State
States' feud delivers Supreme Court's first groundwater test
E&E News
The Supreme Court may hear its first groundwater battle later this year — and the case could force the justices to consider an unusual claim.
Solar panels installed at North Forrest High School
WDAM
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - When school starts in the fall, North Forrest High School is going green and harnessing the sun to power the school.
Clarkco undergoes major improvements during pandemic
WTOK
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - With summer now in full swing and many COVID restrictions lifted, a lot of people will be headed back to state parks
Natchez celebrates donation of land at Forks of the Road historic site to NPS
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Friday was a historic day for the City of Natchez and the National Park Service as deeds to city-owned parcels of land at Forks of the Road were conveyed to NPS.
State Government
Mississippi governor announces COVID-19 state of emergency to end soon
Clarion Ledger
Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that the state of emergency regarding the coronavirus pandemic is ending in August.
Oil Spill
Hillsborough acquires undeveloped land along Little Manatee River
Tampa Bay Times
Hillsborough County is acquiring 84 acres of what it calls the Bahia Beach coastal restoration area to help complete a nature preserve at the Little Manatee River.
Regional
High concentrations of red tide detected in Pinellas County, FWC says
WTSP
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Water samples taken off the Pinellas County coastline in recent days indicate the red tide nuisance isn't getting any better.
National
Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
AP
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stopped a lawsuit aimed at reducing the flow of fertilizer and hog farm waste into the state’s river and streams, finding that limiting pollution from farms was a political matter and not one for the courts.
Lake Mead's decline points to scary water future in West
The Hill
The Hoover Dam is seeing record-low water levels, a significant and scary development with major implications for water and climate in the entire American Southwest.
Las Vegas pushes land swap to balance growth, conservation
AP
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Record-breaking heat and historic drought in the U.S. West are doing little to discourage cities from planning to welcome millions of new residents in the decades ahead.
N.H. loon preservation gets $800K settlement 18 years after oil spill
Concord Monitor
It has taken 18 years, but New Hampshire’s loon population will finally get a benefit from an oil tanker spill that left 98,000 gallons of fuel oil along the Massachusetts shoreline, killing at least 530 loons that were wintering there.
Press Releases
Governor Tate Reeves Announces Timeline to Draw Down National Guard Troops to End COVID Mission
State of Emergency to End Once Mission is Complete
JACKSON, Miss. — After months of planning with Dr. Dobbs, General Boyles, Director McCraney and other key leaders of the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force, the timeline for withdrawal of National Guard troops has been finalized. The State of Mississippi will be ceasing all operations with the Mississippi National Guard on July 15, 2021.
Bipartisan Measure Amends GOMESA, Creates Revenue Sharing from Offshore Wind Projects
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would improve Mississippi’s share of revenues generated from offshore energy production, including future wind projects.
