State
Trucks dumping debris illegally
Madison County Journal
County officials say trucks from Jackson have been bringing what appears to be construction debris and dumping it on a vacant lot off North Livingston Road.
High-tech waste can leave a negative impact on the environment
MBJ
It’s not always about owning the latest or greatest gadget – the economics of high-tech gadgetry encourages disposal.
Once a Week Pickup Discussed at Garbage Forum
Natchez Democrat
Mississippi improves on health emergency prep
Daily Journal
Mississippi checked off half the boxes on the health emergency preparedness report card, scoring ahead of many of its neighbors.
Poultry again leads state's $7B ag industry
Daily Journal
STARKVILLE – Agriculture continues to do its part to boost Mississippi’s economy as it remains a $7 billion industry in 2017.
State Government
Governor appoints interim executive director of MS Division of Medicaid
NewsMS
Last week, Dr. David Dzielak announced his retirement from his role as the director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid. Today, Governor Phil Bryant has appointed Drew L. Snyder interim executive director as his replacement.
After three years in prison, Dr. Bill Walker speaks out for the first time
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -For the first time since being released from federal prison, the former executive director of the Department of Marine Resources is speaking out.
Dr. Bill Walker spent three years in custody, after pleading guilty to a single fraud conspiracy charge in the Spring of 2014.
Oil Spill
Texas’ RESTORE grant plan accepted
Bay City Tribune
Millions of dollars in grant funds under the federal RESTORE Act, the law created to respond to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill, are coming to Texas.
Regional
LA company pleads guilty to dumping hazardous waste in Savannah neighborhood
Bryan County News
Boasso America Inc., headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and with a facility in Garden City, was sentenced to five years of organizational probation last week by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. for its actions in the illegal transportation and dumping of hazardous waste in Savannah.
National
Court asks EPA when it will move forward with smog rule compliance
The Hill
A federal court wants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report, with “precision and specificity,” how it plans to take a key step in implementing a 2015 smog pollution rule.
$4.5 million settlement reached in Sheboygan River pollution case
Sheboygan Press
SHEBOYGAN - Three companies will pay more than $4.5 million in settlement payments to resolve claims they polluted the Sheboygan River.
Sea turtle found entangled in cocaine bales worth $53M, Coast Guard says
Fox News
A sea turtle was rescued after a boat crew found it entangled in bales of cocaine worth $53 million, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
