State
Waste Management asks people to limit bulk, yard waste amid COVID-19 outbreak
WAPT
Waste Management is asking residents in Copiah, Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties to limit the amount of nonessential waste they're placing curbside as trash collection is expected to rise amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mayor outlines Suez’s contributions, overcoming severe tornado damage
Laurel Leader-Call
Suez, formerly United Water, is the city’s water, sewer and billing company for its public utility. This year marks the 13th year that the city has been under contract with Suez, Mayor Johnny Magee said.
...The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality visited both city wastewater plants twice during the year, and there were no findings, Magee said. At the Massey and Smiley Wastewater facilities, Suez treated 2,882,023,000 gallons of waste, and at Water Production, it produced 1,981,654,560.
State Government
MSDH NOW RECOMMENDS MASKS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19
MPB
Given the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, and the increased risk of exposure to both the healthcare provider and the patient, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) now recommends that healthcare workers wear a face covering (either manufactured or appropriate cloth mask) throughout the workday.
WJTV 12 News to host Coronavirus Town Hall with Gov. Tate Reeves
WJTV
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, April 9, WJTV 12 News will host a Coronavirus Town Hall event with Governor Tate Reeves. Reeves will answer your questions.
Coronavirus in Mississippi: What we know Tuesday
Clarion Ledger
This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Mississippi.
Regional
EPA, DEQ loosening of regs for coronavirus panned by enviros, defended by agencies
NOLA.com
Environmental activists and several members of Congress are warning that temporary easing of federal and state environmental regulations in response to coronavirus-related staffing problems at petrochemical plants could result in unreported releases of toxic chemicals that could further endanger human health.
National
2019 atmospheric methane increase greatest in five years: preliminary data
The Hill
The average level of methane in the atmosphere increased last year by the highest amount in five years, according to preliminary data released Sunday.
Superfund, Meet Super Plants
NYT
An hour’s drive south of San Francisco, a stand of several hundred poplars grows in a Y-shape — a rather unusual sight wedged between two baseball fields. The trees were planted in 2013 to suck carcinogens out of a 1,500-acre Superfund site contaminated by the U.S. Navy, which disposed of toxic waste generated from developing military aircraft into ponds and landfills.
Wolf Species Rebounds in Southwest, Angering Ranchers
WSJ
The Mexican gray wolf has rebounded to its highest numbers in the American Southwest since its near extinction a half-century ago—to the delight of environmentalists but angst of some ranchers.
