Speak Up on Flood Fixes: New EIS Available for Southern Projects
Published Date: 7/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The EPA just announced new Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for big projects like flood control in Mississippi and a new canal lock in Louisiana. If you live near these areas or care about the environment, now’s your chance to comment before the deadlines in August and September. These updates help protect communities and nature while keeping projects on track without extra costs for the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Pearl River Flood EIS: Comment by Aug 18
The EPA listed a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS No. 20250093) for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project. You can submit comments on this EIS through the comment period that ends on 08/18/2025 (Contact: Jason Emery, 504-862-2364).
Louisiana Canal Lock EIS: Comment Deadline Extended
The EPA published an amended notice for Draft EIS No. 20250068 for the Mississippi River—Baton Rouge to the Gulf (New Industrial Canal Lock and Connecting Channels). The public comment period was extended from 07/17/2025 to 09/02/2025 (Contact: Mark H. Lahare, 504-862-1344).
EPA Posts Its EIS Comments Publicly
Under Clean Air Act section 309(a), the EPA makes its comment letters on Environmental Impact Statements public. EPA's comment letters for EISs are available at https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/search.
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