State
Jackson public works director discusses efforts to address lead in the water
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Six years after the city of Jackson was first cited for high levels of lead in its water, officials say they are making strides to address it.
MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Thursday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach).
County mulls in-house beach maintenance
Sea Coast Echo
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors is discussing the possibility of in-house beach maintenance.
Local residents set state fishing records
Mississippi Press
JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi -- Three local residents had state fishing records certified by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources -- among a total of seven certified by the MDMR this month.
Recreational Red Snapper mid-season closure July 5
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the private recreational and state for-hire season for Red Snapper will close Monday, July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.
Solid waste hearing officer to address delinquent bill concerns
Monroe Journal
ABERDEEN – During its June 25 meeting, the board of supervisors approved for a county solid waste officer to help steamline the process of people’s issues regarding delinquent garbage bills.
New Natchez Trace Parkway superintendent named
Daily Journal
A 30-year veteran of the National Park Service has been named as the new superintendent of Natchez Trace Parkway.
State Government
Sen. Sampson Jackson resigns
WTOK
KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Mississippi state Sen. Sampson Jackson told Newscenter 11 Thursday that he has resigned his office, with 2 and a half years left in his term.
Oil Spill
Construction to begin on 33 oyster reefs along Santa Rosa County shoreline
PNJ
A decade-in-the-making project to construct a series of oyster reefs in Santa Rosa County is getting underway this week, aiming to bring back a declining habitat for the species in the bay.
Regional
Court: Toppled rig’s owners can’t sue Coast Guard contractor
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his equipment has captured enough oil to fill scores of tank trucks, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Coast Guard: ‘Large’ oil leak during Georgia ship demolition
AP
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A large amount of oil has escaped a barrier after it was released while crews were dismantling an overturned cargo ship along the Georgia coast, the Coast Guard said Thursday.
National
Colorado AG appoints investigators for pollution complaint
AP
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s attorney general has appointed four special investigators to look into whistleblower allegations that dozens of air pollution permits were issued unlawfully to companies by a state health department pollution control unit and that at least one whistleblower was asked to falsify data to get pollution estimates under permitted limits.
Evacuations extended near northern Illinois industrial fire
AP
CHICAGO (AP) — Toxic fumes and smoke from a burning former paper mill in northern Illinois that officials had believed was long abandoned but actually contained massive amounts of lithium batteries prompted officials to extend an evacuation order into Thursday for residents in the area.
Press Releases
EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health
07/01/2021
