State
Lab owner gets 18 months for faking water quality results
AP
A lab owner hired to insure water quality for dozens of Mississippi towns has been sentenced to 18 months for faking his test results.
John Couey Sentenced For Falsifying Water Quality Results
Delta News TV
A Greenville man is sentenced accused of knowingly making false statements about water quality.
Check Your Water Tests Results for This Man’s Signature
Delta Daily News
GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — If your home, business, or city has had an official water test done for federal compliance in the last few years, you had better check the signature verifying the results.
MDEQ checking dams prior to forecasted rain
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - “Right now, we have 6,800 dams on our inventory for the state,” said William McKercher, chief of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Dam Safety Division.
ONE OF SIX OKTIBBEHA COUNTY LAKE WATER PUMPS TEMPORARILY CLOSES FOR REPAIR
WCBI
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha County EMA Director Kristen Campanella said early Sunday morning one of the six water pumps at the Oktibbeha County Lake dam had to be temporarily shut down.
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY LEADERS FILL SAND BAGS AND LAY TARPS NEAR LAKE DAM
WCBI
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha County Leaders came together Sunday morning to fill sandbags and place tarps near the Oktibbeha County Lake dam.
Workers trying to alleviate pressure on Okitebbeha County Lake Dam
WTVA
OKTIEBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - Workers are working to pump enough water out of the lake to get it out of the danger zone.
Pumps reducing water level at Oktibbeha Lake
Commercial Dispatch
The high-alert warning level for the area surrounding Oktibbeha County Lake will continue through the weekend while six diesel-fueled pumps lower the lake to a safer water level, Emergency Management Agency Director Kristen Campanella said Saturday.
'One big old family': Neighborhood near Oktibbeha County Lake has long history of unity, fellowship
Commercial Dispatch
Walter Bell Road, just northeast of the Oktibbeha County Lake, hasn't been there as long as some of its residents have.
County acquires pumps to drain Oktibbeha County Lake
Starkville Daily News
Pumps to help take some of the pressure of the dam at Oktibbeha County Lake arrived Friday afternoon after a contract for their rental was agreed upon with Birmingham-based Herc Rentals.
Tornado damage cleanup could take months, DeSoto Co. officials say
Fox 13
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — According to DeSoto County leaders, it could be spring before all the debris from last weekend’s tornadoes is cleaned up.
SBA OFFERS DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN MISSISSIPPI AFFECTED BY BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ON THE GULF COAST OF MISSISSIPPI
WXXV
Low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Mississippi small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations affected by the blue-green algae on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi from June. 22 through Oct. 5, 2019.
DMR director to speak on spillway opening during annual Chamber meeting
Sea Coast Echo
The Hancock Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23rd at Diamondhead Country Club. Held each January, the Annual Business Meeting is an opportunity for Chamber members and guests to learn about the work the Chamber did in the previous year as well as plans for the current year.
ATMOS HIRES COMPANY TO HELP DETERMINE SOURCE OF SMELL PLAGUING N’SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS
Northside Sun
One summer morning in mid-August, Ridgeland resident Lisa Magee noticed a foul odor at her home in Dinsmor subdivision.
Mississippi funding fence to keep animals off runways
AP
Mississippi will pay $3 million for a fence to keep wild animals off the runways of a military base.
MDWFP issues hunting season closures due to flooding
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Heavy rains and rising Mississippi River levels have hunters yet again looking down the barrel of hunting season closures. As a result of these high-water levels, all hunting except for waterfowl, will close based on these parameters (projected date of closure levels listed for each zone):
Oil Spill
How Santa Rosa County restaurants are banding together to restore local oyster habitats
PNJ
A new oyster shell recycling program kicked off in Santa Rosa County at the start of the new year, mimicking programs in other counties along the coast that are working to restore reef habitats in local waterways.
Regional
Coastal lawsuit settlement with Freeport-McMoran delayed; will go to parishes in February, lawyer says
NOLA.com
A landmark settlement with an oil and gas company that could potentially begin to unlock billions of dollars to help restore Louisiana’s disappearing coast has yet to advance, three months after a tentative agreement was announced.
County wells closed near Miami International Airport due to chemical concerns
Miami Herald
Miami-Dade has closed three wells near Miami International Airport and is monitoring three others after water from them exceeded federal guidelines for chemicals tied to fire-fighting foam and other potential contaminants.
National
Trump teases plan to roll back key Obama-era water rule, limiting protections for waterways
The Hill
President Trump announced his administration's plan for a major rollback to an Obama-era water rule on Sunday, a move the White House believes could pay dividends with the farm vote in this year's presidential election.
Appeals Court Tosses Youngsters’ Climate-Change Suit Against Government
WSJ
A U.S. federal appeals court threw out a novel lawsuit alleging the federal government was violating young people’s constitutional rights by not doing more to address the harms of climate change.
U.S. Companies Fuel Europe’s Green-Energy Push
WSJ
BRUSSELS—U.S. companies are underwriting the European Union’s ambitious climate goals, fueling the bloc’s green-energy transition with power deals that cut emissions and costs.
A 'blob' of warm ocean water killed 1 million seabirds in the Pacific, study says
USA Today
A "blob" of unusually warm sea water in the Pacific Ocean was responsible for the deaths of about 1 million seabirds in 2015 and 2016, a study released Wednesday said.
What’s polluting Colorado’s air? 125 million tons a year of heat-trapping and hazardous gases
Denver Post
More than 125 million metric tons of hazardous and heat-trapping gases pollute Colorado’s air every year, hurting public health and accelerating warming of the planet at a time when world leaders are trying to clean up the atmosphere and fight climate change.
To stop Trump fracking plans, California is going to court
LA Times
SACRAMENTO — California took legal action Friday to block the Trump administration’s plans to open federal lands in California to oil and gas drilling, including the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing.
Press Releases
Greenville Lab Director Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Lab Results Concerning Water Quality
OXFORD, Miss.— A Greenville lab operator hired to test water samples to help insure water quality for dozens of towns throughout the Mississippi Delta was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday for submitting false statements and lab results to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
