| News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Thursday June 27, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads National Effort to Defend Title IX's Protections for Students
TRENTON, New Jersey, June 26 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have filed another set of amicus briefs in federal courts across the country this month to defend Title IX's protections of students from sex-based discrimination and harassment in education.
Attorney General Platkin, the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), and their state partners are seeking t
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Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Rural Americans to Develop Clean Energy to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy and create jobs for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of t
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Minn. Pollution Control Agency Invests $500,000 to Help Small Communities Prepare for Extreme Weather and Climate Change
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on June 26, 2024:
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced a $500,000 investment to help eight communities in Greater Minnesota better understand how to prepare their infrastructure for extreme weather caused by climate change. The grants, which range from $27.000 to $156,000, will support cities' plans to improve and upgrade stormwater and drainage systems and prevent flooding.
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Miss. U.S. Attorney: Bay St. Louis Man Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Interstate Travel in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
GULFPORT, Mississippi, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release:
A Bay St. Louis man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
Kolby Zu Sims, 21, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.
According to court documents, on August 29, 2023, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration followed up on a written complaint alleging
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U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Mississippi Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Alleged Conduct During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 26, 2024:
A Mississippi man was arrested today on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Thomas Eugene Tatum
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USGS scientists find new relationship between elevation change and wetland loss in Mississippi River Delta
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release:
Camille Stagg, a USGS research ecologist who led the study titled "Accelerating elevation gain indicates land loss associated with erosion in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain tidal wetlands," explained that this information sheds new light on the way researchers study wetland loss.
Wetlands are a vital wildlife habitat for thousands of species and provide flood protection by b
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