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How are gravel pits permitted and regulated in Mississippi?
WLBT
COPIAH COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -As people continue to search for
the missing gravel pit workers, we started asking questions about the
regulations on sites like those.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/32158701/how-are-gravel-pits-permitted-and-regulated-in-mississippi
MEMA: No 'textbook' approach to recovering buried men
Clarion Ledger
Amid mounting criticism, state officials vowed to work around the clock to
recover the bodies of two men, buried Friday beneath sludge, sand and
gravel while operating equipment at a gravel pit in Copiah County.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/06/06/recovery-effort-two-men-continues-copiah-co/85514798/
Recycling program gets $50K grant
By Clay Russell | Enterprise-Journal | Posted: Monday, June 6, 2016 2:00 pm
Pike County's recycling program, the only one of its kind in southwest
Mississippi, just received a welcome boost with over $50,000 in state
grants.
Artis Brown, McComb's Waste Coordinator/Program Manager, said the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded the City of
McComb a $37,000 Solid Waste Assistance Grant for 2016.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_fa6fe8fc-2c05-11e6-bec0-1b084d5f871b.html?_dc=648401411595.582
Jackson committee nixes consent decree deal
Clarion Ledger
Los Angeles-based engineering firm AECOM, along with local partners, "The
Jackson Five," wanted to show the city how to get an "A" in wastewater
management. But on Monday, the Jackson City Council Rules Committee voted
down the deal, which would have made AECOM Jackson's new consent decree
program manager.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/06/06/jackson-committee-nixes-consent-decree-deal-no-more-manager/85480412/
Southaven disputes British newspaper report on water testing "cheat"
Commercial Appeal
Southaven is taking issue with a British newspaper's report that the city
is among more than 30 U.S. cities that "cheated" on water quality testing,
resulting in potentially false findings on lead levels.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/suburbs/desoto/southaven-disputes-british-newspaper-report-on-water-testing-cheat-34a23f81-6c3c-4a11-e053-0100007f0-382021631.html
Judge: OS East Beach public, not private
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -We have new developments in the battle over who
owns portions of East Beach in Ocean Springs: The state or property owners
across from the beach.
http://www.wlox.com/story/32157484/judge-os-east-beach-public-not-private
STATE LEADERS UNSURE OF ADDITIONAL BUDGET CUTS
MPB
The end of the 2016 fiscal year is only a few weeks away, but the threat of
budget cuts still loom.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2016/06/06/state-leaders-unsure-of-additional-budget-cuts/
