State
Hattiesburg receives MDEQ grant
WDAM
Hattiesburg residents will have an avenue this year to dispose of those substances sitting in the dark beneath the sink or objects long-stashed in some forgotten corner of the shed.
Flooding, Tires, and Old Refrigerators in Clarksdale
Delta Daily News
At yesterday’s public meeting of the Clarksdale city board, Vince Malavasi of Neel Schafer engineers outlined their recommendations to curb flooding across the city and replacing bridges on Second Street and Friars Point Road.
City OKs water improvement project
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — A citywide water improvement project will soon be underway after Natchez aldermen unanimously voted Monday to enter into a professional services agreement with WGK Inc. to move forward with the project.
Group warns Lauderdale County residents about flood plains, recommends flood insurance
Meridian Star
Lauderdale County residents who purchase flood insurance have up to a 10 percent discount, thanks to a group of volunteers known as the Program for Public Information (PPI) Committee.
National
EPA criminal action against polluters hits 30-year low
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency hit a 30-year low in 2018 in the number of pollution cases it referred for criminal prosecution, Justice Department data show.
EPA said in a statement that it is directing “its resources to the most significant and impactful cases.”
Developers, not farmers, get big lift from Trump’s wetlands changes
AP
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump often points to farmers as among the biggest winners from the administration’s proposed rollback of federal protections for wetlands and waterways across the country.
Zinke takes job at investment firm
The Hill
Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has landed his first job since resigning from the Trump administration.
Press Releases
Mississippi Sharps Collection Program Reaches Milestone
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Mississippi’s Household Medical Sharps Collection and Disposal Program managed by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) reached a milestone in late 2018. Altogether, more than 50,000 pounds of medical sharps have been voluntarily collected from the public during the program’s nine-year history.
