State
Water advisory affects kayak business
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — One local business has had to make adjustments after the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory.
A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN SIGMAN ON BARNETT RESERVOIR
Northside Sun
John G. Sigman is the general manager at the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD), the state agency created to construct and manage the 33,000-acre Barnett Reservoir and the 17,000 acres surrounding the lake.
How one utility in the Delta is using teamwork to keep faucets flowing
MPB
Water providers in some rural communities across the region often fail to deliver clean and reliable water. Black Bayou Water Association is addressing that issue by connecting small utilities.
Cause of water well pump failure discovered
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson officials report that a contractor for the city has discovered the cause of a water pump failure at the TV Road well.
Water association asks for federal funds
Madison County Journal
Leroy Lacy of the East Madison Water Association attended the Madison Board of Supervisors’ May 17 meeting to report that the association that serves the Ratliff Ferry area of the county is in need of funding for improvements to the system.
Waveland residents evacuated after ‘major’ natural gas leak
WLOX
WAVELAND, Miss. (WLOX) - Authorities in Waveland evacuated nearly 30 residents Wednesday following a major natural gas leak along Waveland Avenue near the American Legion.
Girls Softball Team, Students, Awarded for Anti-Litter Efforts
Chickasaw Journal
Winners of the “Houston Clean Up Challenge” and “Anti-Litter Meme Contest” held back in March were presented with their awards last week.
Charter boat captains ready to reel in successful 2021 summer
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - After back-to-back summers of sorrow, charter boat captains here in South Mississippi are looking for business to rebound in 2021.
Seabee base to get first civil engineering degree program on Coast
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Seabees build things. That’s what they do, and a civil engineering degree is a national path. Starting this fall, the first civil engineering degree program on the Coast will be offered at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, specifically designed for Seabees.
Regional
Environmentalists want NC governor to halt pellet plants
AP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Advocates for environmental justice and eastern North Carolina residents urged Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday to block permits for future wood pellet plants and pay more attention to their effects on health.
TVA to begin aquatic plant management program on Lake Guntersville
WHNT
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala.- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is getting ready to kick off its seasonal aquatic plant management program.
National
Republican state treasurers say they'll weigh banks' fossil fuel stance in contracting decisions
The Hill
Fifteen Republican state treasurers say they will consider whether banks are willing to lend to fossil fuel companies when making contracting decisions, an attempt to counter reported attempts by the Biden administration to push banks to be more climate-friendly.
Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
AP
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds of lawsuits, during the Trump administration, according to an internal agency report.
Bayer to Rethink Roundup Formula for U.S. Consumers
WSJ
Bayer AG said it will evaluate whether to continue using the active ingredient in its popular Roundup weedkiller in the residential U.S. market, in the wake of a court setback Wednesday in the company’s efforts to limit future liability over whether the product causes cancer.
Shipping’s Carbon-Cutting Fuel Tanks So Far Remain Empty
WSJ
Imagine going to a car dealership for a new vehicle that’s climate friendly and being told that it isn’t clear what clean fuels will be available to fill it up, or how much those fuels will cost. You probably would walk away or opt for a car that runs on gasoline.
Shell, Exxon Decisions Highlight Rethink in Energy Investment
WSJ
A Dutch court’s demand that Royal Dutch Shell PLC slash carbon emissions is casting a spotlight on how investors approach oil companies and their strategies to manage climate risks.
Press Releases
HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES FOREST SERVICE-USDA EFFORTS TO DELIVER COVID RECOVERY HELP TO TIMBER HARVESTERS, HAULERS
Senator Also Resumes Press for Forest Service Action on Okhissa Lake Land Transfer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged continued interagency cooperation on the delivery of COVID-19 economic recovery resources appropriated by Congress last year for timber harvesting and hauling businesses.
Air Pollution Trends Continue to Link Clean Air and Strong Economy
05/26/2021
WASHINGTON (May 26, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual interactive report tracking America’s progress in controlling air pollution since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970.
EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Risk Management Plan Rule
05/26/2021
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two upcoming virtual public listening sessions on the Agency’s Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule.
EPA Implements Court Decision Overturning Restrictive Trump-Era Rule; Reaffirms Commitment to Use Best Available Science
05/26/2021
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the finalization of a rule that effectuates the vacatur of the previous administration’s rulemaking titled “Strengthening Transparency in Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential Scientific Information.”
