2024-03-05 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ IN THE NEWS

Supervisors approve ball field leases, solid waste agreement The Meridian Star - Mar 5, 2024 Supervisors in March 2023 and submitted to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for review. After a year of inactivity, ... MDEQ addresses asbestos concerns The Daily Leader - Mar 4, 2024 BROOKHAVEN — Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality reports they have not received any notifications about asbestos hazards at the ... Jackson mayor to meet with Richard's Disposal to finalize agreement WJTV-TV - Mar 4, 2024 ... 's Disposal. Recently, officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced the City of Jackson was ... Four Mississippi beaches under water contact advisories WJTV-TV - Mar 4, 2024 ... beaches. According to officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the advisories were issued as a ...

MISSISSIPPI

MEMA District 9 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2023 will be presented at Biloxi City Council meeting - WXXV News 25 WXXV News 25 - Mar 5, 2024 The City of Biloxi has completed the planning process to update its Hazard Mitigation/Floodplain Management Plan. The process involved identifying the policies, activities and tools necessary for implementing actions that will reduce or eliminate risks to life and property from h LCBS withdraws pledge of support for Columbus clean-up program Home - WCBI TV | Telling Your Story - Mar 5, 2024 The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors is withdrawing its pledge of financial support for a Columbus clean-up program. HII hosts naval leaders at Ingalls Shipbuilding - WXXV News 25 WXXV News 25 - Mar 5, 2024 Photo caption: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney joined U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss, for a visit to HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Monday, March 4, 2024. PASCAGOULA, Miss. (March 4, 2024 Mayor says water takeover bill another effort to 'seize control of a Black city' WLBT-TV - Mar 5, 2024 Friendship Park Turf Fields Unveiled in Picayune Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Picayune Item - Mar 4, 2024 ... opening of the new turf baseball fields, funded by the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund and city council funds, totaling $2.3 million. City ... See who could soon be picking up your trash in Jackson WDBD-TV FOX 40 News - Mar 4, 2024 ... by April 1 could cost the city in other ways. In February, the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality fined Jackson $900,000 for ... William Carey University planning to expand Tradition Campus WLOX-TV - Mar 4, 2024 Arts presenting Shrek the Musical Jr! The city received Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grant money to help pay for the synthetic baseball ... County discusses options for spring clean up days The Daily Leader - Mar 4, 2024 ... same as hazardous waste day. "It was originally started to encourage people to pick up litter," Calcote said. The day has now evolved ... Harrison County Fire Rescue, AMR respond to log truck accident in Gulfport WLOX-TV - Mar 4, 2024 Council opposes bill creating JXN Water governing board WJTV-TV - Mar 4, 2024 Cleanup crews on scene after train collides with vehicle in Ocean Springs WLOX-TV - Mar 2, 2024 Trash Talk: Mayor Picks Richard's Disposal Jackson Jambalaya - Mar 4, 2024 Delayed safety: Mississippi county awaiting promised storm shelters Magnolia State Live - Mar 2, 2024

REGIONAL

Spring Towards Preparedness: Stay Safe from Flooding, Thunderstorms, and Lightning - WXXV News 25 WXXV News 25 - Mar 5, 2024 ATLANTA – Springtime weather brings warmer temperatures and flowers, but also a higher likelihood of severe storms coming through your neighborhood or flood waters running down your streets. You can find specific flooding and thunderstorm preparedness activities and information b Bipartisan Tennessee Bill Would Bring Recycling to All Homes, Paid for by Private Business Waste Advantage Magazine - Mar 4, 2024 ... of packaging waste to landfills every year — 690 pounds per household, according to the nonprofit Recycling Partnership. The ... Cook-Off for the Coast Raises $20K for Coastal Restoration New Orleans Magazine - Mar 4, 2024 ... and raised a record-breaking $20,000 for coastal restoration efforts. The event – co-hosted by Restore the Mississippi River Delta , ... WastAway Names Todd Smith Chief Communications Officer Associated Press - Mar 4, 2024 WastAway – a leading green tech company that converts municipal solid waste (MSW) to fuel – has named veteran branding executive Todd ... Scientists continue to search for what's poisoning Lower Keys fish. Another dead sawfish is confirme WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) - Mar 2, 2024 ... parts of Miami-Dade bleached. But usual hazards that trigger fish kills, including low oxygen from high temperatures, red tide or high ... From trails to tours, here's what's coming to the Gulf Island National Seashore this season Pensacola News Journal - Mar 2, 2024 ... is funded by Gulf Restoration funding associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement in partnership with the Florida ... Chalk Bluff residents still concerned over proposed Waco sewage plant Waco Tribune-Herald - Feb 28, 2024 ... could talk with them about plant design, permitting and regulation processes, and how other wastewater plants in the Brazos ...

NATIONAL

A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big deal NPR - Mar 5, 2024 The Use for Industrial Shredders in Casino & Resort Waste Processing JWC Environmental - Mar 5, 2024 ... equipment to pre-process waste for anaerobic digestion, composting, and recycling. Preconditioning waste also provides other ... PFAS is piling up in our trash. Can we keep it contained? WXPR-FM - Mar 5, 2024 ... makes it a more consequential source of the chemicals to the environment. In general, the wastewater industry says it's too expensive ... California Weighs Producer Liability for Household Product Waste Bloomberg Tax - Mar 5, 2024 ... waste from household products like cleaners and solvents, a cost that local jurisdictions have been bearing for years. Senate Bill ... Lake Ecosystems: Nitrogen Has Been Underestimated Environmental News Network - Mar 4, 2024 ... growth, oxygen deficiency, toxic cyanobacterial blooms and fish kills. Until now, controls in lake management have focused primarily ... SpaceX launch to signal start of historic NASA Stennis mission WLOX-TV - Mar 4, 2024 Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities Associated Press - Mar 4, 2024 The Supreme Court gave states more power over wetlands. Water experts fear a 'race to the bottom' has begun. Star Tribune - Mar 2, 2024 ... to that scenario again." Caitlin Looby and Madeline Heim are environment reporters through Report for America. This story is a product ...