State
Spillway opening impacts Coast tourism
WLOX
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Bonnet Carre Spillway continues to pour trillions of gallons of fresh water from the Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain and eventually into the Mississippi Sound.
Independent group finds E. Coli at the Reservoir
WLBT
BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) - An independent group testing water at the Ross Barnett Reservior has found E.coli in the water at two different parks.
City of Jackson files lawsuit against Siemens Corporation for “massive fraud” operation
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced during a press conference Tuesday that the City of Jackson has filed a lawsuit against Siemens related to the city’s dysfunctional water meter and billing system.
New autonomous rocket factory, more rocket testing facilities coming to Stennis Space Center
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A company that builds and tests rockets at the John C. Stennis Space Center is expanding its operations in Hancock County.
Oil Spill
GULF COAST RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
WXXV
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board met today as the group continues to accept applications for projects to be funded through the BP Oil Spill settlement with the state.
National
FDA says 'forever chemicals' in some foods not a human health concern
The Hill
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to allay concerns after an agency study found harmful “forever chemicals” in some food, saying they did not “have any indication that these substances are a human health concern.”
Study: Nitrate pollution in U.S. drinking water could lead to thousands of cancer cases
CBS
A new study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group and researchers from Northeastern University found that nitrate pollution in U.S. drinking water could cause over 12,000 cases of cancer each year. The peer-reviewed study is published in the journal Environmental Research.
Former Bush, Reagan EPA heads warn on Trump rollbacks
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency heads under three previous Republican presidents joined their Democratic counterparts Tuesday in telling lawmakers they were concerned by the Trump administration’s rapid rollbacks of environmental protections.
BP review finds global carbon emissions surged in 2018
The Hill
Global carbon emissions surged to the highest level in seven years in 2018, according to a review of world energy usage released Tuesday by BP.
U.S. Oil, Gas Hit Record Production Levels in 2018
WSJ
The shale revolution powered U.S. oil and gas production in 2018 to the largest annual increases ever recorded by any country, according to energy giant BP PLC .
Environmentalists: Offshore drilling rule changes dangerous
AP
Ten environmental groups are suing to challenge what they view as the Trump administration's decision to weaken critical safety rules created after the nation's worst offshore drilling disaster.
Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand
Fox News
Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand.
Lego Struggles to Find a Plant-Based Plastic That Clicks
WSJ
BILLUND, Denmark—Lego A/S has spent the past seven years trying to make its blocks with plastic derived from plants, but it keeps hitting brick walls.
Sally Jewell takes helm of scandal-ridden Nature Conservancy
E&E News
Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will take over as interim CEO of the Nature Conservancy, the nonprofit rocked by harassment and misconduct scandals said today.
Press Releases
MDWFP stocks five lakes with largemouth bass
MDWFP
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently stocked largemouth bass into five lakes across the state.
