State
TAX HELPING JACKSON WITH WATER, SEWER REPAIRS
Northside Sun
Jackson again is having to rely on the one-percent infrastructure tax to bail out its water and sewer system.
BRINGING USEFUL SKILLS TO THE PASCAGOULA RIVER AUDUBON CENTER
WXXV
The Pascagoula River Audubon Center provides a way to experience and learn about nature right in our own backyard.
'Fresh ideas and leadership': Mississippi Wildlife Federation names new executive director
Clarion Ledger
The Mississippi Wildlife Federation has announced the hiring of a new executive director. Veteran conservation advocate, public policy expert and attorney Ashlee Ellis Smith has taken on the role.
2019 ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI COASTAL CLEANUP RESCHEDULED
WXXV
This weekend’s weather forecast has prompted organizers of the annual Coastal Cleanup to reschedule the event for another weekend.
Volunteers take part in Bonita lakes Cleanup Day
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK)- It was a busy and rewarding day for Friends of Bonita Lakes as they had a Clean-Up Day at Bonita Lakes Park.
MANATEE SIGHTINGS IN BACK BAY
WXXV
Visitors to Biloxi’s Back Bay may have the chance to spot some very large sea animals.
Photos from a recent Facebook post from the Mobile Manatees Sighting Network show the presence of manatees in the bay.
Regional
UF researchers to study PFAS’ effect on humans
Gainesville Sun
While many Americans aren’t familiar with PFAS, this group of manufactured chemicals not only surrounds us but can be found in nearly everyone’s blood, a risk federal regulators want to understand better.
South Carolina water utilities grapple with chemical pollutants
Post and Courier
Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen used in the making of nuclear bombs. It can cause cancer. You drink it every day.
Rare southern bird on verge of making a comeback
AP
Scientists studying the red-cockaded woodpecker in Georgia forests say the rare bird is making a comeback.
Alabama environmental chief gets positive review, despite public concerns
Al.com
The Alabama Environmental Management Commission gave a mostly positive performance evaluation to ADEM Director Lance LeFleur, despite public criticism of the department’s handling of high profile incidents like the Tyson fish kill and ongoing chemical contamination in the Tennessee River.
National
Exxon’s Climate-Change Accounting Goes on Trial
WSJ
Exxon Mobil Corp. and New York’s attorney general are headed for a showdown this week over accusations the company deceived investors, a rare trial over how the oil industry accounts for the impact of climate change.
EPA sued by hazardous waste group over e-Manifest fee increases
WasteDive
The Environmental Technology Council (ETC), a trade association for hazardous waste service providers, has filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging new FY20-21 fee increases for the federal e-Manifest program.
It started with 100 dead cows. Now pioneering PFAS lawyer wants US to move faster to protect public.
MLive
Cincinnati attorney Rob Bilott asks the questions also posed by regulators, by environmental activists and by people who trusted their drinking water until they learned it had been poisoned by PFAS.
Trump nominates deputy energy secretary to replace Rick Perry
The Hill
President Trump announced Friday that he plans to nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry.
Press Releases
MDWFP Remembers Melvin Tingle
10/19/2019
MDWFP
Melvin Tingle, a staple of the Mississippi Outdoors television program for more than a quarter of a century, died Friday. He was 84.
