State
Proposed landfill in Madison County continues to draw opposition from community
WLBT
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A landfill planned for Madison County continues to draw opposition from the community and it’s leaders.
Potential landfill draws strong reaction from citizens
WAPT
A fight over a potential landfill in Madison County is drawing strong action from community leaders and citizens.
Madison Co. board meets on landfill
WJTV
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV)– The Madison County Board of Supervisors discussed the potential landfill.
Finish the Pumps? Rolling Fork residents question EPA officials at public listening session
WLBT
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WLBT) - The Rolling Fork community attended a public listening session Monday night and heard directly from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Residents showed up, eagerly waiting to get their questions answered.
EPA meets with Delta locals and vows to find solutions to prevent future floods
WJTV
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) – Locals in the Delta area were able to voice their thoughts to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after seven months of living in flooded farm fields, roads, and washed away homes.
WATER CONTACT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PASCAGOULA BEACH DUE TO BACTERIA POLLUTION
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has issued a “Water Contact Advisory” for Pascagoula Beach East from Westwood east to Grand Oaks.
Ocean Springs businesses make tough decisions following Bonnet Carre Spillway impact
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Two Ocean Springs businesses dependent on the water had tough decisions to make after they faced the impact of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
Enviva breaks ground on wood pellet plant in George County
WLOX
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - The countdown to Enviva’s Wood Pellet plant has officially started! Ninety full-time jobs, 300 construction jobs, 250 indirect timber-related jobs will soon be available in George County.
$2.6M in garbage fees owed by residents
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ —Adams County property owners who collectively owe more than $2.6 million in garbage collection fees may be held accountable for making payments, officials said.
County hopes to reduce littering with coloring books
Picayune Item
Pearl River County’s Board of Supervisors wants to decrease littering by encouraging the next generation to take littering seriously.
Cooper Tire brings Manufacturing Experience to Tupelo High
Daily Journal
For the fourth consecutive year, Cooper Tire and Rubber Co., brought its Manufacturing Experience to Tupelo High School on Monday.
Berryhill named chairman of Mississippi Manufacturers Association
Daily Journal
Rusty Berryhill, the president of Kevin Charles Fine Upholstery in New Albany, has been named the 2019-2020 chairman of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association board of directors.
Regional
State moves to close facility over carcinogen levels in air
AP
Georgia's governor is trying to force a medical sterilization facility to temporarily close after it allowed a gaseous carcinogen to leak out last month.
National
Ozone hole shrinks to lowest size since 1982, unrelated to climate change: NASA
The Hill
Scientists at NASA said Monday that the hole in the Earth's ozone layer has shrunk to the smallest size on record since it was first detected in the 1980s.
Press Releases
EPA Kicks Off National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
10/21/2019
WASHINGTON (October 21, 2019) — EPA is recognizing the start of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) by releasing the Progress Report on the Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (Progress Report).
