State
What Tupelo residents need to do to have storm debris picked up by the city
Daily Journal
When residents of Tupelo went outside Sunday night and Monday morning to examine the damage a catastrophic storm caused, many discovered uprooted trees, fallen limbs and other debris littered across their property.
Pascagoula acquiring land for drainage improvement project
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - The city of Pascagoula is working to mitigate flooding issues in several neighborhoods by making drainage improvements.
Project to ease flash flooding concerns in Belhaven underway
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Work is underway on a project that promises to ease residents’ concerns about flash flooding in the Belhaven area.
Finding the language to address climate change in the South
Clarion Ledger
Heather McTeer Toney did not realize she was fighting for environmental justice. As the mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, the first woman and African American to hold that position, she was fighting for clean water and better infrastructure.
State Government
State Health Officer: We’re getting gradually closer to normalcy and a mask-free future
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Live music and fans back in seats at sporting events... reminders of pre-COVID normalcy.
National
EPA official directs agency to ramp up enforcement in communities hit hard by pollution
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) compliance chief instructed staff to step up enforcement in communities disproportionately affected by pollution.
Biden’s EPA administrator says RFS levels coming ASAP
Radio Iowa
The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spent much of Tuesday in Iowa. It’s the first solo trip Administrator Michael Regan has taken since he was sworn into office.
Press Releases
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Promotes Public Access to Hunting and Fishing in Largest Expansion of Opportunities to Date
New Opportunities at 90 National Wildlife Refuges and 1 National Fish Hatchery
May 4, 2021
Continuing the Department of the Interior’s efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today a proposal for new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities for game species across 2.1 million acres at 90 national wildlife refuges and on the lands of one national fish hatchery.
Open Ocean Trustees Seek Input on Long-term Fish Restoration Strategy at May 13 Webinar
