust picture of aquifers in the area.
EPA and Partners Make Progress on the National Radon Action Plan, Saving Nearly 2,000 Lives Yearly from Radon-Induced Lung Cancer
05/20/2021
WASHINGTON (May 20, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its partners announced that they are making strides towards reducing the risks of radon, preventing nearly 2,000 radon-caused cancer deaths every year, in a new report “Reflections on the National Radon Action Plan’s (NRAP) Progress, 2015-2020.”
