State
All lanes of Highway 49 near Braxton closed after 18-wheeler crash spills flammable liquid; 1/2 mile area evacuated
WLBT
Both the north and southbound lanes of Highway 49 in Simpson County are closed near Braxton after an 18-wheeler crash spilled flammable liquid.
Details emerge on Pontotoc County CWD-positive deer
Clarion Ledger
A second case of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi was discovered in Pontotoc County on October 8 and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks released information this week about the circumstances.
Public hearing set on Saltillo water hike
Daily Journal
SALTILLO - Customers of the Saltillo municipal water system will get their chance to talk about proposed rate increases next month.
City of Greenwood Reveals the Yazoo River Trail
DeltaNewsTV
The City of Greenwood held a ribbon cutting ceremony reveling the new predestination bridge and boardwalk, along the Yazoo River Trail.
Statewide tornado drill happening at 9:15 a.m.
WLBT
A statewide tornado drill will happen at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.
State Government
MORGAN OUT AS STATE FORESTER
WCBI
State Forester Charlie Morgan is out.
The Forestry Commission has agreed to accept Morgan’s resignation effective immediately.
Regional
VERIFY: Comparing 14-year-old oil spill to BP spill is misleading
WWL
A government report on the size of a 14-year-old oil leak off southeast Louisiana is triggering comparisons to the 2010 BP spill.
Comparisons that are not entirely apt.
Lawyer, coal exec get prison in Alabama corruption case
AP
A former Alabama coal executive and a one-time partner in a prominent law firm are going to federal prison for bribery.
Plastic bag tax could bring in $4M annually for Memphis
WMC
Memphis shoppers could soon have to pay more for plastic bags.
A new shopping bag tax is picking up steam at city hall.
National
Trump indicates he might formally tap Wheeler to lead EPA
The Hill
President Trump indicated Tuesday that he might nominate current acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler to be the agency’s official head.
EPA Proposes Scaling Back Cleanup of Portland Harbor
AP
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to scale back the scope and cost of a planned $1 billion cleanup of a 10-mile (16-kilometer) stretch of Oregon's Willamette River as it winds through Portland's industrial area.
First round of VW settlement money will replace buses, diesel trucks
Columbus Dispatch
The first round of Volkswagen settlement money has been awarded by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Press Releases
Secretary Zinke Applauds President Trump's Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
10/23/2018
WASHINGTON – Last night, President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke applauded the nomination.
Zinke Announces Public-Private Partnership Bringing $2.7 Million to Habitat Conservation of Big Game Migration Corridors and Winter Range
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and ConocoPhillips, announced a new NFWF $2.7 million grant program to enhance and improve the quality of habitat in state identified, priority big-game winter range, stopover areas, and migration corridors on federal land and/or voluntary efforts on private land.
