State
OPINIONS DIFFER ON EFFECT SALVINIA HAS ON PROPERTY VALUES AT RESERVOIR
Northside Sun
Giant Salvinia has had a ripple effect on the Barnett Reservoir since it was discovered in Pelahatchie Bay last year.
Despite comments, Waveland utilities not in the red over Brown lawsuit
Sea Coast Echo
Waveland Mayor Mike Smith on Monday discussed how a lawsuit has affected the city's utility fund.
‘This is ridiculous’: Hundreds of tires litter vacant Jackson properties, angering residents
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An illegal dumping ground sits within eye sight of Jackson State University, angering property owners and those who travel the area.
Flaggs wants Kuhn developed as a park as city rejects proposals
Vicksburg Post
The Kuhn Memorial Hospital property will be developed into a park.
Damage reported from tornado in Rankin County
WJTV
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – There have been several storm damage reports in Rankin County after a tornado touched down in Star just after midnight on Wednesday morning.
Tales from decades of hunting around Vicksburg shared in new book
Vicksburg Post
In the mid-20th century, hunting was all around Vicksburg. Every fall hunters flocked to the woods and lakes surrounding the city in their quest for deer, ducks and other game.
It took a long time for John DeCell to join them.
State Government
State’s revenue may exceed the budget
Daily Leader
A Brookhaven legislator is hopeful revenue estimations for the state will continue an upward trend.
Regional
3M study finds high concentrations of PFAS chemicals at 3 closed Morgan County landfills
WHNT
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. -- 3M has conducted three preliminary studies on closed landfills in Decatur.
3 injured as Texas plant explosion releases chemical plume
AP
PORT NECHES, Texas (AP) — Three workers were injured early Wednesday in a massive explosion at a Texas chemical plant that also blew out the windows and doors of nearby homes.
National
EPA working aggressively to address 'forever chemicals,' Wheeler says
ABC
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler says the agency is working "aggressively" to develop regulations around a concerning group of chemicals, known as "forever chemicals," because they don't break down naturally in the environment.
EPA Narrows Guidance on Grouping Manufacturers for Air Permits
Bloomberg
Chemical plants, paper mills, and mining operations that are located side by side will be treated as a single major source subject to stringent air pollution controls—but anything beyond this basic definition will no longer be—according to final EPA guidance released Nov. 26.
Report: 15 Years of Cuts Hampers Illinois EPA’s Ability to Protect
WTTW
In 2003, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency had 1,265 employees working as engineers, chemists, biologists, attorneys and support staff. By 2018, that number had fallen to 639, according to a new report.
Minnesota warns EPA that water quality proposal would cripple state’s authority
AP
Minnesota officials have warned a federal agency in a letter that a proposal to streamline water quality laws would cripple their authority to protect drinking water, streams and wildlife from dozens of new projects each year.
NH judge blocks new PFAS regulations
Union Leader
CONCORD — A judge has temporarily stopped the state from implementing new regulations on groundwater contamination.
'Highly unusual' move puts Region 9 chief's office in LA
E&E News
Despite alarms raised by EPA's watchdog office and legal staff, Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson switched a top political appointee's workplace from San Francisco to Los Angeles, moving him closer to home.
Press Releases
MSU to build innovative $3 million Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center on Mississippi Coast
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is announcing plans to build the Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center—a $3 million facility funded through the state’s RESTORE Act and the first of its kind on the coast providing seafood industry safety testing and quality assurance.
Active 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end
Stretch of consecutive above-normal seasons continues
November 26, 2019
NOAA
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, was marked by tropical activity that churned busily from mid-August through October.
