State
Mississippi Coast cities, counties sue Army Corps over Bonnet Carré as new threat looms
Sun Herald
Coast leaders file federal lawsuit to change procedures for future spillway openings
WLOX
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Leaders from across the Mississippi Coast have filed a federal lawsuit, seeking changes to procedures in future openings of the Bonnet Carré Spillway.
Harrison County Christmas cardboard recycling program expanding
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - When you’ve got a good thing going, make it bigger.
That's just what the Harrison County Beautification Commission is doing with their Christmas Cardboard Recycling program.
Hattiesburg sets up recycling stations for holiday trash
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg is helping keep the community clean by offering recycling for Christmas rubbish.
Regional
There were 540 oil spills after Katrina. Oil companies have yet to be held accountable for any of them.
NOLA.com
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, while stranded New Orleanians flagged down helicopters from rooftops and hospitals desperately triaged patients, crude oil silently gushed from damaged drilling rigs and storage tanks.
Coastal activists and scientists point to new land resulting from this year’s high Mississippi River
WVUE
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - On the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines, LSU coastal scientist John Day surveys a rare site along Louisiana’s coast, a place where new land forms.
Rule aimed at saving more sea turtles from shrimp boats gets mixed response
NOLA.com
A new federal rule aimed at protecting sea turtles from shrimping nets is getting mixed reactions from conservation groups.
What's inside a feral hog's stomach? You name it.
NOLA.com
Snakes, turtles, rabbits, nutria, turkey eggs, turkey babies, baby trees.
National
5 Major Environmental Regulation Changes Made by Trump Admin. in 2019
CNBC
President Donald Trump has taken historically unprecedented action to roll back a slew of environmental regulations that protect air, water, land and public health from climate change and fossil fuel pollution.
South Philly refinery, a big polluter, shut down 6 months ago. So, do we have cleaner air?
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
The vast Philadelphia Energy Solutions refining complex was the single largest stationary source of air pollution in the city before it shut down after a catastrophic June 21 fire. So it would be reasonable to assume the city's air quality has improved in the six months since the largest oil refinery on the East Coast suspended fuel production.
One eccentric socialite is to blame for California's wild pig problem
SF Chronicle
California's wild pigs are massive and ubiquitous. They can grow into 200-pound ripping machines. They tear up lawns and destroy hillsides. Their gruesome teeth can even threaten humans and pets.
Can you guess what happens to unsold Christmas trees?
USA Today
Firs. Pines. Spruces. Cedars.
Millions of these prickly evergreens are chopped, shipped, sold and decorated every holiday season. In fact, roughly 96 million American households are expected to put up a Christmas tree during the holidays, according to an annual survey from the American Christmas Tree Association, and 19% of those are live trees.
