Mississippi Environmental News - 02/16/2023

MDEQ IN THE NEWS

MDEQ Selects Alcorn School District for School Bus Replacement Program dailycorinthian.com - Feb 16, 2023 Ordinance Prevents School From Handling Garbage Disposal North Mississippi Herald - Feb 15, 2023 ... communicating with the City of Water Valley, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, State Auditor's Office, school board ...

MISSISSIPPI

Water discharge decreased at Barnett Reservoir MSN - Feb 16, 2023 RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) announced they will decrease the water discharge at the Barnett Reservoir to 29,000 cubic feet per second (CFS). The lake currently stands at 297.37 feet above mean sea level, and the Mississippi Lawmakers Want to Keep Aging T-1A Training Jet in Service Yahoo! News - Feb 15, 2023 More rough waters ahead for MS ocean economy The Daily Leader - Feb 15, 2023 . Then there were the environmental disasters – the BP Horizon Oil Spill, other pollution threats, the ongoing nightmare of the ... City of Collins replacing 1,450 water meters WDAM-TV - Feb 15, 2023 Feds Award $900,000 Grant for Water Operator Training Facility Jackson Jambalaya - Feb 15, 2023 Reservoir releases water as pearl river threatens to rise wapt.com - Feb 15, 2023 Mississippi Gulf Coast can't be ignored when it comes to Mississippi River sediment diversions Magnolia Tribune - Feb 15, 2023 Secretary of State Michael Watson voices concerns over impact on Mississippi Coast from projects in Louisiana's coastal master plan. Sid Salter: Study Confirms More Rough Waters Ahead for Mississippi Shrimping, Fishing, & Oystering Jackson Jambalaya - Feb 15, 2023

REGIONAL

Georgia's Ossoff expresses concern over proposed mine thecentersquare.com - Feb 16, 2023 Atlas Awarded Project Management Contract for BREC in Louisiana Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16, 2023 A Texas chemical plant spent years running from clean air laws. New evidence suggests it bent the law. The Houston Chronicle - Feb 16, 2023 Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico WLBT-TV - Feb 16, 2023 ... producing states and the Land & Water Conservation Fund for coastal restoration projects. Current estimated recoverable resource volume of ... A different way to farm oysters is attracting new people to the business MSN.com - Feb 15, 2023

NATIONAL

Posts misuse Ohio River map to distort contamination area AP NEWS - Feb 16, 2023 CLAIM: Everyone living in the Ohio River basin, as shown in the yellow area of a map , should be concerned about the safety of their drinking water after the derailment of a train in East Palestine, Ohio, contaminated the river. Toxic derailments wapt.com - Feb 16, 2023 Giant, Rare Shark Washes Up Somewhere It's Never Been Seen Before MSN - Feb 16, 2023 Little is known about the elusive smalltooth sand tiger shark, which is found in tropical and warm, temperate seas around the world, but rarely seen by humans. The earthquake in Turkey and Syria offers lessons and reminders for disaster response NPR - Feb 16, 2023 Smart Recycling Bin TrashBot Sorts Waste While Delivering Feedback and Education To Users WTOK-TV - Feb 16, 2023 ... contamination have been considerable obstacles to successful recycling and composting. With its newest feature, TrashBot will be able ... Water, air and soil pollution is spawning deadly superbugs Head Topics - Feb 16, 2023 ... use and disposal of antimicrobial medicines.As around 56% of wastewater is released into the environment with little or no treatment, ... CNN's 'The Journey Matters' explores Tokyo through the lens of sustainable travel Trip101 - Feb 16, 2023 ... ' - the pursuit of a way of eating that leads to environmental restoration. For residents and visitors to Tokyo , connecting with ... China's First Integrated Methanol-to-Hydrogen and Hydrogen Refueling Service Station Now in Operation WDAM-TV - Feb 16, 2023 ... , Sinopec's solution is sustainable and green – producing zero solid waste, waste water and tail gas while conserving more energy and ... Britain's fish are swimming in a cocktail of pharmaceuticals, experts warn Head Topics - Feb 16, 2023 ... , experts warn The drugs are not required to be removed from wastewater and research suggests they are damaging wildlife and risk ... What Toxic Chemicals Were Aboard the Derailed Train in Ohio? The New York Times - Feb 15, 2023 ... border. According to information provided to the Environmental Protection Agency by the rail operator, Norfolk Southern, around 20 of ... Purdue receives $10 million grant to boost seafood production and consumption WANE-TV - Feb 15, 2023 ... he said. The issue with an aquaculture operation is amount of wastewater it discharges into the environment. The large aquafarms have to ... Microbes may play a key role in unleashing 'forever chemicals' from recycled-waste fertilizer Phys.org - Feb 15, 2023 ... treatment," Lewis said. "And it provides more support that regulation or advanced treatment in wastewater treatment plants is needed ... Infected citrus tree in Rancho Bernardo leads to 95-square-mile quarantine zone The San Diego Union Tribune - Feb 15, 2023 ... measures, she said. To dispose of the tree with residential green waste recycling, residents need to first cut the tree up and let ... Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. PolitiFact - Feb 15, 2023 Norfolk Southern sued by Morgan & Morgan after chemicals released into the air in East Palestine WEWS-TV - Feb 15, 2023 Meet the GOP leaders in charge of critical House environmental committees CNBC - Feb 15, 2023