State
Sewage lagoon can’t handle more residential development, according to Harrison Co. supervisor
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - If you drive in Harrison County around County Farm Road and Highway 53, you know new homes are being built all over.
However, one county supervisor wants to see the construction stopped over sewage concerns.
GULFPORT SEWAGE OVERFLOW CLAIM
WXXV
A Harrison County District Supervisor is speaking out what she believes to be a big issue. Angel Kibler-Middleton is stating a local lagoon is over-pouring into a Gulfport waterway.
CHANGES IN RECYCLING PROGRAM IN OCEAN SPRINGS
WXXV
The glass bottles and jars Ocean Springs residents have been putting into recycling bins for decades will now be heading to the landfill.
South Jackson homeowners fed up with littering in their neighborhood
WAPT
Those living nest to abandoned houses say it's not only the trash they're concerned about. They say they are worried about their safety when homeless people move in next door.
A new CWD management zone has been mapped out. Here's what you need to know.
Clarion Ledger
In response to more cases of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi deer, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has expanded the North Mississippi CWD Management Zone. Prior to enlargement of the zone, it included six counties and parts of five more. It now includes 19 entire counties.
Judge likely to return $2B utility case to state court
AP
After more than 10 years of wrangling and delays in federal court, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and the state's largest private utility appear to be headed back to state court in a lawsuit where Hood alleges hundreds of thousands of customers were overcharged.
Washington County Particapting in Nationwide Earthquake Drill
DeltaNewsTV
Washington County is one of many counties participating in a nationwide earthquake drill.
A little more than two centuries ago, in 1811 and 1812, there were three major earthquake events; each hitting a magnitude on a earthquake Richter scale of nearly 8.0 in an area of the country called 'The Madrid Zone.'
State Government
EIGHT ROAD PROJECTS INCLUDED IN MASTER PLAN
Northside Sun
Eight roads have been tapped for repair as part of the “Capitol Complex Improvement District’ master plan.
Regional
Gulf states to continue managing anglers’ red snapper catch
AP
The group that manages Gulf of Mexico fishing in federal waters says states can keep managing anglers' catch of red snapper after this year. The popular sport and table fish is still recovering from nearly disastrous overfishing.
Scientists release video of deep-sea bugs gorging on gator
Times-Picayune
Dangerous lead levels revealed in hundreds of Chattanooga properties
WTVC
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crews have uncovered dangerous lead levels in Chattanooga, leaving parents concerned about their children's safety.
National
Earth's carbon dioxide levels highest in 3 million years, study says
USA Today
Carbon dioxide – the gas scientists say is most responsible for global warming – has reached levels in our atmosphere not seen in 3 million years, scientists announced this week in a new study.
Shipping Comes to Terms With $50 Billion Clean-Fuel Bill
WSJ
The introduction of low-sulfur fuels in oceangoing vessels next year to meet new emissions standards will mark the biggest change in ship propulsion since the maritime industry moved from coal to heavy oil early in the 20th century.
Environmental groups to sue Shell over climate change
AP
Climate activists are planning to deliver a court summons to Shell in a court case aimed at forcing the energy giant to do more to rein in carbon emissions.
Press Releases
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Jackson, Mississippi, Hazardous Waste Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., (“Safety-Kleen”) entered into a March 26th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and Mississippi Hazardous Waste Management Regulations. See Docket No.: RCRA-04-2018-4016(b).
Safety-Kleen is described as the owner and operator of a business in Jackson, Mississippi, (“Facility”) that both sells oil, solvents, lubricants, and antifreeze and provides used oil and spent solvent recovery services.
Administrator Wheeler Announces Auto Manufacturing Sector Snapshot from Smart Sectors Program at DC Auto Show
04/04/2019
WASHINGTON (April 4, 2019) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler unveiled a sector snapshot showcasing the Automotive Manufacturing sector at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C. Developed by EPA’s Smart Sectors Program, the sector snapshots tool features an interactive, web-based application (or “app”) that shows comprehensive, historical environmental and economic performance on a sector basis and allows users to visualize the data and choose different combinations of parameters.
