State
Evacuated families allowed back home after large gas leak in Yazoo Co.
WLBT
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mayor of Satartia has confirmed that all evacuated families in Yazoo County affected by a large gas leak have been given the all clear to return home.
Lauderdale County solar farm taints Lake Tom Bailey
Meridian Star
TOOMSUBA — The inspection of a Lauderdale County solar farm site – conducted because of concerns about impacts to Lake Tom Bailey – revealed seven violations of state permit conditions, according to records from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
Officials consider One Lake project to prevent future floods
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District held a special meeting Friday, discussing the impacts of the recent flood.
Monticello mayor disagrees with One Lake project as town fights flooding
WLBT
MONTICELLO, Miss. (WLBT) - The One Lake project is predicted to save homes in Hinds and Rankin county, but what about the smaller communities on the south end of the Pearl River?
Hyde-Smith: Money, work moving ahead on backwater pumps project
Vicksburg Post
Money is in place for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin meeting Environmental Protection Agency issues about the Steele Bayou Pump Project, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Friday.
‘Farmers are going broke’, Backwater flood engulfing the Delta again
WJTV
REDWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – In the Delta, homeowners in Warren and Issaquena counties are being pushed out of their homes because of backwater flooding. Farmers are also seeing their land covered with water.
City of Oxford awarded $1.7 million for sewer and water rehabilitation project
Oxford Eagle
Oxford will soon be able to get a jump start on their sewer and water rehabilitation project.
Oil Spill
Infinity Science Center hosts Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - The Infinity Science Center gave young girls the chance to explore a field that is typically male-dominated.
Regional
Cleaner of postal vehicles illegally dumped wastewater
AP
Federal authorities in Tennessee say a woman has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping wastewater into the Mississippi River after washing U.S. Postal Service vehicles.
National
EPA moves to limit financial pressure on 'forever chemical' manufacturers under cleanup law
The Hill
A proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would absolve the nation’s manufacturers of cancer-linked “forever chemicals” from broad financial responsibility for cleaning up their product as it leaches into the water supply across the country.
Scientists Gather to Study Risk From Microplastic Pollution
AP
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of riceare turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water tothe guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales.
Glass, Once the King of Packaging, Seeks a Comeback
WSJ
Glassmakers are betting the backlash against single-use plastics can stem a decadeslong decline in the use of their bottles and jars. First they have to boost poor glass-recycling rates that undercut the material’s environmental pitch.
As plastic bag bans go into effect, some question the unintended consequences
ABC
