2024-04-16 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ IN THE NEWS

Third time a charm? Part of Morgantown Road project goes out for bids on April 26 The Natchez Democrat - Apr 15, 2024 ... 2 is being paid for with grant funds from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and county and city funds derived from the ...

MISSISSIPPI

Electric vehicle charging now available at Hinds Community College Unknown - Apr 16, 2024 Prescribed fire scheduled at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuse - WXXV News 25 WXXV News 25 - Apr 16, 2024 The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is planning to conduct a prescribed burn today, 4/16/24, at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. The potential burn site consists of 409 acres located North of I-10 and West of Old Fort Bayou Rd in Ocean Springs, MS. Prescribed Mississippi Lawmakers are asking for restoration funding Unknown - Apr 16, 2024 MEMA update on last week's severe weather - WXXV News 25 WXXV News 25 - Apr 16, 2024 Storm damage in the Pass Christian DeLisle area of Harrison County (Harrison County Fire Rescue)PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency staff is validating damage numbers to determine if the state is eligible to apply for federal assistance following the Fortification Street Closed Jackson Jambalaya - Apr 16, 2024 'We will have a crisis': MDOT official warns construction projects will halt without more money SuperTalk Mississippi - Apr 15, 2024 Construction of aluminum mill in Lowndes County over halfway complete WTVA-TV - Apr 15, 2024 Groundbreaking ceremony held for Phase 2 of U.S. 82 Bypass WABG-TV - Apr 15, 2024 'Either you lied then or you're lying now': Mayor fires back at claims JXN Water generates enough to cover city's trash costs WDBD-TV FOX 40 News - Apr 15, 2024 ... more than enough to cover the $850,000 a month needed to pay for Jackson's $61.3 million trash contract with Richard's Disposal. Mayor ... Flooding closes Lefleur's Bluff State Park WAPT-TV - Apr 15, 2024 Amazon project in Madison County to be over $10B, create more jobs than projected: report SuperTalk Mississippi - Apr 15, 2024 County sees progress on ARPA projects The Meridian Star - Apr 15, 2024 ... they awarded the wrong bids, this that or the other." The Mississippi Legislature in 2022 created fund-matching grant opportunities ... 4 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi during latest round of severe storms SuperTalk Mississippi - Apr 15, 2024 $16M federal grant will restore Mississippi River floodplains to shore up infrastructure WABG-TV - Apr 15, 2024

REGIONAL

Landry administration reorganizing state's coastal protection authority Unknown - Apr 16, 2024 For Georgia's St. Simons Island, Pennies for Preservation add up to $1 million Unknown - Apr 16, 2024 Beverage Industry's Every Bottle Back Initiative Announces Grant to Support New Drop-Off Recycling Site in Mobile, AL Waste Advantage Magazine - Apr 16, 2024 ... to work with the City of Mobile and our partners to improve recycling access in Alabama," said Cody Marshall, Chief System ... Outstanding Alums, Students Recognized by Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences News - University of Arkansas - Apr 16, 2024 Strawberry season comes early & Earth Day celebrations in Houston & Ft. Bend KIAH-TV - Apr 15, 2024 Fort Bend County, they also held a pre Earth Day event to promote recycling and composting amongst kids over the weekend. Plus, Three ... What is sargassum and will blobs be on Florida beaches in 2024? Tallahassee Democrat - Apr 15, 2024 ... the oxygen in the water when they started to decay, causing fish kills and the die-off of other marine species. Is sargassum harmful ... Lake Worth Beach Sewage Crisis Contained, 3-5 Million Gallons Halted After Pipeline Struck by Contractor Hoodline - Apr 15, 2024 ... the amount of dissolved oxygen in water and resulting in fish kills. The WPTV report included a warning that residents should ... Black Residents Want This Company Gone. Will Alabama's Environmental Agency Approve a New Permit? - Inside Climate News Inside Climate News - Apr 4, 2024 In the historic Africatown community, residents say an asphalt plant has turned life on Chin Street into a living hell for 25 years. When the state's Department of Environmental Management held a hearing in February to consider a permit renewal, they saw an opportunity.

NATIONAL

Renowned Dutch Microbiologist and Expert in Water Quality and Health Named Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 Laureate Associated Press - Apr 16, 2024 ... Agency (HTX), and other partners from local universities[1] and research institutes[2] explored wastewater monitoring as an ... Colleges are reducing food waste through composting. Rhode Island cities and towns should, too. The Boston Globe - Apr 16, 2024 ... that goes to landfills and incinerators by 80 percent, through composting and recycling. If public works departments are already picking ... EPA Finalizes New Standards for Cancer-Causing Chemicals ProPublica - Apr 16, 2024 The Plastics Problem: What Can We Do as Businesses to Take the Burden Off Consumers? B Magazine - Apr 16, 2024 ... -conscious. There are things like waste sorting bins at events, recycling bins curbside, and home composting is even developing. ... Early And Active Fire Season Result Of El Niño, Experts Claim Nature World News - Apr 15, 2024 ... normal temperatures are expected across much of the plains and Mississippi Valley. As the climate crisis creates increasingly extreme ... How crews moved a 450-ton hunk of the collapsed Key Bridge The Washington Post - Apr 15, 2024 ... compared the disaster recovery to the cleanup that followed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or Hurricane Katrina in ... UN, environmental groups addressing concerns about PFAS chemicals in Cape Fear River WTKR-TV - Apr 15, 2024 ... the U.N. to address water in the Cape Fear River. The issue is wastewater contaminated with forever chemicals being dumped into the river ... New independent, national environment watchdog unveiled newsexplorer.net - Apr 15, 2024 ... proposals, increased funding for research into threatened species, and more support to help businesses comply with environment law. ... Deadly marine 'cold spells' could become more frequent with climate change, scientists warn Science.org - Apr 15, 2024 Puffer fish littered shorelines like deflated footballs. Such fish kills are usually triggered by hot water, low oxygen, or toxic algae ... North Carolina allows manure mounds 'as big as a house' on factory farms Poultryproducer.com - Apr 15, 2024 ... had personally observed high bacteria levels, algal blooms and fish kills, all tied to runoff from poorly managed chicken waste. Because ... How to stop a state from sinking MIT Technology Review - Apr 15, 2024 ... 's Coastal Master Plan—a 50-year, $50 billion guide to coastal restoration and storm risk reduction that's updated every four years— ...