State
Homes evacuated after train derailment in Petal
WDAM
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - More than a dozen railroad cars derailed in Petal just after midnight Friday.
Greenville Public Works Meeting
Delta News TV
The city of Greenville had their Public Works Meeting today and one citizen got to speak to the council directly.
Mississippi Fights With Army Corps Over Flood Control
WSJ
The state of Mississippi, concerned a bad flood season this spring will hurt its coast and economy, is pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change how it handles high waters on the Mississippi River.
Hancock Chamber gets Bonnet Carré Spillway update from DMR director
WLOX
DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (WLOX) - Department of Marine Resources Director Joe Spraggins gave Hancock County Chamber members a complete look Thursday at where the Gulf Coast stands in the aftermath of the 2019 algae bloom in the Mississippi Sound.
Meridian's drinking water is toxin free
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Toxins known as PFAS are man made chemicals that can lead to negative health effects. A recent study by the Environmental Working Group shows that the chemical is found in drinking water in several major U.S. cities, affecting millions of people.
Saltillo residents getting used to new water system
WTVA
SALTILLO, Miss. (WTVA) - It's been more than a month since Saltillo made the switch to surface water.
VIDEO: Trash flows into Jackson creek
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson resident is concerned about a trash buildup near his home.
‘SAND BEACH SEA OATS PROJECT’ TO BEGIN IN SPRING IN HARRISON COUNTY
WXXV
Protecting the beauty of our Gulf Coast beaches is a top priority for local leaders year round and now residents and visitors can look forward to a new addition this spring.
Another backwater flood already starting to rise in south Delta
WLBT
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Here it is the end of January and already another flood in the south Delta. Water is already starting to pool in fields in areas around Valley Park.
Starkville Utilities to make operational changes
WTVA
STARVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - Starkville Utilities General Manager Terry Kemp is making operational changes in the electricity department.
MDWFP: New exhibit reveals biomechanics of robot animals
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ and Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will present a new award-winning STEM exhibit, “The Robot Zoo.”
State Government
Mississippi governor tours prison rocked by deadly violence
AP
JACKSON — Mississippi’s new governor says he and the interim corrections commissioner toured a troubled state prison to see conditions and to try to understand what led to an outburst of deadly violence in recent weeks.
Gov. Tate Reeves to deliver State of the State Address on Monday
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves will deliver his first State of the State Address on Monday, January 27, 2020.
The address will be before a joint session of the Mississippi Legislature in Jackson.
Gov. Reeves’ speech will start at 5:00 p.m. outside the Mississippi State Capitol on the South Steps.
House Speaker Philip Gunn announces committee leadership. Here's the list.
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn on Thursday named mostly Republicans to committee leadership positions for the next four years.
Regional
Protest ahead of EPA fish farm hearing in Sarasota
Herald-Tribune
SARASOTA — Environmental groups objecting to a Hawaii-based company’s plans to open the first offshore fish farm in the Gulf of Mexico about 45 miles west of Sarasota plan to demonstrate against the proposal before a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permit hearing on Tuesday.
National
EPA Releases New Clean-Water Rules Scaling Back Federal Oversight
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency released new federal clean-water regulations Thursday that are less restrictive than those adopted under the Obama administration, removing many seasonal streams, small waterways and wetlands from federal oversight.
Toxic 'forever chemicals' found in drinking water throughout US
USA Today
A study released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group found heightened levels of potentially toxic chemicals in tap water supplies serving dozens of major American cities.
Colorado energy company to pay $3.5M in air pollution case
AP
DENVER (AP) — Federal and state authorities reached a $3.5 million settlement with a Colorado energy company to resolve alleged violations of air quality laws, officials said.
Press Releases
EPA and Army Deliver on President Trump’s Promise to Issue the Navigable Waters Protection Rule – A New Definition of WOTUS
01/23/2020
LAS VEGAS (Jan. 23, 2020) — Today, at an event at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James will announce a new, clear definition for “waters of the United States.”
2020 Commercial shark season to open Feb. 10
MDMR
BILOXI, Miss. – The 2020 commercial shark season will open Monday, Feb. 10, at 12:01 a.m. local time. This opening applies to Mississippi territorial waters only.
Grenada Lake bridge collapses
USACE
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Grenada Lake announced that a portion of the Gums Crossing Bridge, located in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, collapsed into the Skuna River basin of the lake Jan. 17.
