State
City of Jackson sues Brandon company for dumping millions of gallons of waste into city sewers
Clarion Ledger
The city of Jackson has filed a lawsuit against a company it alleges dumped millions of gallons of industrial waste into the city's wastewater system for years.
CITY OF JACKSON FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GOLD COAST COMMODITIES FOR DAMAGE TO ITS SEWER SYSTEM
Northside Sun
The city of Jackson filed a lawsuit against Gold Coast Commodities and its contractors Wednesday for damage caused by the dumping of the company's wastewater in the city's sewer system.
Mississippi organizations encouraged to apply for nitrogen oxide emissions reduction funding
Clarion Ledger
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is seeking applications for projects aimed at reducing diesel emissions.
MDEQ Releases Application for NOx Emissions Reduction Projects
Picayune Item
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) released an application package today for the funding of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions reduction projects.
Quick Response to Damaged Dam Saved Homes, Pipe to be Replaced
Hotty Toddy
Quick response from homeowners in Tara Estates and local first responders helped to keep the damaged levee in Lake Tara from failing and flooding the area, according to William McKercher, chief of the Dam Safety Division of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
Eco-Tours offers fun and facts about the Mississippi Sound
WLOX
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A boat cruise around the Mississippi Sound is bringing fun and education together.
‘We got another crazy buck': Deer crosses Mississippi River, treks 18 miles into Louisiana
Clarion Ledger
A deer involved in a study in Mississippi's South Delta recently did something few others have likely done.
Regional
Grants go to electric vehicle chargers in 7 Alabama counties
AP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Money from a legal settlement will be used to provide funding to add charging stations for electric vehicles at 18 sites in seven Alabama counties.
National
Volkswagen U.S. CEO meets with EPA administrator on EVs
Reuters
Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) top U.S. executive met with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to talk about electric vehicles and the push toward cleaner cars as the Biden administration works to revise vehicle emissions rules.
National Parks Are Overcrowded and Closing Their Gates
WSJ
MOAB, Utah—Southeast Utah is among the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. with two national parks and millions of undeveloped acres.
Press Releases
USACE Vicksburg District temporarily closes north Mississippi lake recreation areas due to high water
Published June 11, 2021
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has temporarily closed recreation areas at its four lakes in north Mississippi – Grenada, Enid, Sardis, and Arkabutla – due to high water from recent rainfall.
EPA Announces $6 Million for Tribes to Support Wetlands and Healthy Watersheds
06/11/2021
WASHINGTON - Today, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced selections under two Clean Water Act (CWA) grant programs to support leadership of Tribes in protecting and restoring water resources.
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- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
