State
Strong sewage smell alarms locals in Horn Lake
Fox 13
HORN LAKE, Miss. - When it rains, it stinks in parts of DeSoto County. Residents told FOX13 the rain brings with it a terrible raw sewage smell in Horn Lake, Mississippi.
Oxford looks to improve city's water and sewer systems
WTVA
The city of Oxford intends to issue up to $14 million in bonds to help pay for expansion and improvement of the city's water and sewer systems.
Regional
Land swap grows Fort George park, clears hurdle to Eastside Jacksonville cleanup
Florida Times-Union
A land swap that clears the way for cleanup of an Eastside Jacksonville Superfund site has also expanded state parkland on Fort George Island, a nonprofit that was part of the deal said Monday.
National
EPA plans to scale back federal protection of waterways
UPI
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency plans to scale back the number of U.S waterways that receive federal protection, pleasing farmers but upsetting ecology-focused groups.
Amazon aims to cut shipment carbon footprint in half by 2030
The Hill
Major online retailer Amazon is making a push to halve the carbon footprint of its shipments by 2030.
Your Company Wants to Know if You’ve Lost Weight
WSJ
Across the U.S., more employers are handing out activity trackers and rolling out high-tech wellness programs that aim to keep closer tabs on workers’ exercise, sleep and nutrition, and ultimately cut ballooning health-care costs.
Opinion
Filing 16th Section lawsuit necessary for our schools
BY DELBERT HOSEMANN MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE
Sun Herald
This week, Mississippi filed suit against the federal government seeking at least $25 million for damage to 8,000 acres of 16th Section land belonging to three school districts in southwest Mississippi.
