2025-06-19_Mississippi Environmental News

Mississippi   AT&T, Mississippi launch $30 million fiber broadband project Yahoo! News - Jun 16, 2025 ... used federal funds made available by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help bring fiber internet to the area. Mississippi will invest ...   Regional   CITGO Helps Gulf Coast Communities Prepare for Hurricane Season Associated Press - Jun 19, 2025 ... team. The company also has supported multiple coastal environmental restoration efforts in Louisiana and Texas that can help minimize ... StoryMap: Explore Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Expeditions in the Gulf of America Noaa Fisheries - Jun 18, 2025 The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured deep-sea habitats over a large area. These complex ecosystems include corals, fish, anemones, ...   National   Walmart and other major companies pull out of pact to reform operations: 'We expect to fall short of achieving these goals by 2025' Yahoo! News - Jun 19, 2025 ... packaging to reusable, recyclable, or compostable plastic, recycling or composting 50% of all plastic packaging, and achieving an ... Veolia Opens One of the Largest PFAS Treatment Plants in the U.S., Delivering High-Quality Drinking Water to Over 100,000 Delaware Residents Associated Press - Jun 18, 2025 ... for over 100,000 residents, fully meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) PFAS regulations. It establishes a ...

2025-05-22 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News

Several Jasper Co. residents show up for 'Jasper Solar' public hearing; WDAM-TV - May 21, 2025 ... the environment during harsh weather. "The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is on top of this also," Carr said. "The ...

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Jackson City Council implements hiring freeze WJTV-TV - May 22, 2025 OS1515 hotel and food hall open, lofts close to finished WLOX-TV - May 21, 2025 JXN Water: 15 apartment complexes owe $100K or more in past-due amounts WLBT-TV - May 21, 2025 Recreational Red Snapper season set to open Friday in Mississippi SuperTalk Mississippi - May 21, 2025 Partners in Preparedness host 2025 conference at IP Resort in Biloxi WXXV-TV - May 21, 2025

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Alabama Power threatened with lawsuit for contaminating groundwater with coal ash WBHM 90.3 - May 22, 2025 Nine years after the Gadsden Steam Plant stopped burning coal, its unlined coal ash pond is still polluting Alabama groundwater, records show. Court sides with EPA on Louisiana's oversight of CO2 wells E&E News - May 22, 2025 25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising Waushara Argus - May 21, 2025 ... from phosphorus reaching rivers and the coast, resulting in fish kills and the deaths of manatees . Red tide can shut down fishing and ... Arkansas to test surface waters for PFAS, identify contamination sources Arkansas Advocate - May 21, 2025 Governor Sanders announces $13 million for Arkansas water projects KAIT-TV - May 21, 2025 ... release, Weiner received $318,057 from the Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste fund to renovate wastewater sludge holding ponds. Cushman ... Texas bottle bill hits milestone, but does not pass Resource Recycling - May 21, 2025 Nashville a step away from setting up standalone department overseeing waste disposal The Tennessean - May 21, 2025 ... pleased to have this legislation before us today to prop up our solid waste department as a full department," District 5 Council Member ...

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Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant sworn in as FEMA Review Council Vice Chair WLOX-TV - May 22, 2025 The FEMA Review Council is charged with streamlining operations and ensuring FEMA delivers rapid, efficient, and mission-focused relief to Americans in need. FAU Experts for the 2025 Hurricane Season Newswise - May 22, 2025 ... and Computer Science . Bloetscher is knowledgeable on water and wastewater technology; groundwater wells, flow and contaminant transport; ... Officials In Michigan Continue Clean-Up After Hazardous Acid Spill WLHT-FM - May 21, 2025 Local officials are still on the scene working to clean up a hazardous waste spill in Michigan. What Hazardous Material Was Spilled In ... EPA Regional Administrator Martucci Wraps Weeklong Trip to Puerto Rico Highlighting Brownfields Investment and Environmental Restoration EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency - May 21, 2025 EPA Regional Administrator Martucci Wraps Weeklong Trip to Puerto Rico Highlighting Brownfields Investment and Environmental Restoration

