State
Army Corps of Engineers hasn't signed off on One Lake project
Clarion Ledger
Arguing on the floor recently for $50 million in bonds for the One Lake project in metro Jackson, Rep. Brent Powell, R-Brandon, said the Army Corps of Engineers and state Department of Environmental Quality had signed off on the project.
They haven't.
Monticello opposes One Lake proposal
Daily Leader
The Town of Monticello wants nothing to do with a Jackson-area proposal to build a new dam across the Pearl River.
Ward Two meeting discusses Twin Forks Rising and Hercules clean up
WDAM
Hattiesburg city officials met with residents of Ward Two Tuesday night to talk about the Twin Forks Rising redevelopment project.
...Ward Two residents also got an update from the State Department of Environmental Quality on the ongoing clean up of the old Hercules plant.
Hattiesburg considers need for updating aging water/sewer lines
Hattiesburg American
Hattiesburg officials learned Monday the city's aging water and sewer system is going to need shoring up in the coming years.
Warren County prepares for floodwaters
WJTV
VICKSBURG, Miss (WJTV) - The Mississippi River is on the rise and emergency officials expect some roadways to be shut down within the next 24 hours.
Supervisors discuss subdivision plats, waste management
Oxford Eagle
Another point of discussion that affects both Lafayette and Pontotoc Counties was the adoption of a resolution to amend the ordinance requiring the mandatory flow of solid waste to Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority facility in Pontotoc County.
...The supervisors also approved a modification of the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Plan in regards to expanding the service area of the North Mississippi Recycling Solutions Facility, subject to approval by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
County to receive $500K for EWP projects
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Land damage from recent natural disasters will be repaired soon, as Adams County is slated to receive approximately $500,000 in watershed project funding.
State Government
How much could Mississippi's accounting problems cost taxpayers?
Clarion Ledger
State Auditor Stacey Pickering said Mississippi government has some glaring, systemic accounting problems it must address to protect taxpayers from fraud and abuse and keep the state's credit rating healthy.
► Department of Environmental Quality
- The agency recorded vendor payments in the wrong accounting year, leading to incorrect journal entries.
Governor Bryant rules out appointing himself to U.S. Senate
NewsMS
You can count Governor Bryant out for filling Senator Cochran’s seat in the U.S. Senate.
Regional
After Decades Of Air Pollution, A Louisiana Town Rebels Against A Chemical Giant
NPR
Robert Taylor isn't sure why he's alive.
Land swap: Shift in wetlands permitting proposed, worrying activists
Florida Times-Union
An effort to move important wetland protections from the federal government to Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection is worrying environmental activists while gathering heavy support in Florida’s Legislature.
Cool satellite image shows rising Mississippi River pouring sediment into the Gulf of Mexico
Times-Picayune
10 things to know about the Bonnet Carre Spillway before it's opened Thursday
Times-Picayune
The Mississippi River is rapidly rising, as it generally does each spring, fed by rain and snow farther north. To reduce water levels and lessen the strain on New Orleans’ flood walls, and to prevent possible flooding in the city and other downriver communities, like St. Bernard Parish, the Army Corps of Engineers plans to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway structure on Thursday (March 8).
National
Federal court will hold first-ever hearing on climate change science
McClatchy
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered parties in a landmark global warming lawsuit to hold what could be the first-ever U.S. court hearing on the science of climate change.
Environmentalists accuse EPA of gutting Obama-era safeguards on coal ash disposal
USA Today
WASHINGTON – The gooey, grayish-black sludge that spilled across the Tennessee landscape set in motion a chain of events that would eventually result in the first-ever federal regulations for the storage and disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants.
Public weighs in on West Lake proposal, overwhelmingly wants more thorough cleanup
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a long-awaited proposal to partially remove the radioactive contamination at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site here, while placing a protective cap over material left behind.
'Plogging' combines fitness, litter removal
WLBT
It's something you might have been doing without knowing its name.
Plogging combines jogging and picking up trash, and it's a way people can take care of themselves and their environment at the same time.
Press releases
EPA Proposes Safe System for Recycling Aerosol Cans that Saves Over $3 Million Per Year
03/06/2018
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a clear, practical, and safe system for handling hazardous waste of aerosol cans that encourages recycling.
2018 Fishing Forecast for Central Mississippi Lakes
From MDWFP
JACKSON - Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are excited about the upcoming fishing season in Central Mississippi.
First Tuesday Lecture: "The Roadside Geology of Mississippi"
MDWFP
Our speakers for this month's First Tuesday Lecture at MDWFP's Mississippi Museum of Natural Science are Dr. Stan Galicki of Millsaps College and Dr. Darrel Schmitz of MSU.
They discussed challenges related to logistics, technology, and the state’s surface geology they encountered while writing their book, The Roadside Geology of Mississippi.
