Wicker Introduces Bill to Support Fisheries
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced the Mississippi River Basin Fisheries Commission Act, a bill designed to enhance fisheries management and environmental quality throughout the Mississippi River Basin. The legislation would establish a federally funded commission to combat the spread of invasive Asian carp and strengthen conservation efforts. The commission would receive federal funding […]
Hyde-Smith Leads Efforts to Improve Water Quality
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was the lead Republican on legislation recently introduced to improve the ability of rural water and wastewater systems to prepare for and respond to natural disasters or other extreme weather events. Hyde-Smith and U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced the Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act, which […]
Coahoma County Railway Seeks Revitalization
Benefits of Action Would Be Plentiful and Immediate Apublicly-owned rail line that totals nearly seventy miles of mainline track is still in operation today in Coahoma County—but efforts are currently being made to revitalize the track and, in the process, revitalize the economy of the north Delta and beyond. The historic leg of the […]