State
Gov. Reeves visits Gautier to discuss GOMESA funding
WLOX
GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves was on the Gulf Coast this week to discuss how GOMESA funding will help improve infrastructure in Gautier.
The City of Gautier is set to receive $2.7 million in funding to improve the sewage infrastructure.
River residents riled
Enterprise-Journal
Residents who live nearby and downstream from a site where the owners of an RV park want to discharge treated sewage into the Bogue Chitto River expressed their opposition to the plan during a virtual public hearing Tuesday evening.
Citizen scientists help collect water quality data along Pearl River
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The temperatures are heating up and more people are looking for outdoor activities as summer approaches. But a local group is working to make sure the Pearl River is safe for those adventures.
Deep sewer hole sprays out water on Lorenz Street in Jackson
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A deep sewer hole on Lorenz Street sprayed water in the air Thursday evening after crews hit a water line.
County approves new contract with Waste Management
Vicksburg Post
The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved an amendment to a six-year contract with Waste Management for collection of residential garbage that was originally signed in 2019.
‘NEW COMMITMENT TO PARKS’
South Reporter
Improving Mississippi’s state parks is high on the priority list for two state legislators from Marshall County.
State Government
GLUCKSTADT INCORPORATION TRIAL: GLUCKSTADT GRANTED INCORPORATION BY STATE SUPREME COURT
Northside Sun
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of the soon to be city of Gluckstadt in their incorporation trial. The verdict came today, May 6.
Regional
As Florida Reviews Its Water Quality Standards, State Regulators Continue To Reject Federal Limits For Toxic Algae
WMFE
Parts of Florida are already beginning to battle summertime toxic algae blooms. State environmental regulators said yesterday at a public hearing that they still have no plans to adopt federal Environmental Protection Agency standards for toxic algae.
National
Biden Outlines Plan to Preserve More Wilderness
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration wants to preserve wildlife habitats by expanding collaboration with private landowners and state and local governments, with less emphasis on putting more land under federal protection, according to a report issued Thursday.
Watchdog questions adequacy of EPA standards for carcinogenic chemical emissions
The Hill
An internal government watchdog on Thursday questioned the adequacy of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards for an air pollutant that the agency considers carcinogenic and another that it considers likely carcinogenic.
Andrew Wheeler, Former EPA Boss, Charts a New Course
Bloomberg
Andrew Wheeler, who headed the EPA during the Trump administration, says he’s going to focus on issues such as the global recycling waste stream and the unintended consequences of environmental regulations in his new role as a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
USDA's new series looks to educate the public on feral swine damage
RFDTV
USDA has a new video series spotlighting how feral swine damage agriculture.
Press Releases
EPA Honors Small Business Champions at its 31st Annual Administrator’s Small Business Programs Awards Ceremony
05/06/2021
WASHINGTON (May 6, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its 31st Annual Administrator’s Small Business Program Awards Ceremony to recognize agency programs and employees, as well as businesses and state officials for their outstanding contributions to the agency’s small business programs during Fiscal Year 2020.
Interior Department Takes Steps to Revoke Final Rule on Migratory Bird Treaty Act Incidental Take
May 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposed rule to revoke the January 7, 2021, final regulation that limited the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).
Save the Date, June 17: Trustee Council Annual Public Meeting Webinar
Save the date—the Deepwater Horizon Trustee Council will hold our sixth annual public meeting on the evening of June 17, 2021 via webinar. More information about how to register will be posted and sent to email subscribers soon.
