State
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE SKEPTICAL OF MISSISSIPPI POWER'S PLAN TO REDUCE SURPLUS GENERATION CAPACITY
Northside Sun
Mississippi Power filed its plan to comply with an order from regulators to reduce its surplus generation capacity, but an environmental group and several trade associations say the utility's plan doesn't meet the standards imposed by the order.
‘Something needs to be done’: Trash continues to pile up at Jackson apartment complex
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Residents at one Jackson apartment complex say they’re struggling with a big, stinky mess. Garbage has been piling up on the property.
Regional
$1 million fine in 2016 pipeline accident in Louisiana
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas company pleaded guilty to a federal Clean Water Act violation and agreed to pay a $1 million fine for damaging a pipeline that leaked more than 5,000 gallons of oil in a Louisiana bay in 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans said Wednesday.
National
Senate confirms Radhika Fox to lead EPA's water office
The Hill
The Senate voted 55-43 Wednesday to confirm Radhika Fox as head of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water.
Press releases
EPA Announces $11 Million for Farm-Focused Projects to Improve Water Quality and Environmental Education
06/16/2021
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of twelve projects to receive “Farmer to Farmer” grant funding totaling $10,951,735. EPA’s grants support the leadership of farmers in improving water quality, habitat, resilience, and peer-to-peer information exchange to benefit communities and ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico Watershed.
USDA to Invest $5 Million in Wetland Mitigation Banks
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 – The USDA is investing up to $5 million in the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP), a grant program that supports the development of mitigation banks for use by agricultural producers seeking to maintain eligibility for USDA programs.
NFWF Announces $3.3 Million in Grants to Benefit Forests, Wetlands and Wildlife in the Greater Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2021) –The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $3.3 million in grants to restore, enhance and protect the sensitive forest, wetland and aquatic habitats in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
