State
‘Unlawful’ operation of Bonnet Carré prompts MS Secretary of State to sue US Army Corps
Sun Herald
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mississippi River Commission have violated federal law by failing to study the consequences of diverting Mississippi River water into the Mississippi Sound through the Bonnet Carré Spillway, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says in a lawsuit filed Monday.
Memphis says it soon won't treat sewage from Southaven, Horn Lake. The suburbs are pushing back.
Commercial Appeal
The City of Memphis plans to stop treating Horn Lake and Southaven's sewage in 2023 when a contract between the three cities and DeSoto County expires.
Barnett reservoir officials announce ramp closures
WJTV
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV)- Barnett Reservoir officials on Tuesday announced the closing of several boat ramps at the lake due to low water levels. They also advised boaters to use extreme caution when launching at other ramps.
Mississippi authorities warn boaters to watch out for jumping fish
Clarion Ledger
Video
There’s a very large invasive fish in the Mississippi River’s Yazoo Basin that’s perfected the art of freaking people out.
New waste disposal site available for Neshoba Co. residents
WTOK
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Neshoba County’s former waste disposal site was over 20 years old and eroded by flooding. With help from a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Grant, totaling more than $17,000, the county was able to build a new site for waste disposal.
HARRISON COUNTY CHRISTMAS RECYCLING EVENT
WXXV
The numbers are in and Harrison County showed out and showed up for sustainability.
The Harrison County Christmas Cardboard Recycling event ran from 8 a.m. until noon on the 28th. This was an opportunity for residents to drop off their holiday boxes and cardboard to be recycled.
BEACH CLEANUP IN HARRISON COUNTY
WXXV
Did you know the only legal place to set off fireworks in Harrison County is on the beach?
DEBRIS CLEANUP IN LEE COUNTY FROM TROPICAL STORM OLGA STARTING SOON
WCBI
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – In Lee County, clean up from damage after Tropical Strom Olga is expected to ramp up.
City orders testing for mold at Fire Station #9
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The city of Meridian is temporarily moving firefighters from Station #9, located at 245 Briarwood Road West, to conduct further tests to determine the extent of possible mold contamination.
Mississippi tornado records broken
WTOK
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - The National Weather Service in Jackson confirmed Tuesday evening that the year 2019 broke a record for the highest number of tornadoes in a single year in the state of Mississippi.
State Government
Analysis: House speaker Gunn bringing policy proposals later
AP
JACKSON -- Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has a broad idea about what he wants lawmakers to consider in 2020. However, he says he's waiting to see specific proposals about teacher pay raises, roads and bridges, health care and other issues.
Reeves keeping director of Mississippi Employment Security
AP
Mississippi's incoming governor says he will keep the director of a state agency that connects people with jobs.
Oil Spill
WARM UP FOR PENGUINS AND POPS AT MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM IN JANUARY
WXXV
We are all looking forward to the New Year, especially with events like Penguins and Pops coming up in January to give us an opportunity to take some pictures with our feathered friends!
Regional
SC lawmakers propose drinking-water limits on toxic chemicals found at military bases
Post and Courier
Several South Carolina lawmakers want to set an enforceable limit on toxic chemicals that have been found in the groundwater under military bases throughout the state.
WHNT News 19 investigation: A busy year tracking 3M’s environmental impact in North Alabama
WHNT
DECATUR, Ala. -- Illegal chemical releases, a multi-million dollar settlement, and a federal investigation. Those are just some of the headlines of the year for 3M's Decatur plant.
Toxic gas above federal EPA risk level around closed Cobb plant
AJC
Limited air testing near a closed medical sterilization plant in Cobb County found elevated levels of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas that has caused public protests and town hall meetings around facilities that use the gas.
California's ban on alligator products, challenged by Louisiana, is on hold for now
NOLA.com
Enforcement of California’s ban on the sale and importation of alligator and crocodile products, which had been set to go into effect Jan. 1, is on hold for the time being thanks to a lawsuit filed by Louisiana officials.
National
Suits raise concerns over liability of 3M for chemical's harm
Star Tribune
Recent lawsuits against 3M have intensified concerns that it could face huge legal and cleanup costs over a class of chemicals called polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS.
EPA's independent science board questions underpinnings of numerous agency rollbacks
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) independent board of science advisers, many of whom were appointed by President Trump, condemned the agency Tuesday for ignoring important research and the panel’s own advice as the EPA continues with numerous regulatory rollbacks.
You’ve likely never heard of the world’s greatest ocean migration. Satellite data is helping scientists study it
Daily News
The greatest animal migration on Earth is likely something you never heard of and few have witnessed: legions of tiny marine creatures rising to the ocean surface every night to feed on tiny plants, then sinking back into the deep, dark water at dawn.
