News Clippings December 2, 2019

State Updated water contact advisory for segment of Mississippi River KARK LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Based on water sampling conducted by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the water contact advisory is being extended. https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/updated-water-contact-advisory-for-segment-of-mississippi-river/ How baby oysters in Mississippi survived this year’s influx of fresh water WVUE NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -- Mike Arguelles dips a measurement tool into the sound near Deer Island off Biloxi to gauge the salinity of the waters. https://www.fox8live.com/2019/11/27/how-baby-oysters-mississippi-survived-this-years-influx-fresh-water/ Oil Spill Lake Salvador breakwater, Cameron Parish island to be built with $36 million from BP NOLA.com Building a 2.2-mile-long rock breakwater along the northern shore of Lake Salvador in Jefferson Parish and restoring an island to serve as a nesting bird rookery in Cameron Parish, at a combined cost of $36 million, are the latest projects proposed for funding under the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill's natural resource damage assessment program. https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_8c6e2a8e-115e-11ea-b852-235c5d7f05d2.html Regional National Park Service to help plan 8 local areas in 5 states AP The National Park Service will provide consultants to help create eight local parks and other recreation and conservation areas in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky and Florida. https://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article237862274.html 'The glue that binds the Delta': Researchers fight die-off of vital roseau cane NOLA.com Wild-growing cane that holds together the soil of Mississippi River Delta marshlands through its dense, underground growth — stopping saltwater intrusion and keeping the river's distributary channels clear at the Gulf — is dying off at the mouth of the river. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/article_b7e2302a-0bd2-11ea-98ac-a365053ec7d6.html Queen Bess Island, a key nesting spot for Louisiana's state bird, becomes official wildlife refuge NOLA.com Each spring, thousands of brown pelicans flock to Queen Bess Island, about three miles off the coast of Grand Isle, to have babies. This month state wildlife officials designated it a state wildlife refuge. https://www.nola.com/news/article_8b4e66d0-1057-11ea-8e5e-ff8f916ed78c.html Testing confirms no toxins were in blue-green algae spotted last week in Santa Rosa Sound PNJ Testing has come back to confirm that a bloom of blue-green algae spotted in the Santa Rosa Sound in Gulf Breeze did not contain toxins, according to Santa Rosa County's environmental department.  https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/11/27/no-toxins-present-santa-rosa-countys-blue-green-algae-bloom/4261996002/   National Solar, wind and hydro power could soon surpass coal CNN Coal, long the king of America's electric grid, will soon get toppled by renewable energy. Solar and wind power are growing so rapidly that for the first time ever, the United States will likely get more power in 2021 from renewable energy than from coal, according to projections from the Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/business/renewable-energy-coal/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2019-11-26T19%3A40%3A03&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link Old turf fields raise environmental, health concerns AP The hulking wall of rubber was first discovered by a borough maintenance crew. About 6,000 rolled pieces were neatly stacked about 10 feet high, covering more than an acre of private land, according to the mayor of Cleona, Pennsylvania. https://www.sacbee.com/news/article237799319.html Toxic fog may be poisoning some of California’s mountain lions, study says Sun Herald Mountain lions dwelling in the Santa Cruz Mountains along the California coastline have three times as much mercury in their system as those in other parts of the state, a UC Santa Cruz study shows. https://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article237937419.html Seattle area’s William Ruckelshaus, who refused to join in Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre,’ dies at 87 Seattle Times William Ruckelshaus, a pragmatic and resolute government official who served the Environmental Protection Agency in the early 1970s as its first administrator and who later, as second in command at the Justice Department, became a kind of icon of resistance after President Richard Nixon fired him in the “Saturday Night Massacre,” died Wednesday at his home in Medina. He was 87. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/william-ruckelshaus-who-refused-to-join-in-nixons-saturday-night-massacre-dies-at-87/ Opinion DESPITE STUDY, ONE LAKE HURTS STURGEON, TURTLES By ANDREW WHITEHURST,  Northside Sun Recent newspaper articles about the Biological Opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on the effects of the One Lake project would have readers believe that the document exonerates the Rankin-Hinds Flood Control and Drainage District (levee board) for the damage that their dredging and damming project would do to two threatened species (one turtle, one fish) found in the Pearl River. https://www.northsidesun.com/news-breaking-news-opinion-columns/despite-study-one-lake-hurts-sturgeon-turtles#sthash.cvZFdwwM.dpbs Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌

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News Clippings November 27, 2019

