State
Baymont Bathware reopening and adding workers
Daily Journal
GOLDEN – Baymont Bathware is reopening in Golden, following a fire in May which destroyed the company’s previous facility.
...“Baymont is so appreciative of the support we have received from the state and the local community since the fire,” said Baymont Bathware President Mike Stockton. “MDA, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and Northeast Mississippi Community College have worked closely with us to restart production and have given us the help we needed to grow. We thank Governor Bryant and the local leadership on their efforts to help us continue to invest in Tishomingo County.”
New Harrison Co. recycling program surpasses expectations
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Harrison County residents are practicing better recycling after reports show a 70% increase in recycle volume per home in October 2017.
Energy group hopes to build company in count
Bolivar Commercial
Larry Haywood Jr. and Dr. Larry Haywood Sr. of the Delta Municipal Energy Group of Mound Bayou went before the board of supervisors Monday to share plans of bringing a waste-to-energy plant to Bolivar County.
Litter fines on the rise in Brookhaven
Daily Leader
Motorists should think twice before tossing that burger wrapper out a car window.
After a 5-2 vote by the Brookhaven Board of Aldermen Tuesday night, that value meal could end up costing mega bucks if the containers aren’t disposed of properly.
County dumpsters available for hunters during deer season
Monroe Journal
The Monroe County Solid Waste Department is continuing a long-standing tradition throughout deer season by offering dumpsters for hunters to discard deer carcasses.
DeSoto rubbish pit moves to winter Saturday hours
DeSoto Times-Tribune
DeSoto County residents who take advantage of the county rubbish facility at 5255 West Sandidge Road in Olive Branch will need to be aware of new Saturday hours for the winter months.
MS Insurance Commissioner: National Flood Insurance Program needs reform
WLOX
JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -An overhaul is in the works for the federal flood insurance program that covers thousands of homes in Mississippi.
Aberdeen solar plant lawsuit dismissed in circuit court
Monroe Journal
ABERDEEN – Whereas a breach of contract lawsuit regarding a potential solar plant at Stinson Industrial Park was delayed days before its scheduled court date last October due to the plaintiff’s attorney filing for a motion to withdraw, it was dismissed a year later for lapse of time for legal representation.
Entergy Mississippi looks to upgrade meters
NewsMS
Entergy Mississippi is looking to upgrade their meters for efficiency.
State Government
Mississippi State Fair Commission head ousted
Clarion Ledger
The head of the Mississippi Fair Commission and his top assistant have been ousted.
Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Paige Manning confirmed Wednesday that Fair Commission Executive Director Rick Reno and Assistant Executive Director Peter Dembowski are no longer employed.
Nonprofit director wins House seat, 2 races go to runoffs
AP
JACKSON, MISS.
The director of a nonprofit group that runs child care programs won a special election Tuesday to fill a seat in the Mississippi House. Two other special legislative elections are headed to runoffs.
Regional
Federal safety agency, Coast Guard respond to Shell platform fire
Times-Picayune
National
Senate moves toward confirming Trump EPA air nominee
The Hill
The Senate on Wednesday advanced President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation, setting up a final vote later in the week.
Senators tear into controversial Trump environment nominee
The Hill
Senators from both parties on Wednesday criticized Kathleen Hartnett White, a key environmental nominee from President Trump, using her past statements on climate change and fuel policy to raise concerns about her nomination.
Durbin blocks Interior nominees from confirmation
The Hill
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has put a hold on all four pending Interior Department nominees over the Trump administration’s plans to potentially shrink multiple national monuments.
Battle Over Monsanto’s Potent New Weedkiller Heads to Court
Agricultural giant challenges Arkansas restrictions on dicamba after farmers say it damaged neighboring fields
WSJ
A fight over one of the most powerful new weapons against hard-to-kill weeds, developed by agricultural giant Monsanto Co. MON -1.81% , is spilling into the courts.
Investors Win Right to Investigate Volkswagen
VW called the court’s ruling unfounded and said it was weighing its legal options
WSJ
PFAS found in drinking water wells in unexpected places
MLive
GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI -- Katey Morse was wondering about cases of cancer among her neighbors when she decided to have her home's drinking water well tested for fluorochemicals.
