State
Progress being made on fencing project for Village Fair Mall
WTOK
LAUDERDALE CO., Miss. (WTOK) - At the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday, the lowest and best bid was accepted for the fencing project at the long-vacant Village Fair Mall.
Deer dogs: Change could be coming to hunting on national forest land in Mississippi
Clarion Ledger
Hunting dogs leaving national forest land and trespassing on private land is on ongoing problem, and the U.S. Forest Service is trying to address it.
State Government
'It’s going to have a heavy impact on traffic’: Stretch of I-20 to close for construction
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One of the busiest stretches of interstate in the metro will have lanes completely shutdown in coming weeks for construction.
Oil Spill
FWC Team Among Those Studying Gulf Wildlife
WUWF
Four teams of scientists are sharing $15.5 million in BP oil spill money to study the sustainability of fish, other sea life, and birds in regard to the Gulf of Mexico.
Regional
TVA leaders update start of coal ash removal, groundwater treatment process at retired Allen Fossil Plant
Local Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) – We now have a clearer idea on when Tennessee Valley Authority leaders plan to move out all the coal ash from the Allen Fossil Plant, which sits above Memphis’ main drinking water supply.
Completion of Cole's Bayou Marsh Restoration Project in Vermilion Parish announced
KATC
Oil leak reported at Belle Chasse refinery; more than 50,000 gallons spilled, contained
NOLA.com
More than 50,000 gallons of crude oil leaked last week from the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, about 25 miles south of New Orleans, authorities said Tuesday.
Money from VW settlement to help Duval County schools
News 4
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - New public-transit and school buses that run on electricity and alternative fuels would get much of Florida's share of a federal payout from a Volkswagen emissions scandal, under a plan rolled out Tuesday by the state.
National
North Dakota, EPA allow companies to self-report violations
AP
Environmental regulators in North Dakota have signed an agreement with the federal government that allows companies to avoid fines by self-reporting certain minor infractions, but not if they have potentially caused serious environmental damage.
Unilever Vows To Reduce Plastic Packaging Use By 2025
NPR
Unilever, the British-Dutch conglomerate that owns Ben & Jerry's, Vaseline, Dove and more, announced plans Monday to halve its non-recycled plastic packaging by 2025. According to Unilever's statement, the company currently uses about 700,000 tons of plastic packaging every year.
