State
Eagle Lake residents discuss backwater flooding with local, state leaders
WLBT
EAGLE LAKE, Miss. (WLBT) - Eagle Lake Methodist Church was packed with people from the community to talk about flooding, Saturday.
Corps reopens Steele Bayou Control Structure
Vicksburg Post
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District opened the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure Sunday.
Coronavirus outbreak: What Mississippi is doing to prepare
Hattiesburg American
There have been no cases of the coronavirus in Mississippi, but state health officials are on alert.
State Government
Reeves recommends increased funding for teachers, workforce development in budget proposal
WLOX
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - Gov. Tate Reeves released his Executive Budget Recommendation for the fiscal year 2021 for the state of Mississippi.
Regional
Neighbors say plant that’s supposed to be renewable energy source is making them sick
WSB
MADISON COUNTY, Ga. — The Madison Biomass Plant, which towers high above the pasture land of the rural county, is billed as a renewable energy source. But residents who live nearby say the wood-burning plant is making them sick.
National
Minnesota's state environmental agencies rack up court losses on project permits
Star Tribune
A large dairy cow operation, a leaking taconite tailings basin and the state’s first copper-nickel mine. Different projects, different owners. And four times since last summer the Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected or suspended the environmental permits state regulators gave them.
KDKA Investigates: What Role Does Shale Gas Industry Play In Pittsburgh’s Air Quality?
KDKA
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Recent tests have shown that Pittsburgh has some of the worst air quality in the country. There are a lot of factors, including the weather, pollution and our region’s geography. But what role does the shale gas industry play?
State requests public comment on electric vehicle charging station grant program
Advocate
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary-designee Craig Thompson has announced that the VW Mitigation Program is seeking public input on the spending of $10 million in Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust funds for electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) grants.
Officials to use $300M from feds to stem Tijuana pollution flows
Fox 5
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Local elected representatives Friday discussed $300 million in federal funding from the newly signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and its potential impact on water pollution and cleanup in the Tijuana River Valley.
Opinion
OVER 40 YEARS, 80,000 ACRES CONSERVED
Northside Sun
I was about five years old when my Dad took me hunting for the first time. The magic of those mornings sitting with him in the “hickory stand” looking at the towering trees above and the sound of the woods waking up around us still resonate with me today. As do the drives to my grandparents in Marks, as we’d pass fields of ducks and geese, only to hear them flying over the Coldwater River behind their house once we arrived.
