State
GOLD COAST WANTS WASTEWATER PERMIT RESTORED WHILE IT APPEALS PERMIT BOARD DECISION
Northside Sun
Gold Coast Commodities asked a Rankin County judge to restore its wastewater permit while it appeals a decision by the state Permit Board to revoke it.
Work continues at potentially failing dam near Oxford, Mississippi
WREG
OXFORD, Miss. — State authorities provided an update on the Lake Tara Dam situation Thursday, a day after nearby neighborhoods were evacuated out of fear of a potential levee failure due to heavy rainfall.
High waters at the Tenn-Tom Waterway are getting higher
WCBI
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A sunken barge is lodged against a dam in Columbus, creating more problems for people who live north of the dam.
Work underway to drain Lake Hico
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — Work is underway to drain Lake Hico.
Collins to replace public works director after he wins seat on Board of Aldermen
WDAM
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - The search is underway in Collins for a new director of public works, because the current director will soon take a seat on the Board of Aldermen.
Seafood industry is the focus of USM professor’s new book
WXXV
Earlier this evening, many gathered at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum for the launch of Dr. Deanne Stephens’ book “The Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Industry: A People’s History.”
New executive director takes over at the Port of Gulfport
WXXV
With just over a week on the job under his belt, Port of Gulfport’s new Executive Director Jon Nass is settling in and getting to work on his plans for the future of the port.
State Government
Mississippi $1 billion over revenue estimates
Y’all Politics
The May revenue report was released on Wednesday and reported an overage of over $1 billion for the entire year up until this point, and over $200 million just for the month of May.
“We are in the best financial shape, the best fiscal shape the state has ever been in,” said Governor Tate Reeves regarding the current financial status.
Regional
Tennessee approves comprehensive litter study
AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations voted Wednesday to begin a comprehensive study of litter pollution in the state.
Undoing Trump rule won’t likely affect Okefenokee mine plan
AP
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan to revive protections for some wetlands and streams that got eliminated during Donald Trump’s presidency isn’t likely to restore federal oversight of a proposed mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge.
National
EPA reverses Trump guidance it said weakened 'forever chemicals' regulations
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced a slate of actions aimed at a class of toxic chemicals called PFAS, including the revocation of a Trump-era guidance that it said weakened regulations for the substances.
EPA to reconsider Trump decision not to tighten soot air quality standards
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it will reconsider air quality standards for soot that the Trump administration declined to tighten.
Coal plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to shut down
AP
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio said Thursday that it will shut them down.
Hoover Dam reservoir levels at record low
The Hill
The reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam has reached a record low level, a sign of the negative impact extreme droughts are having on the region.
Press Releases
USACE, USDA-ARS host ribbon cutting for pilot groundwater project
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley Division; and USACE Vicksburg District hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for a pilot Groundwater Transfer and Injection Project near Shellmound, Mississippi, June 8.
EPA Continues to Take Action on PFAS to Protect the Public
Actions include proposing first-ever reporting requirements under TSCA for a wide range of PFAS chemicals
06/10/2021
WASHINGTON - To help deliver on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) commitment to help reduce the potential risks to the public from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the agency is announcing three important actions that will better protect all communities from pollution.
EPA to Reexamine Health Standards for Harmful Soot that Previous Administration Left Unchanged
06/10/2021
WASHINGTON (June 10, 2021) — Today, EPA announced that it will reconsider the previous administration’s decision to retain the particulate matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which were last strengthened in 2012.
MSU researchers build madtom catfish hotels for business of conserving imperiled species
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State researchers are discovering that opening hotels—fish hotels—for ‘checking in’ on imperiled, hard-to-find aquatic species is a valuable business.
