State
GOLD COAST, CITY OF BRANDON BOTH ASK RANKIN COUNTY JUDGE FOR EXTENSION IN LAWSUIT OVER SEWER DAMAGE
Northside Sun
The city of Brandon and Gold Coast want a 10-day extension on several motions that will be addressed in a hearing in August.
These 7 Mississippi beaches test often for high levels of fecal bacteria; see data
NOLA.com
More than half the time their water was tested, seven beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast showed potentially unsafe levels of fecal coliform bacteria, according to a new report from the Environment America Research and Policy Center. https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_1306dd3e-ddcd-11eb-a0bb-5f13bd18d5a0.html
West Rankin treatment plant slated to go online in August; Jackson to lose chunk of sewer revenue
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson city officials say they are about to lose millions of dollars a year in wastewater revenue.
Warren County hosting Hazardous Waste Collection Day on July 17
Vicksburg Post
Warren County’s annual Hazardous Waste Collection Day on July 17 is estimated to cost $31,000 to provide the service for free to residents using grant money.
Oil Spill
William Carey’s School of Pharmacy receives accreditation
WLOX
TRADITION, Miss. (WLOX) - William Carey University’s School of Pharmacy is now an accredited program, allowing more of the next generation of healthcare professionals to be educated right here on the Gulf Coast.
Crews to survey Mobile’s stormwater infrastructure, data will help flood mitigation
WKRG
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile, as part of RESTORE Act funding, has hired contractors to survey the city’s stormwater infrastructure.
Regional
Shark that mysteriously vanished from Gulf of Mexico in March reappears off Delaware
Bradenton Herald
A large great white shark that vanished four months ago from satellite tracking in the Gulf of Mexico has mysteriously resurfaced more than 1,100 miles north, off Delaware.
National
Coal Shows Its Staying Power as Economies Bounce Back
WSJ
Coal use is surging in some of the world’s largest economies as electricity demand rebounds from the pandemic, illustrating the challenges to countries looking to wean themselves off the dirty but reliable fossil fuel.
103-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found in Oregon
Fox News
