Senator Hyde-Smith knows dependence on foreign oil poses economic and national security risks for the United States. The Senator supports responsible exploration and production of Mississippi’s and the nation’s energy resources, including the development of new technologies to support the production of biofuels and other energy sources.
Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of conservation and good stewardship of our natural resources. She supports balanced and responsible resource management policies to ensure Mississippi’s forests, wetlands, and coastal region remain assets for future generations to enjoy.
Flooded residents: Finish the pumps
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Flooded residents: Finish the pumps
By Luke Horton, publisher
On a recent trip up Hwy. 61 to Lake Washington, I saw first-hand the devastation backwater flooding has brought to the lower Delta.
Fields have turned to lakes. Homes have been submerged. Lives have been ruined...
Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding
Associated Press
Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding
By Jeff Amy
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that's been underwater since February, one of the state's U.S. senators on Wednesday asked President Donald Trump to order temporary...
South Delta residents, enduring the longest flood since 1927, hope the EPA reverses course on Yazoo Pumps
Mississippi Today
South Delta residents, enduring the longest flood since 1927, hope the EPA reverses course on Yazoo Pumps
BY Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today, and Phil McCausland, NBC News
REDWOOD, Miss. — The chest-deep water currently surrounding Stormy Deere’s house is expected to remain...