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Mississippi Shrimp Season Opens June 23
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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June 15, 2025
The Gazebo Gazette MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (GG) — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2025-2026 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2025. All regulations of the MDMR will...
Most Mississippi leaders backing Trump Iran decision. See what was said
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Mississippi's conservative leadership is sticking by President Donald Trump's decision to militarily engage with Iran after several Iranian nuclear development sites were bombed over the weekend. Mississippi's two U.S. Sens., Cindy Hyde Smith and...
Mississippi River tops 'most endangered' list amid FEMA uncertainty
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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June 15, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. The Mississippi River tops a new list of America's most endangered rivers, in part because federal officials propose shifting flood disaster costs to states. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting...
ICE Captures 11 Iranian Nationals in Nationwide Sweep; DHS Warns of Growing Threat Environment
[your]NEWS
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June 24, 2025
ICE operations capture Iranian foreign nationals with terror links and criminal records across multiple states amid escalating security concerns. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Federal immigration agents have arrested 11 Iranian nationals across eight...
Webcams such as the Minnesota DNR’s popular EagleCam offer real-time views of the natural world
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
Are you having a rough day at work and want to escape to your “happy place” – a look at Devils Lake or Lake of the Woods, perhaps, or a scenic view of Upper Red Lake? Or, maybe you want to zoom in on a bald eagle nest near the Mississippi River...
Taking root: Controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming looking up in rural Virginia
Cardinal News - Virginia
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June 23, 2025
What’s in this story: What is controlled environment agriculture? Weekend boot camps, skill-building, workforce prep for a growing industry This building used to nourish growing minds. Now it will nourish lettuce Why Southwest Virginia is just...
MN raises a glass to a powerful and sustainable grain
Public News Service
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From poultry to beer, Minnesota has an avid interest in producing food with ingredients and practices mindful of the state's water resources and the latest recipients of specialized grants are taking charge. The grants were awarded by the...
See the most extreme temperatures in Mississippi history
Laurel Leader-Call - Mississippi
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More than 210 degrees Fahrenheit separates the highest and the lowest temperatures on record in the United States, the third-largest country in the world. As some states are infamous for having blistering hot summers, others become inundated by...
Mississippi DOT wins perpetual pavement award for U.S. 278
Magnolia State News - Mississippi
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June 13, 2025
Willie Simmons Chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission | Mississippi Department of TransportationWillie Simmons Chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission | Mississippi Department of Transportation The Mississippi...
Senator Hyde-Smith supports USDA's $16B disaster assistance program
Hinds Today - Mississippi
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July 9, 2025
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, US Senator for Mississippi | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith official websiteSenator Cindy Hyde-Smith, US Senator for Mississippi | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith official website U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has expressed...
PUBLIC NOTICE | MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | Regarding West Harrison Water and Sewer District Distribution Improvements
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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June 22, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND RURAL WATER SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS BOARD CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW West Harrison Water and Sewer District Harrison County, Mississippi Distribution...
Don't blame Biden for inflation. Blame the climate.
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Seattle, WA (Grist) Angela Bishop has been struggling with what she describes as "the cost of everything lately." Groceries are one stressor, although she gets some reprieve from the free school lunches her four kids receive. Still, a few years of...
Iowa farmers share ways to reduce nitrate pollution in water sources
WOI-DT - Iowa
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June 20, 2025
According to the Iowa Environmental Council, fertilizers are one of the main sources of nitrate pollution in the state. POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Central Iowa Water Works claims farm fertilizers are to blame for the higher nitrate levels in the rivers...
Former La Crosse mayor Mitch Reynolds takes new role with environmental protection group
WKBT - Wisconsin
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LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- La Crosse's former mayor Mitch Reynolds has joined the MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance as a program specialist. It's a new group focused on outreach in Mississippi River basin communities. They're connecting those communities...
Anti-Diversity Crusade Sows Fear and Uncertainty at Mississippi State University
Mississippi Free Press
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June 20, 2025
Zamiya Warner got involved in Project S.P.A.R.K during her freshman year at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. She had heard about the program, which is designed to assist underrepresented MSU students, from other students in...
Birmingham company's mining project near Georgia wildlife refuge stopped by $60M land deal
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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June 20, 2025
Video above: Tracking the threat of high heat and a few storms in the Alabama weekend forecastA conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists...
Emmett Till memorial in Mississippi could be removed as part of DOGE-recommended $1 billion cuts to national parks
The Independent
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June 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Bones of nightmarish, extinct whale found in Mississippi
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Well-preserved basilosaurus whale bones were discovered in Yazoo County, Mississippi, offering insights into the creature's life and death. The bones, estimated to be 35 million years old, show signs of scavenging by large prehistoric sharks,...
Despite Trump’s Attacks, Black Environmental Justice Tradition Can’t Be Uprooted
Truthout
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June 19, 2025
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. As an environmental justice worker, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for Juneteenth as an...
Senator Hyde-Smith highlights key components of new legislative package
Hinds Today - Mississippi
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July 9, 2025
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has taken to social media to highlight her recent legislative achievements and efforts aimed at supporting her constituents in Mississippi. Through a series of tweets, she outlines funding allocations, tax credits,...