State
Supervisors take no action on 3rd landfill
Madison County Journal
The Madison County Board of Supervisors held a regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, which included a discussion of the proposed controversial NCL solid waste landfill on North County Line Road.
Weir repairs, bridge work discussed by Supervisors
Picayune Item
Wednesday, Pearl River County’s Board of Supervisors discussed necessary repairs to the weir on the Pearl River near Walkiah Bluff and was updated on ongoing work to repair or replace bridges.
New agreement proposed for Culkin Water to take over Ceres water system
Vicksburg Post
In 2014, the Warren County Port Commission, Warren County Board of Supervisors and Culkin Water District reached an agreement on how one day, the water district would take over ownership and operation of a 300,000-gallon water tank and water system at Ceres Industrial Complex.
Agriculture in Mississippi nears $7.4 billion
Vicksburg Post
STARKVILLE — In 2019, Mississippi’s agricultural industry faced the prospect of dipping below $7 billion for the first time in eight years, but federal payments pushed its value up enough to post a slight gain over 2018.
Delta farmers would benefit having sustainable agriculture
MBJ
The bumper sticker on Daniel Doyle’s vehicle perfectly defines his philosophy on sustainable agriculture.
DROP ON BY! DMR 2020 CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE
WXXV
Good news for all of you fishermen out there! The 2020 Mississippi Department of Marine Resources calendar has arrived and is available!
State Government
A NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT LOOKS CLOSER AT DMV WAIT TIMES IN MISS.
MPB
The wait time for Mississippians renewing their drivers license has tripled over the past two years, according to a new report. MPB's Ashley Norwood has more.
Petition to save Sun-n-Sand submitted to state agency
MBJ
Twenty-six hundred signatures on an online petition effort to save the Sun-n-Sand motel in downtown Jackson were submitted to the state Department of Archives and History, according to Lolly Rash, executive director of the Mississippi Heritage Trust.
Oil Spill
$958M coastal authority draft plan released for 2021; here's what projects that covers
NOLA.com
Regional
Elusive fish that ‘walks’ on fins and eats stuff twice its size recorded near Florida
Sun Herald
Something that resembled a “large rock” on the sea floor west of the Florida Keys turned out to be a seldom encountered fish that uses its fins for walking, according to explorers with NOAA.
National
A dozen groups challenge EPA decision to leave slaughterhouse regulations untouched
The Hill
A dozen environmental and animal rights groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to update regulations that limit how much pollution from slaughterhouses can flow into rivers.
7 On Your Side Investigates: What's in your water?
WABC
NEW YORK (WABC) -- For decades the Environmental Protection Agency has enforced strict rules about contaminants in drinking water, but some environmental scientists say those rules don't go far enough to protect Americans' health.
Miners Fail to Disclose Waste-Dam Data
WSJ
Less than half of the world’s larger miners have released safety and environmental details about their mine-waste dams, showing the mixed success of investors’ demands for greater transparency after the deadly Brumadinho dam collapse in Brazil.
Opinion
LAW ELEVATED — Update on PFAS regulatory actions for drinking water
MBJ
The EPA is moving forward on the drinking water component of its PFAS action plan by requesting the Office of Management review its proposed regulatory determinations for two types of PFAS.
Press Releases
EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water
12/19/2019
WASHINGTON (Dec. 19, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another key step in implementing the agency’s PFAS Action Plan by announcing a new validated method for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. This new validated test method complements other actions the agency is taking under the Action Plan to help communities address PFAS nationwide.
EPA Completes Nine Agreements to Settle Clean Water Act Violations from Biosolids Land Application in 2019
12/18/2019
WASHINGTON (December 18, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it completed nine federal enforcement actions in 2019 to settle Clean Water Act violations that resulted from land application of biosolids.
EPA Recognizes Sprint and 8 Other Electronics Industry Leaders for Achievements in Innovation and Recycling
12/18/2019
(Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 18, 2019) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Sprint, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, as one of the 2019 winners of its Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge Awards.
Service Completes Initial Reviews on ESA Petitions for Two Species
December 18, 2019
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed initial reviews on petitions to list two species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): the Bethany Beach firefly and the Gulf Coast solitary bee.
