Infrastructure & Public Works

MISS. SENATORS APPLAUD ARMY CORPS APPROVAL OF FINAL YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS PLAN

Long-Sought Flood Control Project will Benefit the People, Economy & Environment of the South Mississippi Delta

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today applauded the release of the final U.S. Army Corps of Engineers environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Study Area, which will move the long-sought flood control project toward becoming a...

HYDE-SMITH’S NATCHEZ HISTORICAL SITES LEGISLATION APPROVED BY ENERGY COMMITTEE

Amended Bill Elevates Grand Village of the Natchez Indians within the National Park System, Sets Stage for Adding Historic Jefferson College

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved legislation authored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to make the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Adams County an affiliated area of the National Park Service (NPS).

Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO CURB CALIFORNIA’S OUTSIZED INFLUENCE OVER NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS

‘Stop CARB Act’ Target’s California’s Ability to Force Other States to Comply with Radical Environmental Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of legislation that would curb California’s ability to effectively force Mississippi farmers, industries, and consumers to comply with its radical environmental policies.

Hyde-Smith is an original...