State
Anhydrous ammonia leak cleared in George County
WLOX
Roads are back open after a rail car leaked anhydrous ammonia into the air Thursday morning in George County.
CLEANING STATIONS SET UP TO FIGHT SALVINIA
Northside Sun
Soon boaters at the Ross Barnett Reservoir will have the option to wash up as soon as they exit the water.
Utility Authority working with business owner to provide sewage collection
Picayune Item
A matter concerning a $20,000 charge to connect a new business to sewer services was discussed by the Pearl River County Utility Authority’s Board of Directors during a meeting held on Dec. 17.
Oil Spill
Oil spill money could be used for birds off Louisiana coast
WRAL
Nearly $17 million in Deepwater Horizon oil spill money would rebuild a barrier island bird rookery off Louisiana to more than seven times its current size under a recently released plan.
National
EPA braces to run out of funds by week's end as shutdown continues
The Hill
A week after the government failed to agree on a final funding bill, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to follow suit and shut down.
EPA still hasn't acted nearly two years after proposing ban on deadly chemical methylene chloride
CBS
Many of America's largest retailers, including Amazon, are planning to stop sellingall paint stripping products containing methylene chloride. Fifty-six people have died since 1980 from exposure to paint strippers containing the chemical and although the EPA proposed banning it in 2017, the agency has yet to take action.
Howell woman to lead Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Livingston Daily
A Howell woman has been appointed to lead the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality by Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer.
Latest casualty in U.S. budget battles: a popular fund to protect parks and wildlife refuges
USA Today
WASHINGTON – The 54-year-old federal lands purchase program that's helped protect Yellowstone National Park, the Appalachian Trail and Central Park in New York City is on the verge of disappearing.
