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USPOULTRY completes Mississippi State University research project
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced the completion of a research project led by Dr. Pratima Adhikari from Mississippi State University, focused on understanding how branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)—leucine, valine and...
Louisiana created a market to reduce water pollution. Will it actually work?
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 3, 2025
Imagine you love cherry cheesecake, and you’re happy to find out that your local bakery makes the delicious, decadent dessert every Saturday. But they only make a certain amount per week; after that, there’s no more. Your neighbors also love...
Wildlife on the Rebound
MKE Lifestyle - Wisconsin
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It’s easy to think of conservation as a trite topic in today’s society. Americans have never been more aware of the damage caused by centuries of unrelenting industrialization and human population expansion. The loss of species such as the...
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Upper Mississippi River Refuge announces fireworks restrictions
Sauk Valley - Illinois
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THOMSON – The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge recently announced that fireworks will not be permitted due to wildlife disturbance and litter. Fireworks lights and sounds are seen as threats by nesting bald eagles and...
Revised wetlands protection laws in Louisiana, other states open door to development
The Rogersville Review - Tennessee
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A line of development stretches across Southwest Louisiana, where a new law looks to redefine what wetland areas need permitting for development. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator. Aerial support provided by SouthWings.) Bayou Sauvage Urban...
Damage from Alligator Alcatraz already obvious, environmental groups say; Uthmeier: Inmates 'checking in'
WGCU - Florida
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July 2, 2025
Immigrants rounded up under Trump’s massive deportation plan were reported to start arriving at a swiftly constructed federal immigration detention camp in the heart of the Everglades’ Big Cypress Preserve Wednesday night. The creation of what the...
DHS to cut 75% of staff in intelligence office amid heightened threat environment
CBS News
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The Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm plans to cut nearly three-quarters of its full-time employees, shaving its Office of Intelligence & Analysis down from about 1,000 staff to just 275, according to four sources briefed on the...
Colorado finds larva of invasive zebra mussel in Colorado River for second year in a row
The Colorado Sun
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July 3, 2025
Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River near New Castle in early June, the latest appearance of the invasive, fast-spreading nuisance in the river as it passes through western Colorado. No adult zebra...
Mississippi ranks among least safe states for LGBTQ+ community, report finds
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
As Pride Month draws to a close, a new report places Mississippi among the least safe states in the nation for LGBTQ+ residents.The 2025 LGBTQ+ Safety Rankings, released by SafeHome.org, evaluated every state based on legislative actions, policy...
Mississippi River bridge project hit with another delay
The Center Square
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June 30, 2025
(The Center Square) – Louisiana officials expressed concern on Monday about a project to build a new Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge, which will now be delayed another few months. The Capital Area Road and Bridge District met to...
Sustainable: Solar industry lost a champion in Hortman
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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June 30, 2025
Minnesota had a small, fledgling solar industry for the first decade of the 21st century. The momentous 2013 Minnesota legislative session changed the trajectory of the industry, generating the creation of dozens of new businesses and igniting an...
Mississippi River shippers get weeklong tour of Columbia River shipping system
The Columbian - Washington State
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KALAMA — A group of Mississippi River shipping industry figures were treated to a tour of the Columbia-Snake river grain export system last week by the Washington Association of Wheat Growers alongside other local groups. The Columbia River is the...
Checking in on New England fisheries 25 years after 'The Perfect Storm'
Akron Legal News
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STEPHANIE OTTS University of Mississippi Published: July 7, 2025 (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty-five years ago, "The Perfect Storm" roared into movie theaters. The disaster flick, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, was a riveting, fictionalized...
Damage from Alligator Alcatraz already obvious, environmental groups say
WLRN - Florida
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July 2, 2025
Immigrants rounded up under Trump's massive deportation plan could start arriving at a swiftly constructed federal immigration detention camp in the heart of the Everglades' Big Cypress Preserve any day now. The creation of what the state is...
New autonomous vehicle helps advance understanding of the deep sea and its critical minerals
The University of Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. — July 7, 2025 — A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench. Operationalizing this technology for the first time was part of a...
Air pollution questions linger over Alabo Street Wharf
The Lens - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
Many Holy Cross residents remain adamantly opposed to the “revitalization” of the Alabo Street Wharf, a warehouse along the Mississippi River owned by the Port of New Orleans. Sunrise Foods International plans to convert the wharf warehouse into...
Mississippi kite soaring high above the Village of Newell
Villages News - Florida
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June 29, 2025
This stunning Mississippi kite was spotted soaring above the Village of Newell, gliding effortlessly on the warm summer breeze. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing! Mississippi kite soaring high above the Village of Newell Share your local photos...
Trump Administration Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Nationwide
Oklahoma Watch
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July 7, 2025
Sign up today for First Watch! Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office...
Iberville officials frustrated amid delays in new Mississippi River bridge review process
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
BATON ROUGE — The review process for another Mississippi River bridge connecting La. 1 in Plaquemine to La. 30 in Iberville Parish has been delayed. At a Capital Area Road Bridge District meeting on Monday, leaders of the bridge project said a...
First Mississippi Buc-ee’s opens in Coast Electric’s territory
Today in Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
Guy Johnson, Coast Electric’s vice president of economic development and sustainability, with Buc-ee at the recent grand opening in Harrison County. Buc-ee’s opened its first Mississippi location on June 9 in Pass Christian to big crowds and...