State
CITY DECLARING EMERGENCY TO FIX BREAKS
Northside Sun
Jackson’s sewer problems continue, with city officials announcing recently that they have identified 118 breaks across the city.
In light of the news, the Lumumba administration plans to issue a state of emergency and was working on drawing up the declaration last week.
‘We’re under assault.’ New group plans action to protect the Mississippi Sound.
Sun Herald
The opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway is only one of numerous threats to the Mississippi Sound, where water quality has deteriorated to the point that South Mississippi’s way of life and cultural identify are threatened.
Greenville Sewage Spill Causes River Advisory
Delta Daily News
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — What are being called “operational issues” at the City of Greenville’s wastewater treatment plant have resulted in the discharge of minimally treated wastewater into the Mississippi River.
Mississippi River water warning issued by Arkansas Department of Health
KARK
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – (News Release) The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory Friday for a section of the Mississippi River near Greenville.
Arkansas Department of Health issues Mississippi River water warning
KATV
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — According to a press release, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued a water contact advisory Friday for a section of the Mississippi River near Greenville.
All Shaken Up?
Daily Corinthian
BOONEVILLE -- A minor earthquake put rural Prentiss County on the map Wednesday night.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2.3 magnitude quake occurred at 6:43 p.m. 7.3 miles east of Booneville and 20.1 miles south-southeast of Corinth.
Waveland board talks grinder pumps; deficit in utility fund
Sea Coast Echo
The Waveland Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Wednesday discussed assuming the responsibilities for some residents' grinder pumps and a deficit in the utility fund.
Jackson claims conspiracy, fraud: Lawsuit against Siemens grows to $450M
Clarion Ledger
A scathing revised complaint from the city of Jackson in its lawsuit against Siemens Industry Inc. over its water meter and billing system provides additional details on what it says was a coordinated conspiracy by the company and others to defraud the city.
Conservation officers remind hunters of CWD testing sites as deer hunting season begins
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/WTVA) - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks says deer hunting season starts today.
National Christmas tree shortage not impacting trees grown in Mississippi
WLBT
If you’ve heard about a national Christmas tree shortage, don’t let it dampen your holiday cheer. The impact around here will be minimal and could mean even more Mississippi-grown trees will be in demand this year.
State Government
MDOT receives $5.7 million public transit grant
WDAM
The Mississippi Department of Transportation received a $5.7 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Buses and Bus Facilities Program for a statewide bus purchase program.
MDHS launches new ‘My Resources’ website to help those in need
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Whether it’s social workers out in the field, social service agencies, or families looking for help, the Mississippi Department of Human Services is making it easier to connect with the right place to find information.
Online appointments take hours off drivers license process
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Driver Services Bureau of the Mississippi Highway Patrol has been trying to make your drivers license experience a lot better.
Regional
Denka-area cancer study to start soon; Louisiana health officials lay out blueprint
NOLA.com
State health officials plan to knock on every door within 2.5 kilometers of the controversial Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St. John the Baptist Parish in hopes of determining exactly how many people in the neighborhood have developed cancer.
National
Ban on consumer use of chemical found in paint strippers goes into effect
The Hill
Starting on Saturday, consumers will no longer be able to handle or purchase products containing the chemical methylene chloride, found often in paint strippers.
EPA to help farmers clean up toxic foam chemicals
ABQ Journal
Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap still can’t sell the milk or meat from his cows.
It’s been more than a year since the animals tested positive for toxic chemicals that leaked into the dairy’s water wells from nearby Cannon Air Force Base.
Severe storms colliding with nation's most polluted sites
Joplin Globe
Floods. Wildfires. Hurricanes.
All of the above, worsening as a result of climate change, according to experts, could cause additional environmental and human health harm when some of the nation's most extreme weather collides with some of the nation's most toxic sites, according a new federal report.
Baltimore Harbor’s Garbage-Gobbling Tool Gains Speed
WSJ
Karima Cherif has seen the future of litter reduction in San Francisco Bay, and it is a drag queen decked out in long eyelashes, boa, rainbow colors and lights. She even has a possible name in mind: Trasharella.
Blue soils dug from under polluted Wolverine tannery
MLive
ROCKFORD, MI — Dirt is not supposed to be this color.
The soil underneath the former Wolverine World Wide tannery in Rockford is so saturated with chromium that some of it has turned blue.
Bets on Coal End Where They Started: In Bankruptcy
WSJ
Businessmen Tom Clarke and Jeff Hoops Sr. thought they could make money cobbling together financially troubled mines into larger coal producers, taking advantage of the industry’s distress.
Press Releases
EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture
11/22/2019
ALBUQUERQUE (Nov. 22, 2019) — Today, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Regional Administrator Ken McQueen will announce the availability of $4.8 million in funding to expand research on managing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in rural America and the agricultural sector.
EPA Bans All Retail Distribution of Methylene Chloride to Consumers for Paint and Coating Removal
11/22/2019
WASHINGTON (Nov. 22, 2019) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations to prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution of methylene chloride in all paint removers for consumer use will go into effect after November 22, 2019.
