State
Debris from Friday dam breach mostly cleaned up
WLBT
Video
FUEL SPILL ON LORRAINE ROAD
WXXV
Just before 8 this morning, emergency crews responded to a fuel spill at a Gulfport service station.
ABANDONED SERVICE STATION FIRE
WCBI
A fire erupts at an abandoned building early Valentine’s Day morning.
South Mississippi Strong: Fred Tucei shares 100 years of wisdom & a special fishing spot
WLOX
If you head out fishing on the West Pascagoula Middle River, you might spot a wooden piling with a barrel on top. "Tucei's Barrel" is a humble landmark that's been knocked down by Mother Nature many times over the years.
...Some of those he's mentored have been quietly working with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Marine Resources to give him a one of a kind birthday present - a permanent beacon at that favorite fishing spot.
10 things to know about chronic wasting disease in Mississippi
Clarion Ledger
Chronic wasting disease has been discovered for the first time in a Mississippi white-tailed deer and concern about the disease, which is always fatal for deer, is high among hunters in the state.
Health officials warn against eating deer meat in areas affected by chronic wasting disease
Deer tests positive for fatal disease in Issaquena County
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. —While there is no known case of chronic wasting disease in humans, Mississippi health officials recommend that hunters in the areas near where a deer case has been confirmed refrain from eating venison.
State Government
What would Trump infrastructure plan mean for Mississippi?
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi stands to benefit from a rural block grant program in President Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal released this week, but would struggle to come up with matching funds or large private investments to benefit from other parts of the plan.
Oil Spill
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge adds 251 acres on Fort Morgan Peninsula
Al.com
Alabama has partnered with federal wildlife officials and nonprofit groups to add 251 acres of sensitive coastal marshes, creeks and forests to the popular Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge's Little Point Clear Unit on the Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County.
Regional
Greens sue Trump over fracking waste in Gulf
The Hill
Three environmental groups teamed up to sue the Trump administration on Tuesday for allowing oil companies to dump leftover waste from drilling and fracking into the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell Chemical settles with EPA for $10M over pollution claims
UPI
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- As part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department, Shell Chemical LP agreed to install $10 million in pollution monitoring and control equipment at a Louisiana plant.
EPA commits to cleanup of Southside Chattanooga Lead Site
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Environmental Protection Agency officials have committed to remediating all residential properties in the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site that contain unsafe levels of lead once they receive the necessary federal funding.
National
Fight Over Ethanol Escalates as Bankruptcy Refuels Debate
Bloomberg
The battle between U.S. farm interests and oil-refining advocates such as Carl Icahn is heating up again as the two sides fight over whether the ethanol mandate is to blame for the bankruptcy of the U.S. East Coast’s largest refinery.
Ranchers now required to report livestock gas to EPA
Herald Times
Beginning on May 1 ranchers and livestock producers will be required to report releases of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide from animal waste as they are mandated to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
Can the state handle regulation of coal ash dumps?
KFOR
OKLAHOMA CITY - It's a problem that's been building over decades - Coal-burning plants dumping coal ash by the ton in the Oklahoma environment with the possibility of it spilling into ponds and landfills.
Press Releases
USGS to Collect Data Using Helicopter in Mississippi Delta
(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Starting in late February and running through early March 2018, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) will use a specialized instrument towed beneath a low-flying helicopter to collect data about the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer in an area just north of Greenwood.
Chronic Wasting Disease: Public Health Recommendations
