State
A MANUFACTURING PLANT GOES UP IN FLAMES, HUNDREDS LEFT TEMPORARILY JOBLESS
WCBI
PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI)- Fire erupting, heavy plumes of smoke billowing from the roof, and firefighters battling a large blaze. That was the alarming sight at Washington Furniture Wednesday morning when a fire broke out.
FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE AT PONTOTOC PLANT
WTVA
Fire crews responded to the scene a plant fire at Washington Furniture in Pontotoc.
John Beard, Vice President of Sales, says there are no reports of injuries.
Tanker truck spill shuts down DeSoto County road
WMC
A tanker truck overturned in an Olive Branch neighborhood Wednesday night, causing a major traffic backup.
Clarksdale Utilities Board Fires the "CPU 3"
Delta Daily News
Clarksdale Public Utilities has announced the termination of General Manager Mark Johnson, CFO Steve Reed, and communications director Chris Campos.
Forestry Commission asks public to Stop the Pop
NewsMS
The Mississippi Forestry Commission is asking for the public’s help to Stop the Pop and report sightings of Chinese tallow, or popcorn trees.
Line Creek works brings back history
Daily Times Leader
A creek system that has drained forest and farm land along a large swath of western Clay County for a century or more is close to once again being able to do its job.
Volunteers clean De Soto Forest
Stone County Enterprise
Several organizations and individuals came together recently to assist in cleaning up the De Soto National Forest.
State Government
Hackers attempt cyber attacks on state voting system
WLBT
How safe is the ballot you will be casting during the November 6 election?
Regional
EPA tells SC woman to leave her home after finding industrial poisons post-Florence
The State
COLUMBIA
The federal government has asked at least one Cheraw resident to evacuate her home after finding toxic chemicals have spread from a Superfund cleanup site into her house in the wake of Hurricane Florence, she said.
NAS Jacksonville Says Water Wells Near Base Are Within EPA Guidelines
WJCT
Private wells around Naval Air Station Jacksonville have been found to be within EPA guidelines.
An airport in a wildlife refuge? State-backed plan shocks conservationists, scientists
Times-Picayune
The state of Louisiana has spent millions of dollars turning a sandy island in south Jefferson Parish into one of the Gulf Coast’s foremost refuges for birds and other wildlife. Now state leaders hope to do what conservationists say is unthinkable – pave over part of Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge to build a commercial airport servicing small jets and private planes.
National
Portsmouth woman testifies at first U.S. Senate hearing on PFAS contamination
Andrea Amico testifies about how contaminated water affected her family
WMUR
WASHINGTON —Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan brought concerns from Granite Staters on Wednesday in the first-ever U.S. Senate hearing on PFAS contamination.
EPA to Announce Final Plans for West Lake Landfill Cleanup
Many residents want nuclear waste dug up and shipped out
KMOX
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to announce Thursday its final plans for cleaning up the radioactive West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton.
Recreationists, environmentalists wary of EPA's cleanup plan for rivers in Old Lead Belt
KWMU
About 55 miles southwest of St. Louis, Steven Anderson — who owns an outfitter called Cherokee Landing in Bonne Terre — routinely takes his customers to St. Francois State Park.
EPA Agrees to Stop Grants for Non-U.S. Researchers
Bloomberg
The EPA will only provide research dollars and opportunities to U.S. citizens and permanent residents and will no longer support work in its labs by foreign nationals.
