State
MDEQ Permit Board to consider denial of permits for proposed landfill
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Permit Board will take up the question of denying all permits relating to the proposed North County Line solid waste landfill in their meeting on Tuesday, June 8.
Lauderdale County officials delay action on waste transfer station
Meridian Star
Lauderdale County officials won't make a decision on a proposed waste transfer station for several months because they plan to adopt a new waste management plan.
Vicksburg water named ‘best in Mississippi’ by state rural water group
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg’s water is the best in Mississippi according to the Mississippi Rural Water Association, the state’s largest water and wastewater utility membership organization.
Vicksburg National Military Park announces Junior Ranger Days
Vicksburg Post
Vicksburg National Military Park’s Junior Ranger Camp is back in a new form: Junior Ranger Days.
Regional
Underwater forest found off Alabama prompts study into ‘sudden’ event that buried it
Miami Herald
National
Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit 50% Higher Than Preindustrial Time
AP
The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began.
Researchers testing underwater sound to block invasive Mississippi River fish
Radio Iowa
An experiment is underway at a Mississippi River to see if sound can keep invasive carp from moving through a lock and dam near Keokuk.
