State
Roberts' retirement not tied to MDEQ investigation, mayor says
Meridian Star
Although Meridian Public Safety Department director Buck Roberts is no longer with the city, the mayor says Roberts' retirement is not connected to a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality investigation currently under way.
Road trashed
WLBT
Residents in one Hinds County neighborhood say they're fed up with people using their area as a dumping ground. This mess that has piled up along East Palestine Drive in Hinds County.
Supervisors Launch Anti-Litter Campaign
North MS Herald
COFFEEVILLE – Supervisors have launched an anti-litter campaign with an initial appropriation of $10,000 to combat the longstanding littering problem in the county. Using the slogan, Yalobusha Clean, the goal is to promote the campaign with social and print media, road signs and other marketing material.
New program could help green businesses stay in the black
WLOX
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -Every small business could use some networking.
A program started by the Gulf Coast Heritage Area targets the backbone of the Coast’s tourism industry.
DISEASE FOUND IN DEER HAS WILDLIFE SPECIALISTS CONCERNED
WCBI
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The disease Chronic Wasting Disease has become a concern in many states with deer populations.
Nettleton schools benefit from TVA rebate for systems upgrades
Monroe Journal
Nettleton School District Superintendent Brian Jernigan hosted a visit from representatives of Alpharetta, Georgia-based Schneider Electric Nov. 8 as part of a $23,760.43 rebate check presentation from the Tennessee Valley Authority for energy-conserving upgrades made across the school district.
Mississippi Power hearings won't be the end, barring deal
AP
Regulatory hearings beginning next week may not, after all, set final rates for a $7.5 billion Mississippi Power Co. plant.
MORE MUW STUDENTS TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE
WTVA
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) – Crews are continuing to determine the root cause of a carbon monoxide leak inside a residence hall at Mississippi University for Women (MUW).
Ridgeland homeowners win interim rulings in Costco case
MBJ
Nine homeowners opposing the building of a Costco Wholesale store on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland have won two interim rulings since they filed an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Map project allows users to see Lafayette County then and now
Oxford Eagle
Since Lafayette County was born in 1835, the lay of the land has undergone great changes, from mostly forest to the rise and fall of the railroad to paved roads and eventually highways.
Thanks to the work of the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation, people can now view how the county has changed over the last 180 years and how it compares to how it looks today.
State Government
Republicans win 2 runoffs for Mississippi legislative seats
AP
Republicans have picked up another seat in the Mississippi Senate, adding to their majority.
Neil Whaley of Potts Camp won a special election runoff Tuesday in Senate District 10 in Marshall and Tate counties.
Regional
NC scientist tapped as Trump adviser quits DEQ, sees ‘politicization of science and law’
News & Observer
RALEIGH
The former secretary of the state Department of Environmental Quality has resigned from the state agency after being put on paid administrative leave nearly a month ago.
National
Industries that cheered Trump's climate regulation rollbacks now worry they'll go too far
LA Times
he energy companies and industry groups that successfully pushed the Trumpadministration to scrap Obama-era action on climate change have a new message for the fossil fuel enthusiasts now calling the shots: Don’t go too far.
Senate panel advances controversial environmental nominee
The Hill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday advanced one of President Trump's environmental nominees who has been criticized for her disbelief in the science behind climate change and other issues.
NOAA nominee vows to leave family-run weather company
The Hill
President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Wednesday he will leave his family-run weather forecasting company if he is confirmed to the post.
Climate Scientists Watch Their Words, Hoping To Stave Off Funding Cuts
NPR
Scientists appear to be self-censoring by omitting the term "climate change" in public grant summaries.
EPA plans $22.6 million cleanup for contaminated East Chicago industrial land
Chicago Tribune
American Farm Towns, With Changing Priorities, Reject Industrial Agriculture
n support for new plants
WSJ
TONGANOXIE, Kan.—Rural Americans are turning their backs on the industry that made the U.S. the biggest meat-exporting country in the world.
Press Releases
U.S. EPA settles with Wal-Mart, General Services Administration over California diesel rule
11/29/2017
LOS ANGELES – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced recent settlements with Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC, and the United States General Services Administration (GSA) that require upgraded diesel particulate filters on their truck fleets to resolve alleged violations of California’s Truck and Bus Regulation. Wal-Mart will also fund an environmental project to reduce air pollution at schools in the Los Angeles area.
Wild Hog Removal During Deer Season
11/29/2017 9:40:02 AM
From MDWFP
As you sit in the deer stand this year, there is a chance you could have your quiet hunt interrupted by a sounder of wild hogs marching through the woods.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Solicits Public Input on Proposal to Celebrate the Conservation Achievement of Waterfowl Hunters in the 2018 Federal Duck Stamp
November 29, 2017
Over the past century, waterfowl hunters have helped create and conserve millions of acres of wetland habitat, not only providing places for a wide diversity of wildlife to thrive, but also helping in flood control and water purification efforts, and creating significant economic stimulus for rural communities.
