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Delta receives $8.6 million for flood and infrastructure needs
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/06/22-5:24PM , 749 Reads 16,619 Statewide
The Delta Regional Authority announced a $8.6 million investment on Thursday to fund flood control and infrastructure improvements across the Mississippi Delta.
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Water is pumped from a large hole dug by a city of Jackson water maintenance crew working to repair a broken water line on March 6, 2021, on Pascagoula Street. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Cities and counties apply for $435 million from state’s water and sewer ARPA fund
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,10/05/22-12:06PM , 1,050 Reads 15,447 Statewide
The city of Jackson requested the largest amount of money, $36 million, of any city or county from a designated water and sewer fund that came through the American Rescue Plan Act.
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More than 26,000 solar panels make up a 3.9 megawatt solar farm near Houston. The Public Service Commission is currently weighing how to update Mississippi’s net metering rule, a system where homeowners can generate their own solar power and receive credits from their utility company for any leftover electricity. Credit: Gabriel Austin, Mississippi Today

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PSC approves compromise on net metering after utility pushback
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,10/05/22-11:50AM , 253 Reads 7,579 Statewide
The Public Service Commission approved a slightly less aggressive net metering rule on Tuesday, responding to resistance from Mississippi’s powerful utility companies in an attempt to avoid litigation.
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Feds to spend $221 million on One Lake project, Army Corps announces
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,10/04/22-3:06PM , 277 Reads 8,623 Statewide
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday it plans to spend $221 million on a flood control project known as One Lake, which would widen the Pearl River along Jackson, as long it meets environmental and other criteria.
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