State
Homeowners voicing their concerns of proposed waste transfer location
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A proposed location of a waste transfer station near Sweet Gum Bottom Road has homeowners voicing their concerns.
Volunteers spend time picking up trash at Popp’s Ferry Causeway
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A weekend of clearer skies and calm winds had a group of volunteers ready to clean up Popp’s Ferry Causeway.
City gets Corps funding for $1M project
Enterprise-Journal
McComb officials are expecting to take on $1 million worth of work to the sewer system on Higgins Drive, according to city officials who announced the acceptance of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grant that will pay for much of the work.
Flora project aims to identify native plants in south Miss.
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A project underway in Lamar County is helping to identify and document plant life throughout south Mississippi.
Oil Spill
$2.5 million project will bring 1,200 acres of wetland to Mobile
Al.com
Mobile’s wetlands are about to get 1,200 acres larger.
Regional
Low-flying chopper to follow rivers, mapping aquifers
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People along rivers in seven states may see a low-flying helicopter towing a long cylinder, starting late this month and going into July.
Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback
NPR
Brian Kelly, a panther biologist for the state of Florida, opens a creaking gate near Fisheating Creek, a narrow ribbon of preserved land just west of Lake Okeechobee.
National
Panel approves contested water rules, eyes dam safety
Des Moines Register
A state environmental panel last week approved new water quality rules critics said would threaten Iowa’s waterways.
