State
Special helicopter will scope out aquifer data over the next few weeks
KTVE
EAST ARKLAMISS - (12/17/18) Helicopters can sometimes be intimidating, especially if they're carrying something large that looks like a missile.
Investigation underway after nuclear power plant unexpectedly shut down
Clarion Ledger
Authorities are investigating a Mississippi nuclear power plant after it experienced an unplanned shutdown last week.
Ohio State students volunteer at Pascagoula River Audubon Center
WLOX
Student volunteers from Ohio State University stopped in Moss Point during their community service tour.
Oil Spill
Gulf Oyster Reefs Are Hurting. Now There's Help From Oil Spill Aid Money
NPR
Off Cedar Key on Florida's west coast, the water is some of the most pristine in the Gulf. The estuary there has long supported a thriving seafood industry.
Regional
Farmers urged to support President Trump rollback of water
AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Trump administration on Tuesday called on farmers to throw their support behind a proposal to withdraw federal protections for many of the country's waterways and wetlands.
Environmental Protection Agency acting administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue on Tuesday traveled to middle Tennessee to drum up support among the state's agricultural community in their pursuit to replace the Obama-era water protections.
Memphis names new director of Solid Waste Division
WMC
Memphis City Council members officially approved the hiring of a director for the new division of Solid Waste.
National
Judges skeptical of case against Obama smog rule
The Hill
Federal judges on Tuesday expressed skepticism at a challenge by industry groups and Republican states against the Obama administration’s major 2015 regulation on smog-forming ozone pollution.
Volkswagen Supplier to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy, Pay $35 Million Fine in Emissions-Cheating Probe
WSJ
Volkswagen AG supplier IAV GmbH has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $35 million fine for its role in the German auto giant’s emissions-cheating scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
Press releases
Conservation Partnerships Help Keep Two Birds, Salamander and Skink From Requiring Endangered Species Act Protections
December 18, 2018
