State
Odd fossil found in Mississippi gravel is ‘a needle in a haystack’ from the Ice Age
Sun Herald
An odd rock found in central Mississippi is rewriting the state’s Ice Age history — and even calling into question some long-held scientific assumptions.
PRVWSD TAKING FIRST STEPS TO RELOCATE SPILLWAY ROAD; DRAFT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Northside Sun
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) has taken the first steps to relocate the Spillway Road.
A Mississippi RV park, the Bogue Chitto river and fears of 70,000 gallons of wastewater
NOLA.com
A Mississippi RV park's plans to discharge treated wastewater into the Bogue Chitto river is hitting rough water with environmental groups and recreational river users worried about its effects downriver in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Wicker, Hyde-Smith back bill that could provide Jackson with millions to restore water system
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker were among the 89 members of the U.S. Senate who voted in favor of a bill that would reauthorize a series of federal water and wastewater infrastructure programs that could benefit the capital city.
Issaquena County approached about Yazoo lawsuit
Vicksburg Post
Attorneys in a federal class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeking compensation for damage from the 2019 flood may have another client — Issaquena County.
Tornado caused damage in Tupelo, Pontotoc County, Calhoun City
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — A tornado left behind significant damage in Tupelo, Pontotoc County and Calhoun City.
MEMA expands drone usage in Aerial System program
WLBT
PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - The state of Mississippi has added some high tech flying devices to their arsenal of tools.
Mississippi Aquarium opens new dolphin encounter
WXXV
The Mississippi Aquarium is letting visitors get up close and personal with their resident bottlenose dolphins through their new dolphin encounter.
Mississippi Aquarium To Release Three Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
WXXV
GULFPORT, MS – Mississippi Aquarium will release three endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 3.
Supervisors balk at oil revenue reimbursement
Enterprise-Journal
Pike County supervisors plan to appeal a State Oil and Gas Board order to pay Denbury Onshore for oil extraction dating back to 2006.
Cooper Tire stockholders approve merger with Goodyear
WTVA
FINDLAY, Ohio (WTVA) - The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is now one step closer to becoming part of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
State Government
Reeves issues new executive order; Masks in schools only remaining COVID-19 restriction in Mississippi
WLOX
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - After more than 14 months of restrictions put in place to keep people safe from COVID-19, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has rolled back all of them except for one.
PERS ACTUARY RECOMMENDS LOWERING EXPECTED RATE OF INVESTMENT RETURN
Northside Sun
A report by the state’s defined benefit pension fund’s actuary recommends that the expected rate of return on investments be decreased.
Regional
Tuscaloosa County homeowners question creek’s water quality
WBRC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A lot of people are worried about the look of their community creek in Tuscaloosa County.
National
E.P.A. to Announce Phase-Down of Powerful Greenhouse Gases
NY Times
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will take its first significant step to curb climate change, an agency spokesman confirmed, moving to phase down chemicals used in refrigeration and air-conditioning that are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet.
U.S. Farmers Look for Government Help to Support Biden’s Climate Plans
WSJ
A White House goal to slash U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions hinges in part on farmers and agriculture companies changing the way they manage fields and feedlots. The farm sector says it will need the government’s help to make it happen.
240-pound sturgeon, among biggest ever recorded in United States, is caught in Detroit River
Detroit Free Press
How's this for a big fish story? A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crew caught a 240-pound sturgeon last week. It is 6-foot-10, with a girth of nearly 4 feet. It is a native — and threatened — species to Michigan, and one of the largest lake sturgeon ever caught in the United States.
Press Releases
Governor Tate Reeves Signs New Executive Order
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed Executive Order 1551. This order will go into effect at 5:00 PM on April 30th, 2021.
