State
City defers action on waste collection, recycling RFP
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Natchez aldermen deferred action Tuesday on the city’s waste and recycling situation to allow more time for review as the city’s preferred deadline to begin formally accepting collection proposals nears.
State Government
Transportation bills alive; equal pay and fake urine dead
AP
Tuesday marked the Mississippi Legislature's third deadline of the 90-day session. It was the final day for House and Senate committees to pass general bills that originated in and already passed the opposite chamber.
Mississippi has one of the priciest car tags in the nation. Here’s where the money goes.
Sun Herald
It’s often easy to spot someone new to the Coast.
Oil Spill
TURKEY CREEK PROJECT COMMUNITY MEETING
WXXV
A proposed project to develop north Gulfport’s Turkey Creek watershed has been in the works since late 2015. Tonight, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality hosted a community update meeting at the Isaiah Fredericks Community Center in Gulfport where they shared their proposed plans for the area that has been infamous for both flooding and pollution.
Councilwoman pushes for action to stop flooding from Turkey Creek
WLOX
A $7.5 million project is underway for habitat restoration and conservation in Turkey Creek.
Flooding from the creek is a problem that's plagued the entire Forrest Heights community for years. The project will include removing debris and invasive species from the Turkey Creek watershed and stabilizing the banks.
Senate committee agrees BP money should be sent to Coast
WLOX
The Senate Appropriations Committee repeated its message that BP settlement dollars should be held in a separate account for coastal projects Tuesday.
National
U.S. Recycling Woes Pile Up as China Escalates Ban
Bloomberg
Tens of thousands of tons of recyclables have been diverted to U.S. landfills in recent months as the reality of China’s new ban on certain types of imported waste takes hold.
'No deal made' as GOP senators meet with Trump on ethanol mandate
The Hill
Four Republican senators representing oil and farm states failed to come to an agreement on changes to the nation’s biofuel mandate during a White House meeting with President Trump on Tuesday.
Another break for Foxconn? EPA office led by Gov. Walker's former aide to decide smog pollution rules
Chicago Tribune
Armed with years of air quality testing and other evidence, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tentatively concluded late last year that most of southeast Wisconsin needs to take more aggressive action to reduce lung-damaging smog.
DEP seeks input on spending $75M VW settlement
Telegram (MA)
WORCESTER - The state Department of Environmental Protection has $75 million to spend on projects aimed at reducing vehicle emissions and greenhouse gases, and asked Tuesday for ideas on where it should focus its energies.
US forecast to be world’s top oil producer by next year
The Hill
The United States will eclipse Russia to become the world’s top oil producer by 2019 at the latest, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast Tuesday.
New shark species discovered in depths of the Atlantic
USA Today
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Lurking in the darkness with large green eyes, sixgill sharks kept their genetic secrets hidden amid the ocean depths since before the age of the dinosaurs. Until now.