2025-04-03 Mississippi Environmental News

ississippi   Damage reported in several Mississippi counties from overnight storms WTVA-TV - Apr 3, 2025 Severe weather expected this weekend WLBT-TV - Apr 3, 2025 Next phases of Long Beach Harbor rebuild on the horizon WLOX-TV - Apr 2, 2025 Mississippi legislative session to end without lawmakers passing budget SuperTalk Mississippi - Apr 2, 2025 Tech founder, shopping center owner hopes to play big role in downtown's future WLBT-TV - Apr 2, 2025 Northwest Jackson residents angered by continuous dumping after repeated city cleanups WLBT-TV - Apr 2, 2025 Governor requests aid from president after tornado outbreak WAPT-TV - Apr 1, 2025   Regional   Deadly storms slash through the South and Midwest WJTV-TV - Apr 3, 2025 Tennessee Old Hickory Lake Foxland Harbor Marina project gets greenlight. What we know The Tennessean - Apr 3, 2025 Keep Louisiana Beautiful to Kick Off the State's Largest Litter Removal Effort with More Than 1,000 Events in All 64 Parishes The St.Bernard News - Apr 2, 2025 ... education, prevention, removal, enforcement, beautification, recycling, waste reduction, and sustainability initiatives. KLB is ... How HBCUs are helping grow the next generation of Gulf South environmental activists WRKF-FM - Apr 2, 2025 ... senior biology major from Alcorn State University, an HBCU in Mississippi, is one of the students attending the conference. When she was ... North Texas county sues feds over PFAS contamination | KiowaCountyPress.net Kiowa County Press - Apr 2, 2025 Nearly 4.5 billion pounds of sludge were used in the United States in 2023 alone, applied to farmland or used in compost. 'We are serious about it': Alabama communities intensify crackdown on illegal dumping WCFT-TV - Apr 2, 2025 ... county workers are also picking up. "We also do things like household hazardous waste days where you come bring your electronics, ... Bill targeting watershed moratoriums passes Arkansas Senate committee Arkansas Advocate - Apr 1, 2025 MRFs in motion: New facilities progress in Texas, Alabama Resource Recycling - Apr 1, 2025 Foley was paying in the past, the city noted. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey echoed the localizing effect of the MRF in a statement: "By processing ... Biscayne Bay is polluted. Miami-Dade hopes this new technology will help clean it up MSN.com - Apr 1, 2025 ... quality have long been an issue in Biscayne Bay, where stinky fish kills have become a summer norm, and every heavy rain washes a ... How pesticides, Monsanto and 'buried' scientific evidence converge in a Tennessee bill WKMS-FM - Apr 1, 2025   National   Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO WJTV-TV - Apr 3, 2025 As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source YubaNet - Apr 2, 2025 ... a water researcher at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. "Even recycling 40% of our wastewater could make a dramatic ... Bringing wetlands back to Baltimore's 'forgotten waterfront' DredgeWire - Apr 2, 2025 ... ," Rogers acknowledged, "and everyone involved in environmental restoration or economic development … is going to have to figure ... EPA Regional Administrator Visits Puerto Rico to Engage on Environmental Priorities and Energy Resiliency Efforts EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency - Apr 2, 2025 ... briefed the Regional Administrator on critical issues, including solid waste and landfill management, water infrastructure, and disaster ... UK's First Water Monitoring Centre Launched To Act As Early-Warning System For Disease Outbreaks And Community Health Water Online - Apr 2, 2025 ... the health of the community at population level, and the local environment, so-called wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). Initial data ... Hazardous Waste Removal after Los Angeles Wildfires: What You Need to Know Los Angeles Times - Apr 1, 2025 ... efforts, visit local recovery websites or the EPA-affiliated hazardous waste management resources such as the Department of Toxic ...

2025-03-27 Mississippi Environmental News

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Council to consider JXN Water rate hike next month WLBT-TV - Mar 28, 2025 Phase 2 of Bayou Lacroix Boat Launch improvement project breaks ground WLOX-TV - Mar 27, 2025 Biloxi committee hosts workshop on Majestic Tree Program registration WLOX-TV - Mar 27, 2025 Mississippi Museum of Natural Science gearing up for 25th anniversary NatureFEST SuperTalk Mississippi - Mar 27, 2025 Mississippi Aquarium hosts turtle release WXXV-TV - Mar 27, 2025 ... , all named after Taylor Swifts songs, released into the Mississippi Sound. Aquarium staff was on hand to answer any questions and ... Mississippi governor to sign bill eliminating state income tax WAPT-TV - Mar 27, 2025 ERDC launches $6M facility to revolutionize ship pilot training WAPT-TV - Mar 27, 2025 ... area, so that's the kind of impact we have here in Vicksburg, Mississippi," Fleming said. The groundbreaking simulation will provide ... $400 million investment near Vicksburg, MS will create at least 20 jobs. Get the details The Clarion-Ledger - Mar 26, 2025 ... people of Vicksburg," said Bill Cork , executive director of Mississippi Development Authority , in the statement. "For more than 70 ...

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As many as 6 hurricanes forecast to strike US this season WJTV-TV - Mar 28, 2025 Endangered smalltooth sawfish facing mysterious crisis in Florida Keys Gulf Coast GC - Mar 27, 2025 ... the state and Bonefish Tarpon Trust to get involved." While fish kills are not uncommon in Florida — often attributed to red tide or ... Gov. DeSantis awards Vero Beach $11.3M for new wastewater treatment plant Vero News - Mar 26, 2025 ... in surface waters, causing algal blooms, low-dissolved oxygen, fish kills, murky water and a decrease in plant and animal life, according ... Baldwin County, Alabama, opens $25M recycling facility, RNG plant Recycling Today - Mar 26, 2025 Joaquin Corbalan | stock.adobe.com The Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA) of Baldwin County, Alabama, has opened its new $25 million, ... Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Marshall County Specialty Tank Manufacturer Enter into Consent Order JD Supra - Mar 26, 2025 ... hazardous waste accumulation areas with an identification of the hazards. Failure to mark or label containers of hazardous waste in the ...

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Innovative Recycling Breakthrough: Transforming Persistent PFAS Fluoride into Eco-Friendly Solutions World Today News - Mar 26, 2025 ... applications of this breakthrough are vast and varied. Imagine wastewater treatment plants equipped with this technology , effectively ... Wildfire-Impacted Areas In SoCal On Long Road To Recovery, But Resilience Evident The Shelby Report - Mar 26, 2025 ... currently is in phase 2. Phase 1, which involved the removal of household hazardous waste, was completed by the U.S. Environmental ... Sunshine landfill ordered to step up actions to address odors Santa Clarita Valley Signal - Mar 26, 2025 January 2023, South Coast AQMD has received over 4,000 odor complaints from nearby residents and an elementary school regarding Sunshine ... These are the impacts some scientists fear most from EPA deregulation KVNU-AM - Mar 26, 2025 ... these regulations would hamper the EPA's ability to keep Americans from getting sick from the exposure to environmental pollutants, ...