State
Harrison County sees large increase in recycling with new service
WLOX
The Ramseys were out early Monday morning setting up for a garage sale, hoping their trash could become someone else's treasure.
Family wants illegal dumping on property to stop in Jackson
WLBT
There's a street in the capital city that has literally become a dump site.
Property owners along the street have complained to Jackson officials, but nothing is being done.
Study suggests water rate increase in Hattiesburg
WDAM
City leaders were not surprised to hear Hattiesburg's water and sewer system is in bad shape.
MDWFP wants to talk turkey with hunters
WJTV
MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks wants to talk turkey with hunters. The Department's asking people to fill out an annual survey to help them better manage the state's turkey population.
State Government
Sen. Thad Cochran will retire April 1
Clarion Ledger
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran announced Monday he is resigning effective April 1 because of health reasons, ending one of the longest and most storied political careers in Mississippi history.
Thad Cochran's retirement throws Mississippi midterm elections, politics into chaos
Clarion Ledger
Oil Spill
Coast Guard responders harmed by chemicals used to clean up BP oil spill, research shows
Times-Picayune
For thousands of Coast Guard members who responded to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, the dangers were clear -- an oil platform in flames and then a hole in the seafloor spewing millions of gallons of oil. But what made many Coast Guard members truly afraid was what came after.
Regional
Corps wants to open Bonnet Carre Spillway Thursday to avoid flooding in New Orleans
Times-Picayune
The Army Corps of Engineers wants to open the Bonnet Carre' Spillway structure in St. Charles Parish starting Thursday, (March 8) to divert water from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. Doing so reduces the water levels and lessens the strain on New Orleans' flood walls, and prevents possible flooding in the city, corps officials say.
Do Giant Catfish Really Exist?
Everybody’s heard tales of monster whiskerfish lurking in the deep, dark waters of Southern lakes and rivers. We take a dive in search of the truth
Garden & Gun
The largest catfish have never been caught. Not even close. The true giants—the ones that grow as big as Volkswagen Beetles and can swallow a Jack Russell whole or even pull under a child—live at the bottom of reservoirs and dams, far too deep, and far too wise, to ever be hooked.
Press Releases
EPA Releases Administrator Pruitt's Year One Accomplishments Report
03/05/2018
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report of accomplishments spearheaded by Administrator Scott Pruitt during his first year in office.
ECOS Announces New Executive Director
Washington, DC – The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) announced today that
Sambhav (Sam) Sankar has been named its new Executive Director and General Counsel,
effective March 12. Sankar brings a broad background in environmental issues, from pollution
control to engineering design to government relations.
