2024-12-04 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News

Canton, Mississippi earthquake: How often do they happen in MS and are we in danger? Yahoo! News - Dec 4, 2024 ... them are not felt," said James Starnes of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality 's Office of Geology. "It's rare for someone ... Canton, Mississippi earthquake: How often do they happen in MS and are we in danger? Hattiesburg American - Dec 4, 2024 ... them are not felt," said James Starnes of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality 's Office of Geology. "It's rare for someone ... Canton, Mississippi earthquake: How often do they happen in MS and are we in danger? The Clarion-Ledger - Dec 4, 2024 ... them are not felt," said James Starnes of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality 's Office of Geology. "It's rare for someone ...

Mississippi

Hattiesburg Parks Wi-Fi project moves forward WDAM-TV - Dec 4, 2024 4 County teams joins TVA to help install vehicle chargers WCBI-TV - Dec 4, 2024 Mississippi oyster season to reopen December 9 - WXXV News 25 WXXV-TV - Dec 4, 2024 Mississippi community college helps to decrease EMS Workforce shortage WLBT-TV - Dec 4, 2024 Wednesday proclaimed as Winter Weather Preparedness Day in Mississippi SuperTalk Mississippi - Dec 4, 2024 Reconstruction to begin on Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport WXXV-TV - Dec 3, 2024 Infrastructure, downtown revitalization top priorities in 2025 for Petal leaders WDAM-TV - Dec 3, 2024 MS AVCRAD holds ribbon cutting for new inspection technology WLOX-TV - Dec 3, 2024 Federal wildlife officers to relocate vultures from Tupelo neighborhood WTVA-TV - Dec 3, 2024 Mound Bayou City Board Meeting Brings up Solution for the City's Water Issue. WABG-TV - Dec 2, 2024

Regional

To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River's natural flow Associated Press - Dec 3, 2024 ... the state can save here, they have more to invest" in other coastal restoration projects, said John Ettinger, director of policy and ... Could Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves be tapped by Donald Trump to head FEMA? The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA - Dec 3, 2024 ... Authority, Graves has deep knowledge about energy policy, coastal restoration and how the flood insurance program operates. He has been ... Aspiring applicants worry EPA environmental justice grant funding will be rescinded before it's awarded AL.com - Dec 3, 2024 It will be just the third state to take over that job from the EPA. The EPA said the Louisiana agreement includes safeguards to ... Revival of this dying swamp between New Orleans and Baton Rouge starts today. 'Win-win for everyone.' The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA - Dec 3, 2024 ... project will cost around $300 million, paid with state funds and Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement dollars. Its dual use for both ... $24 million in oil spill funds to benefit birds, water quality in coastal Alabama AL.com - Dec 3, 2024 ... on an island impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of Lousiana. (AP Photo/ ... GulfCorps: Gulf Coast Restoration Work Gives Young People Jobs, Pathway to Career and Life Success Noaa Fisheries - Dec 2, 2024 ... 7 years, the RESTORE Council allocated $20.7 million from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement to fund GulfCorps. With the new ...

National

A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change NPR - Dec 4, 2024 China Completes 3,000-Km Artificial Forest Around Its Biggest Desert Greek Reporter - Dec 3, 2024 ... into the challenges and possibilities of large-scale environmental restoration. As the nation moves forward with its plans, the ... Indian River Lagoon improves year-to-year in new water quality report WKMG-TV - Dec 3, 2024 ... to its healthy state prior to large-scale algae blooms and fish kills. Brevard County voters chose to raise their taxes for a decade ... What Everyone Should Know About Food Waste Solutions Forbes - Dec 3, 2024 ... , or into an organic waste bin picked up curbside by your city solid waste department, you might feel better about that food going bad. ... Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk. ProPublica - Dec 3, 2024 Upgrading organic wastewater into fuel feedstocks Chemical Engineering - Nov 30, 2024 ... notes. The team is currently working on proposals to pilot the technology in the field using wastewater from cheese or beer production.