State
Brookhaven OKs $8.5M water, sewer improvements in annexed areas
Daily Leader
Promises made by Brookhaven public officials in the mid-2000s for water and sewer in several annexed neighborhoods may soon become more than plans on paper.
...The loans, through the State Revolving Fund, are from Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for sewer service and the state Department of Health for water.
Liberty plans upgrades to town water system
Enterprise-Journal
LIBERTY — Aldermen took steps Tuesday toward upgrading the town water system, from intake to outflow.
...The board voted to pay Neel-Schaffer $1,500 to prepare a wastewater treatment permit renewal application for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
Senate bill invests in cities' infrastructure needs
WLBT
Mississippi towns could see additional dollars for roads and water and sewer systems under legislation passed by the state Senate, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said today.
Supreme Court justices hear arguments in Costco lawsuit
MCJ
Oral arguments were presented before the state Supreme Court on Monday with residents accusing Ridgeland of spot zoning in order to bring a Costco to the Highland Colony Parkway.
Cooper Tire to open new distribution center in Marshall County
WREG
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. — Gov. Phil Bryant announced plans Wednesday for a new tire distribution center that is expected to employ 100 in Northern Mississippi.
Ingalls shipbuilding awards STEM scholarships to Gulf Coast schools
NewsMS
Ingalls Shipbuilding has awarded more than $101,000 in grants to 18 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects and initiatives from schools and educational organizations in Mississippi.
State Government
Guns vs. college football in dispute over where guns can go
AP
It's guns versus college football in a dispute over where certain Mississippi residents can carry firearms.
Oil Spill
Coast business leaders relying on BP money
WLOX
Coast business leaders are keeping a cautious eye towards the State Capitol this evening.
The deadline to pass legislation spending for most of the BP oil spill damage money here on the Coast is fast approaching for state lawmakers in Jackson.
Mississippi House Delays Ultimate Fight Over Oil Spill Money
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fight over how Mississippi officials should divide $750 million in compensation from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will wait for another day.
National
Scott Pruitt asks whether global warming ‘necessarily is a bad thing’
Washington Post
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has repeatedly questioned the scientific consensus that rising levels of carbon dioxide from human-fueled activity are warming the planet.
AP FACT CHECK: Climate science undercuts EPA chief’s view
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is again understating the threat posed by climate change, this time by suggesting that global warming may be a good thing for humanity.
Senate committee advances coal lobbyist to serve at EPA
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators used their majority to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of a former coal-industry lobbyist to serve as the second-highest ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Livestock emissions deadline delayed
KCRG
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- A federal court granted the Environmental Protection Agency another extension of a livestock emissions reporting deadline. The delay in reporting air emissions from animal waste will last until May 1.
Court orders EPA to act on Connecticut air pollution petition
The Hill
A federal court Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to take action on a request from Connecticut’s government to crack down on pollution from a Pennsylvania power plant.
Press Releases
Waste Pesticide and Used Tire Collection Announced for Farmers
Mississippi State University Extension announces a waste pesticide collection event to be held on Friday, February 9th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Army National Guard parking lot located at 19719 US Hwy. 61 in Rolling Fork, MS.
Wild Turkey Habitat Management
2/7/2018
MDWFP
Few things are as thrilling as the gobble of a wild turkey, and few places can rival Mississippi for thundering long-bearded gobblers.
