State
Diamondhead residents no longer have curbside recycling option
WLOX
DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (WLOX) - In 2017, Diamondhead became the first city in Hancock County to provide curbside recycling to its residents after suspending it for more than 10 years following Hurricane Katrina.
18-wheeler overturns in Guntown, spills oil
WTVA
GUNTOWN, Miss. (WTVA) - Crews worked early Monday morning to remove an 18-wheeler that overturned and spilled oil in a bank parking lot.
Officials: Trash fire near Pascagoula industrial business now out, not a threat
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - A fire near an industrial company in Pascagoula is under control and is not a danger to any other buildings, said city officials.
County alters asbestos removal project
WTOK
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Lauderdale County's asbestos removal project at the site of the old Village Fair Mall has taken a new direction.
CWD in Mississippi: Number of cases expected to double this season
Clarion Ledger
Deer season is in its final weeks for most of Mississippi, and the number of cases of chronic wasting disease continues to climb.
DMR TO CONDUCT PRESCRIBED BURN ON DEER ISLAND TUESDAY
WXXV
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the DIMR-1 of the Deer Island Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.
Pearl, Big Black, Yazoo rivers to crest this week
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. — The Pearl, Big Black and Yazoo Rivers will crest this week, according to 16 WAPT meteorologists.
Supervisors select O’Keefe as new county engineer
Vicksburg Post
For the first time since 1998, Warren County will welcome a new county engineer.
Monday, during the first meeting of this four-year term, the Warren County Board of Supervisors selected someone other than John McKee as county engineer.
State Government
Gov.-elect Reeves appoints Drew Snyder to continue leading state's Medicaid agency
Daily Journal
Republican Gov.-elect Tate Reeves on Monday announced that he is appointing Drew Snyder to continue serving as executive director of the Mississippi Medicaid Division, a move which could signal little change for the state agency.
Regional
Future of fish farming in federal waters at issue in court
AP
The potential environmental and economic consequences posed by proposals for fish farming in federal waters dictate that Congress — not a federal agency — must decide how to regulate the industry, an attorney told a federal appeals court Monday.
Biggest native snake in US — a fearsome 9 feet — is vanishing, Georgia study says
Sun Herald
One of the South’s most intimidating creatures — a species of “massive” black snake — is being sought out by Georgia researchers to determine just how close the species is to vanishing from the coastal plain.
National
E.P.A. Aims to Reduce Truck Pollution, and Avert Tougher State Controls
NYT
Shuttering of coal plants has saved 26K lives in US: study
The Hill
The decline of coal could be saving thousands of lives as power plants reduce air pollution by switching to natural gas, according to a study published Monday.
EPA collects 11K gallons of water from contaminated site
AP
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich (AP) - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has collected roughly 11,000 gallons of water from a contaminated industrial site in suburban Detroit.
Federal study will examine exposure to harmful chemicals from contaminated water
KKTV
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A federal study will soon start testing tied to contaminated water near one of our local military bases. They plan to figure out just how exposed people are to the chemicals that have polluted their groundwater for years.
Hearings on Michigan PFAS drinking water rules start this week
MLive
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) is holding the first of three public hearings this week on its plans to regulate several types of fluorinated chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in public drinking water.
Roundup Ruled the Farm, Now Its Maker Has a Challenger
WSJ
DECATUR, Ill.—Before it was targeted by tens of thousands of plaintiffs in lawsuits, Roundup was the king of the field—the world’s most heavily used weedkiller. Now it’s mired in court over claims it caused cancer and viewed as a major liability for its parent company, Bayer . On top of that, some weeds have evolved to survive Roundup.
Press Releases
DMR to conduct prescribed burn on Deer Island Coastal Preserve Jan. 7
January 6, 2020
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the DIMR-1 tract of the Deer Island Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.
EPA Jumpstarts Administrator Wheeler’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative
Agency seeks input on initiative for cleaner emission standards for heavy-duty trucks
01/06/2020
Marshall, Va. (Jan. 6, 2020) — At the Fauquier Livestock Exchange, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler followed up on his November 2018 announcement and took concrete steps to advance the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI).
EPA at 50: Progress for a Stronger Future
01/06/2020
WASHINGTON (January 06, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 50th anniversary theme, “EPA at 50: Progress for a Stronger Future.”
