State
Toxic water came inches away from flowing into a Pascagoula bayou over the weekend
Sun Herald
PASCAGOULA
It was one massive water drop Sunday — on a mountain of acidic gypsum.
LIST: Locations for DEA drug take back
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) -The DEA will work with local law enforcement departments Saturday to keep unwanted prescription drugs off the streets.
Biloxi joins lawsuit against Secretary of State over waterfront land
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -The City of Biloxi finds itself in another dispute with Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann over whether waterfront land should be considered state-owned.
NEW ELECTRIC CAR CHARGERS AT ISLAND VIEW CASINO
WXXV
There’s a new place for electric cars to charge up in Gulfport.
Oil Spill
How is Mississippi spending oil spill money? Learn about some of the projects at summit
Sun Herald
The public is invited to learn about restoration projects in Mississippi at the second annual Mississippi Restoration Summit on Nov. 14.
Construction on schedule for WCU School of Pharmacy
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -The pharmacy school at the William Carey University’s Tradition Campus will be the first of its kind for South Mississippi.
Regional
Trump administration to auction off a vast swath of the Gulf of Mexico to oil companies
Washington Post
The Trump administration made history Tuesday in proposing that nearly 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico be made available for companies wanting to purchase federal oil and gas leases - the largest offering ever in the United States.
Alabama Power responds to Wilsonville coal ash concerns
Al.com
Tensions rose at times during Monday's Wilsonville City Council meeting, as a group of Alabama Power representatives spoke with the council members and Wilsonville residents about the company's plans to cover the 269-acre coal ash pond at the nearby E.C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant.
National
EPA chemical review would exclude millions of tons of toxins
AP
Spurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump's administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in public use: millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins in homes, offices and industrial plants across the United States.
The Three Students Who Uncovered 'Dieselgate'
The diesel emissions scandal has already cost Volkswagen 25 billion euros, and no end is in sight. But how did it start? In a corrugated iron shack in the forests of West Virginia, discovered by a trio of university students.
Der Spiegel
Arvind, Hemanth and Marc actually only came to the United States to attend university. Arvind Thiruvengadam and Hemanth Kappanna are both from India, from Chennai and Bangalore, respectively, while Marc Besch is from Biel, Switzerland. They all ended up in West Virginia, not exactly the America you dream of when you come from Chennai or Bangalore. Probably not even when you come from Biel.
Interior proposes raising fees at popular national parks
The Hill
The Interior Department is considering increasing entry fees at more than a dozen of the country's most popular national parks as a way to raise new revenue for infrastructure improvements.
