State
Pearl River crested at 36.7′ in Jackson; MEMA and Governor Reeves give latest info
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Governor Tate Reeves met with MEMA on Monday morning to get the latest update on Pearl River flooding.1-2 inches of rainfall early this week.
Reservoir flood strategy helped slow down Pearl River crest
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Reservoir officials are reducing the amount of water they’re releasing from the spillway, going from 78,000 cubic feet per second down to 65,000.
Why does the Pearl River flood if we have a reservoir that’s supposed to hold water?
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A lot of people have asked the question: “Why does the Reservoir have to release water?”
‘One Lake’ project would’ve saved 90% of homes affected by floodwaters, Hinds Co. supervisor says
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - More than 270 homes would have been spared by floodwaters from a bloated Pearl River if the Capital City and surrounding communities had been able to utilize the One Lake project, Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham said.
Reeves: Flooding possible in Marion County, Columbia this week
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Emergency management officials in Marion County are keeping a close eye on the Pearl River this week. Forecasts show the river is expected to reach flood stage by the end of the week as water drains away from the Jackson area.
Oktibbeha County Lake water level lowers and ease stress on the dam
WTVA
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) -- The break in the rain helped lower the water level at the Oktibbeha County Lake and ease the stress on the dam.
Seismic Upgrade Progress
Efforts continue to make Pickwick Dam earthquake proof
Daily Cornithian
PICKWICK, Tenn. -- Crossroads area residents can take great comfort in knowing Pickwick Landing Dam is being made as earthquake proof as possible.
MADISON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TAKES NO ACTION ON LANDFILL
Northside Sun
The proposed North County Line Road landfill remains in limbo, as the Madison County board of supervisors decided to take no action on the matter last week.
Oil Spill
RESTORE money for Pascagoula may not solve the problem
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - Residents of the Cherokee Forest subdivision in Pascagoula have been on the receiving end of industrial pollution from their neighbors at Bayou Casotte Industrial Park for years.
Amid Maurepas funding hoopla, agency's decisions criticized as unfair to Louisiana
NOLA.com
Lost in the hoopla this past week surrounding the announcement that $130 million from BP oil spill fines will be used to build a river diversion to reinvigorate the Maurepas Swamp were complaints that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, the federal-state body that approved the money, was short-changing Louisiana.
Regional
Memphians question Plains All American about route for proposed Byhalia connection pipeline
Commercial Appeal
Concerned Boxtown residents want more specific details about how a proposed Byhalia Connection Pipeline would affect the safety of the historic neighborhood for future generations.
Damage to Baton Rouge aquifer 'unacceptable'; groundwater panel must act, report says
NOLA.com
Unacceptable environmental damage continues to affect Baton Rouge region's drinking water aquifer, the state Office of Conservation says, and a local groundwater commission should create and enforce a plan to manage that resource soon.
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Are Cheap, Fun To Throw — And Toxic For The Environment
WWNO
It’s Mardi Gras season and the streets are filling up with parade-goers… and disposable plastic.
National
The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution. The industry doesn’t want it.
Washington Post
For more than three years, the Trump administration has prided itself on working with industry to unshackle companies from burdensome environmental regulations. But as the Environmental Protection Agency prepares to finalize the latest in a long line of rollbacks, the nation’s power sector has sent a different message:
Thanks, but no thanks.
She pushed Trump to exit the Paris climate agreement and roll back environmental rules. And she’s returning to EPA as chief of staff.
Washington Post
Mandy Gunasekara, who pressed for President Trump to exit the Paris climate agreement as the Environmental Protection Agency’s top air-policy adviser, is poised to return to the agency as its next chief of staff, according to two individuals briefed on the matter.
Bloomberg’s ‘mercenaries’: Billionaire Dem funding network of climate lawyers inside state AG offices
Fox News
A program funded by 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is paying the salaries of lawyers who are farmed out to liberal state attorney general offices to pursue climate-based litigation -- a compact critics say amounts to Bloomberg buying state law enforcement employees to advance his preferred political agenda.
Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'
NPR
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he is committing $10 billion to fight climate change, which he calls "the biggest threat to our planet."
Delta commits to becoming world's first carbon neutral airline
The Hill
Delta Air Lines announced Friday that it will invest $1 billion over the next decade in an effort to become the world's first carbon neutral airline.
Jury awards $265 million to Bader Farms in lawsuit against Bayer, BASF
St. Louis Post Dispatch
CAPE GIRARDEAU — One day after finding that uncontrolled drift from the weedkiller dicamba caused millions of dollars in damages to Missouri’s largest peach farm — and that companies behind related products knew they would harm farmers — a jury ruled Saturday that Bayer and BASF should pay a combined $250 million in punitive damages.
