State
Mississippi Senators call on Biden Administration to conduct lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico
NewsMS
Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are calling on the Biden Administration to conduct lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, and they’re demanding answer in regard to the future of the federal offshore leasing program.
Perry Central High School breaks ground on new solar power project
WDAM
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Perry Central High School has broken ground on their upcoming solar panel project.
MSU professors receive $1.6 million for two nuclear energy research projects
WLBT
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLBT) - Faculty members in Mississippi State University’s departments of aerospace engineering and geosciences are advancing nuclear energy technology with $1.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for two separate projects.
Regional
NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts
AP
Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief played as a child. Not far away in the Mississippi River delta system, middle-school students can stand on islands that emerged the year they were born.
National
White House delays agency changes to environmental law procedures under Trump rule by two years
The Hill
Government departments will get two extra years to update their procedures to accommodate Trump-era changes that weakened the implementation of a bedrock environmental law.
White House says bipartisan deal will get rid of all of the country's lead pipes
The Hill
The bipartisan infrastructure agreement reached last week will get rid of all of the country's lead pines and service lines, according to a new White House memo, but it's not clear how long it will take.
US Rep. Betty McCollum, environmental groups seek $350 million a year for Mississippi River restoration
Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS — States along the Mississippi River may soon get some federal help in restoring water quality, fighting off invasive carp and defending against floods along the great river.
Analysis: When do electric vehicles become cleaner than gasoline cars?
Reuters
DETROIT, June 29 (Reuters) - You glide silently out of the Tesla (TSLA.O) showroom in your sleek new electric Model 3, satisfied you're looking great and doing your bit for the planet. But keep going - you'll have to drive another 13,500 miles (21,725 km) before you're doing less harm to the environment than a gas-guzzling saloon.
