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Mississippi to enforce new seafood labeling law
National Fisherman - Alaska
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June 17, 2025 Mississippi is set to begin enforcing a newly passed seafood labeling law which will require grocery stores, markets, restaurants, and other vendors to clearly note whether the seafood and crawfish they sell are imported or domestic....
Gipson meets EPA's McOmber to discuss agricultural issues in Mississippi
Magnolia State News - Mississippi
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June 17, 2025
Andy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce | Mississippi Department of Agriculture and CommerceAndy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce | Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce...
Floods are worsening but engineers worry national rainfall database won’t be updated
WMNF - Florida
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June 17, 2025
Street flooding in downtown Gulfport, Florida, during Tropical Storm Debby. Screenshot from City of Gulfport web cam, 9 Aug 2024. By Laura Cassels, Florida Trident A cadre of engineers and planners who design America’s roads, bridges, hospitals...
Andy Gipson promotes local food with farm tour across Mississippi
Magnolia State News - Mississippi
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June 17, 2025
Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson visited Clyde Magee’s Watermelon Farm | Provided PhotoAg Commissioner Andy Gipson visited Clyde Magee’s Watermelon Farm | Provided Photo Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson is promoting his Make...
Construction Average Hourly Earnings Jump 3.6 Percent Y/Y in April
Metal Construction News - New York
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June 16, 2025
The National Association of Home Builders posted an analysis of average hourly earnings (AHE) in construction by state on June 5, based on the BLS’s April Current Employment Statistics report. AHE measures wage rates, including overtime, but does...
See photos of the Mighty Mississippi in Memphis through the years
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee
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I-40 Bridge construction over the Mississippi River progresses on 1 Nov 1970.Fred J. Griffith/The Commercial AppealTennessee Republican gubernatorial candidate Lamar Alexander shares a laugh with supporters as he soaks his feet in the waters of...
Mining project near Okefenokee Swamp stalled over $2M permit requirement
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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June 16, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do just one thing before regulators make a final decision: set...
Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement
WKMG 6 - Florida
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June 16, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do just one thing before regulators make a final decision: set...
2026 edge Maurice Jones breaks down Mississippi State decision
On3
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June 16, 2025
This weekend 2026 edge prospect Maurice Jones took in his first and last official visit at Mississippi State. Before leaving campus, the Dr. Phillips (Fla.) High School standout told head coach Jeff Lebby he wanted to be a Bulldog. Jones was one...
Law relating to seafood labeling goes into effect July 1 in Mississippi
WXXV 25 - Mississippi
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June 16, 2025
GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- Beginning July 1, all seafood and crawfish sold in Mississippi, whether in grocery stores, seafood markets, restaurants, or food truck, must be clearly labeled as either imported or domestic. Oversight and enforcement of...
Construction finally begins on NYC's floating river-filtering + Pool
New Atlas
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June 16, 2025
Some 14 years after we first reported on it – and following multiple challenges and false starts – the ambitious plan to create a self-filtering floating public pool in a New York City river is now finally under construction. Named + Pool, the...
Weed infestations impact Tennessee row crop production
Lebanon Democrat - Tennessee
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The 2025 growing season is in full swing, and weed control remains a top concern for row crop producers. Experts at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are continuing to provide research-based recommendations to help farmers...
Colorado's Energy czar touts costliest path to 'zero carbon' electricity
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of "renewable" energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar, and grid-scale batteries, rather...
Birmingham company's mining project near Georgia wildlife refuge stalls over $2M permit requirement
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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June 16, 2025
Video above: WVTM 13 Monday Weather ForecastA company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do just one thing before regulators...
College football returning production for 2025 season: List of starters coming back for every Power Four team
CBS Sports - Florida
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June 16, 2025
Team Returning Starters Offensive Players Defensive Players Arizona State 17 [7] Sam Leavitt (QB), Jordyn Tyson (WR), Chamon Metayer (TE), Joshua Atkins (LT), Ben Coleman (LG), Kyle Scott (RG), Max Iheanachor (RT) [10] Prince Dorbah (DL), C.J....
Kansas City company buys Lawrence recycling center; plans filed for new downtown parking lot; fraternity construction proposed
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Google Maps The red dot shows the location of the 12th and Haskell Recycling Center in eastern Lawrence. News and notes from around town: • When it comes to the age-old question of ‘what’s in a name,” sometimes the answer is confusing...
new york city’s water-filtering + POOL completes building the floating vessel’s first version
Design Boom
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June 16, 2025
New York City’s + POOL finishes constructing the barge Friends of + POOL announces finishing the construction of the floating vessel that houses the pilot version of New York City’s first water-filtering swimming pool. This barge is only a...
Mississippi Launches an AI Talent Accelerator Program
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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June 15, 2025
The Gazebo Gazette MISSISSIPPI (GG) — Governor Tate Reeves announced Thursday, June 12, 2025, the launch of the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP). MAI-TAP is a new initiative that fosters the development of artificial...
Tariffs and shipping delays have St. Louis fireworks shops scrambling
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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St. Charles-based Powder Monkey Fireworks ordered five shipping containers, each filled with 11,000 cases of fireworks, from Chinese manufacturers last September. Then, this spring, owner Chris Sander got a call from China. “One of the containers...
Innovative developer unveils remarkable alternative to wood that could change future of construction: 'Why continue harvesting trees?'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 16, 2025
"You can cut it, you can paint it, you can stain it." by Cody JanuszkoJune 16, 2025 Modern Mill, a company focused on sustainable building products, has expanded its offerings with ACRE. Made from upcycled rice hulls in a zero-waste manufacturing...