State OPINIONS DIFFER ON EFFECT SALVINIA HAS ON PROPERTY VALUES AT RESERVOIR Northside Sun Giant Salvinia has had a ripple effect on the Barnett Reservoir since it was discovered in Pelahatchie Bay last year. https://www.northsidesun.com/front-page-slideshow-news-breaking-news/opinions-differ-effect-salvinia-has-property-values#sthash.m42hQCwp.dpbs Despite comments, Waveland utilities not in the red over Brown lawsuit Sea Coast Echo Waveland Mayor Mike Smith on Monday discussed how a lawsuit has affected the city's utility fund. https://www.seacoastecho.com/news/despite-comments-waveland-utilities-not-in-the-red-over-brown/article_b4949e14-10ad-11ea-8c11-2fe7dc4809ed.html ‘This is ridiculous’: Hundreds of tires litter vacant Jackson properties, angering residents WLBT JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An illegal dumping ground sits within eye sight of Jackson State University, angering property owners and those who travel the area. https://www.wlbt.com/2019/11/27/this-is-ridiculous-hundreds-tires-litter-vacant-jackson-properties-angering-residents/ Flaggs wants Kuhn developed as a park as city rejects proposals Vicksburg Post The Kuhn Memorial Hospital property will be developed into a park. https://www.vicksburgpost.com/2019/11/26/flaggs-wants-kuhn-developed-as-a-park-as-city-rejects-proposals/ Damage reported from tornado in Rankin County WJTV RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – There have been several storm damage reports in Rankin County after a tornado touched down in Star just after midnight on Wednesday morning. https://www.wjtv.com/news/damage-reported-from-possible-tornado-in-rankin-county/ Tales from decades of hunting around Vicksburg shared in new book Vicksburg Post In the mid-20th century, hunting was all around Vicksburg. Every fall hunters flocked to the woods and lakes surrounding the city in their quest for deer, ducks and other game.   It took a long time for John DeCell to join them. https://www.vicksburgpost.com/2019/11/27/tales-from-decades-of-hunting-around-vicksburg-shared-in-new-book/ State Government State’s revenue may exceed the budget Daily Leader A Brookhaven legislator is hopeful revenue estimations for the state will continue an upward trend. https://www.dailyleader.com/2019/11/26/states-revenue-may-exceed-the-budget/ Regional 3M study finds high concentrations of PFAS chemicals at 3 closed Morgan County landfills WHNT MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. -- 3M has conducted three preliminary studies on closed landfills in Decatur. https://whnt.com/2019/11/26/3m-study-finds-high-concentrations-of-pfas-chemicals-at-3-closed-morgan-county-landfills/ 3 injured as Texas plant explosion releases chemical plume AP PORT NECHES, Texas (AP) — Three workers were injured early Wednesday in a massive explosion at a Texas chemical plant that also blew out the windows and doors of nearby homes. https://apnews.com/98a09d85392e4cdfbc617fb7caf1e8bc National EPA working aggressively to address 'forever chemicals,' Wheeler says ABC Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler says the agency is working "aggressively" to develop regulations around a concerning group of chemicals, known as "forever chemicals," because they don't break down naturally in the environment. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/epa-working-aggressively-address-forever-chemicals-wheeler/story?id=67295754 EPA Narrows Guidance on Grouping Manufacturers for Air Permits Bloomberg Chemical plants, paper mills, and mining operations that are located side by side will be treated as a single major source subject to stringent air pollution controls—but anything beyond this basic definition will no longer be—according to final EPA guidance released Nov. 26. https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/epa-narrows-guidance-on-grouping-manufacturers-for-air-permits Report: 15 Years of Cuts Hampers Illinois EPA’s Ability to Protect WTTW In 2003, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency had 1,265 employees working as engineers, chemists, biologists, attorneys and support staff. By 2018, that number had fallen to 639, according to a new report. https://news.wttw.com/2019/11/26/report-15-years-cuts-hampers-illinois-epa-s-ability-protect Minnesota warns EPA that water quality proposal would cripple state’s authority AP Minnesota officials have warned a federal agency in a letter that a proposal to streamline water quality laws would cripple their authority to protect drinking water, streams and wildlife from dozens of new projects each year. https://www.twincities.com/2019/11/26/minnesota-warns-epa-that-water-quality-proposal-would-cripple-states-authority/ NH judge blocks new PFAS regulations Union Leader CONCORD — A judge has temporarily stopped the state from implementing new regulations on groundwater contamination. https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/nh-judge-blocks-new-pfas-regulations/article_1f59a076-5458-5154-b4aa-225cc2107363.html 'Highly unusual' move puts Region 9 chief's office in LA E&E News Despite alarms raised by EPA's watchdog office and legal staff, Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson switched a top political appointee's workplace from San Francisco to Los Angeles, moving him closer to home. https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061653561 Press Releases MSU to build innovative $3 million Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center on Mississippi Coast STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is announcing plans to build the Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center—a $3 million facility funded through the state’s RESTORE Act and the first of its kind on the coast providing seafood industry safety testing and quality assurance. https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2019/11/msu-build-innovative-3-million-northern-gulf-aquatic-food-research-center Active 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end Stretch of consecutive above-normal seasons continues November 26, 2019 NOAA The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, was marked by tropical activity that churned busily from mid-August through October. https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/active-2019-atlantic-hurricane-season-comes-to-end Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌

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- Various security services will not help you; formatting a disk or destroying a device will not help, since your data is already on a remote server.

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Good luck.