2023-05-22 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ IN THE NEWS

Meridian to host town hall meeting May 23 WTOK-TV - May 19, 2023 ... , the Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The meeting will have a come-and-go format ... Federal law could block water manager's financial plan, court docs indicate WTOK-TV - May 19, 2023 ... in the form of low-interest loans through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi State Department of ...

MISSISSIPPI

Repairs set to begin soon on Columbus Riverwalk Pedestrian Bridge Home - WCBI TV | Your News Leader - May 22, 2023 Work to repair the Columbus Riverwalk Pedestrian Bridge is going to be delayed by about a month. City Engineer Kevin Stafford said the construction company has been waiting on roll casings. New bike trail opens to promote health and wellness wapt.com - May 22, 2023 Looking for Boardwalk Fun or a Secluded Shore? Mississippi's Beaches Have it All Sun Herald - May 22, 2023 ... to visit. To get there, visitors must take a ferry across the Mississippi Sound. The trip takes about 50 minutes. Keep an eye out for ... Oh, bear! Have you seen one? MDWFP wants to know! Magnolia State Live - May 21, 2023 Relief efforts still underway nearly 2 months after north Mississippi tornadoes WDAM-TV - May 19, 2023 USM forms partnership to help better forecast hurricanes WDAM-TV - May 19, 2023 Master gardeners maintain Ag Museum garden passing on knowledge to schoolchildren and the public WLBT-TV - May 19, 2023

REGIONAL

Design underway for blackberry-picking robot at UA and Georgia Tech MSN - May 22, 2023 Food and engineering scientists at the University of Arkansas and Georgia Tech are working together to create a blackberry-picking robot. Louisiana AG hopeful takes aim at Biden energy agenda E&E News - May 22, 2023 With river's help, new land emerges in Barataria Basin The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate - May 22, 2023 Plugging methane leaks could open up thousands of jobs in Texas Popular Science - May 21, 2023 Editorial: Louisiana marks another milestone in coastal restoration The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate - May 21, 2023 Editorial: Louisiana marks another milestone in coastal restoration ... Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership/U.S. Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Funding of Arkansas JD Supra - May 19, 2023

NATIONAL

The northern lights are heating up: Could they come to all 50 states? The Hill - May 22, 2023 Gaps in climate rule reveal 'last-minute' changes E&E News - May 22, 2023 Once 'paradise,' parched Colorado valley grapples with arsenic in water NPR - May 22, 2023 A 30-ton shipment of explosive chemicals traveling from Wyoming to California by rail disappeared en route, officials say MSN - May 22, 2023 The explosives company that it thought the pellets of ammonium nitrate – used to make both fertiliser and explosives – fell from the railcar. Archaeologists discover a lost world of 417 ancient Mayans cities buried in remote jungle, connected by miles of 'superhighways,' WaPo repor MSN - May 22, 2023 A team studying the ancient Mayan civilization has found they created cities connected by over superhighways, The Washington Post reported Biden's EPA overhaul of the US auto industry will forever change everyone's way of life MSN - May 22, 2023 Since day one, the Biden administration has been hyperfocused on controlling the way consumers view, purchase, and operate vehicles. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act last fall helped accelerate the president's efforts to ban gas and diesel-fueled vehicles with major inc Mexico Raises Alert Level on Volcano Rumbling Near Capital MSN - May 22, 2023 Mexico raised its alert level on the Popocatepetl volcano Sunday following in increase in tremors and explosions of ash that shuttered airports in nearby Mexico City and Puebla. The 1 Thing These Climate Activists Never Have In Their Homes MSN - May 22, 2023 If you want to help the planet, you might want to take stock of your household products. What is the official fish of your state? All but three of the 50 states have a state fish. MSN - May 22, 2023 Did you know 10 states list the brook trout as their official state fish? Here's a list of state fish for every state. (Three states don't have one.) Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia MSN - May 22, 2023 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Scattered rains and even smoke cover cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend, officials said Sunday, while a new fire in neighboring British Columbia led to an evacuation order for one rural area. As the h How recycling centers could be making our plastics problem worse MSN - May 22, 2023 A study of one recycling facility in the United Kingdom estimated anywhere between 6 to 13 percent of the plastic processed could end up being released into water or the air as microplastics. America's birds are under siege. These are among the most at risk for extinction. MSN - May 22, 2023 Condors, cranes and some scrub-jay species are among more than 100 of America's most at-risk birds for extinction. National Academies of Medicine's Climate Collaborative Recommends Hospitals Use More FDA Regulated Reprocessed Devices as Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated Press - May 22, 2023 ... HOUSE/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH GENERAL HEALTH HEALTHCARE REFORM RECYCLING MEDICAL DEVICES GREEN TECHNOLOGY HOSPITALS PUBLIC POLICY/ ... Government Backflip Means Polluters Not Held To Account: Greens The Epoch Times - May 22, 2023 ... recycling, but this stopped in 2018 when China stopped accepting solid waste. The former Morrison-led Coalition government then instituted ... Porous crystals made from plant extracts purify water from pharmaceutical pollutants ScienceDaily - May 21, 2023 ... and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater. The research is published in the scientific journal Nature ... Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, The 3R's Community Campaign Change.org - May 21, 2023 ... of numerous greenhouse gases and water pollutants. Less solid waste is produced when recovered material is used. Recycling is ... Beauty's Dark Secret: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products SciTechDaily - May 21, 2023 ... kg of PFAS may be released after product use to wastewater and solid waste streams, a significant source of PFAS to the environment . ... New Mexico's fracking water contains cancer-causing chemicals, study says The Santa Fe New Mexican - May 20, 2023 ... and gas operations," Barbara Gottlieb, the group's health and environment program director, wrote in an email. In a 2016 study of ... PFAS: To Test or Not To Test JD Supra - May 19, 2023 ... the current climate, as PFAS regulations continue to evolve, one of the thorniest issues we face is whether to test for PFAS. With the ... How To Check If A Septic Tank Is Full Forbes - May 19, 2023 ... the drain system and out into the tank. Once in the tank, the solid waste falls to the bottom of the tank where enzymes can break it ... Halving methane emissions could hold key to saving our planet WABG-TV - May 19, 2023 How Much Does Leach Field Replacement Cost In 2023? Forbes - May 19, 2023 ... bacteria—bacteria that don't require oxygen—to break down solid waste. A series of pipes lead from your home and into your septic ...