State
Bid process begins to demolish Kuhn Memorial Hospital in Vicksburg
WJTV
VICKSBURG, Miss (WJTV) - The abandoned Kuhn Memorial Hospital site has been an eyesore for Vicksburg residents for decades.
Snake discovered in Mississippi with 2 eyes in one socket
Clarion Ledger
A man who breeds reticulated pythons in Mississippi witnessed the birth of a mutant cyclops snake.
State Government
Analysis: Auditor wants improved use of accounting system
AP
JACKSON -- State Auditor Stacy Pickering says an increasing number of accounting problems shows state employees need more training in governmental accounting practices and how to use the $100 million accounting software system that the state turned on in 2014.
Regional
Experts say sewage spill won’t impact drinking water
WMC
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -Crews have made some progress fixing the pumps at the sewage treatment plant north of Downtown Memphis.
New York stops sewage trains to Alabama landfill
Al.com
New York City has decided to halt an operation that sent train loads of partially treated sewage material to a landfill in Alabama.
Study to examine coastal faults
Houma Today
Scientists are trying to determine if geologic faults around the Mississippi River delta, including Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, have have impacted the coast.
Vandalism blamed for hazardous Georgia chemical spill
AP
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The spokesman for a Georgia county says vandals are to blame for a hazardous chemical spill.
Orleans School Board must pay $12 million to students of school built on hazardous waste: report
Times-Picayune
A civil district court judge last week ordered the Orleans Parish School Board to pay $12 million to 1,433 former students who attended a school built on a hazardous waste site decades ago, according to a report from The Lens.
Florida's solution to its invasive iguana problem: Smash their skulls in
Washington Post
They canvass southern Florida at night, in teams of two, armed with flashlights and bolt guns to stun and smash the brains of intruders.
National
Court: EPA broke law with smog rule delay
The Hill
The Trump administration broke the law when it missed a deadline last year in implementing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ozone pollution rule, a federal court ruled Monday.
Federal court orders EPA to implement smog rules
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court on Monday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to implement protections against smog set in 2015, the latest defeat in court by the agency as it rolls back environmental regulations.
Pruitt looks to stamp out RIN "hoarding," raises possibility of limits on Wall Street
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON - EPA chief Scott Pruitt raised the idea Monday of limiting Wall Street's ability to trade the government-issued credits for ethanol and other biofuels in an effort to aid oil refineries.
Administration asks court to dismiss lawsuit from EPA scientists
The Hill
Attorneys for the Trump administration are asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s new policy on science advisers.
Volkswagen boss vows to be 'part of solution' on diesel
AP
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller says the automaker had "an excellent year" in 2017 and is committed to addressing concerns about diesel pollution.
State spending on bottled water in Flint averaging $22,000 a day
MLive
FLINT, MI -- The state is getting an expensive daily reminder of the cost of the Flint water crisis more than two years after acknowledging it -- a bill that amounts to more than $22,000 every 24 hours.
Press Releases
Fishing Forecast Looks Promising for Mississippi Delta Lakes
3/12/2018 2:26:12 PM
From MDWFP
JACKSON - Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are excited about the 2018 fishing season in the Mississippi Delta! Recent fish population surveys revealed healthy populations of largemouth bass, crappie, and bream in most Delta oxbow lakes.
