State
Company behind landfill opposes Ridgeland’s annexation plan
WLBT
Drop off glass for recycling event in Jackson
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Several Mississippi groups, including Keep Mississippi Beautiful, will host a one-day glass recycling event on Friday, November 15.
Ceres water tank refurbishing work approved, bid awarded
Vicksburg Post
The Warren County Board of Supervisors during their Nov. 4 meeting and the Warren County Port Commission during their meeting Tuesday approved the low bid for rehabilitation work on the 300,000-gallon water tank at Ceres Industrial Park.
MDEQ LIFTS ONE BEACH WATER CONTACT ADVISORY IN WAVELAND, TWO OTHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Thursday for Station 3 (Waveland Beach) Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.
Eagle’s nest brings reservoir development to screeching halt
WAPT
BRANDON, Miss. — There is a move underway to remove more animals from the nation’s endangered species list. The eagle is already off that list, but some developers at the reservoir want to be able to build where eagles have been known to nest.
2019 ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI COASTAL CLEANUP HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND
WXXV
The 2019 Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup is taking place this Saturday, November 16th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Oil Spill
Moss Point to improve I-10 commercial corridor with RESTORE Act funds
WLOX
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX) - Moss Point is making plans on how to spend some big money.
The River City is receiving $3 million in RESTORE Act funds to improve its Interstate 10 commercial corridor, a project aimed at spurring commercial growth.
$5.3 million dollar grant awarded to Ding Darling for wetland restoration in Sanibel
WFTX
SANIBEL, Fla. — A federal grant will give Southwest Florida Refuge resources to enhance the wetland habitat for roosting and nesting birds.
Regional
New EPA rules reducing emissions of toxic ethylene oxide won't apply to most Louisiana plants
NOLA.com
Environmental groups had been waiting nearly three years for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to comply with a federal judge’s orders to update Clean Air Act rules governing emissions of various toxic chemicals.
Many Louisiana sites with clean-up orders yet to show ability to pay for work, audit says
NOLA.com
More than half of the hazardous waste facilities with state-ordered plans to clean up old spills in Louisiana haven't yet shown how they intend for pay for that work, even though, on average, their clean-up proposals are nearly 6½ years old, a new state audit says.
4 artificial reefs to be built in Lake Borgne, Mississippi Sound
AP
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation are creating four artificial reefs in Lake Borgne and the Mississippi Sound.
Report: 4 southeast Georgia waterways pose health risk to residents, wildlife
WTGS
The Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) released its 2019 Dirty Dozen report on Thursday.
The Dirty Dozen report highlights the politics, policies and pollution that pose the greatest risks to Georgia's water and its 10 million citizens.
Environmental groups allege TCEQ violated Civil Rights Act
Austin American-Statesman
A Houston-based environmental justice group and two national environmental organizations filed a complaint this week against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality alleging violations of the federal Civil Rights Act and discrimination on the basis of national origin.
National
Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals
AP
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration unlawfully excluded millions of tons of some of the most dangerous materials in public use from a safety review, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Governor: Ohio plan to clean Lake Erie will work, take time
AP
Ohio’s new strategy to combat the toxic algae plaguing Lake Erie will focus on reducing agriculture runoff that feeds the yearly outbreaks by offering farmers financial incentives to change their practices, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday.
Washing your clothes is causing plastic pollution, but a simple filter could help
CNN
Tiny plastic particles are polluting our oceans, where they can stay for centuries, harming sea life and making their way into the human food chain.
Opinion
Consider This: No Landfill in Madison County
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - There is one county in Mississippi that has two landfills; Madison County. Now there is a push to develop a third landfill. The proposed site of the third location is near the city of Ridgeland, and the city is strongly opposed to the planned garbage dump.
