State
Supes spending $535K to study flooding
Madison County Journal
County supervisors committed on Monday to spend $535,800 over the next 18 months to implement a stormwater management program to study flooding problems throughout the county.
City trash going private
Laurel Leader Call
Starting in 2021, Laurel residents will have a new garbage-collection service.
State of Mississippi denied Federal Public Assistance following TS Cristobal
WXXV
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency received notice, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 that the state has been denied federal public assistance following Tropical Storm Cristobal.
MDWFP to host chronic wasting disease public meeting in Ashland
Southern Sentinel
ASHLAND • The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will host a public meeting to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at the Benton County Agri-Center in Ashlandon Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.
Regional
Gulf's plastic trash killing large numbers of endangered sea turtles, manatees, study finds
NOLA.com
Invasive ‘eel-like’ species found in Georgia creek for the first time, researchers say
The Telegraph
The weather loach is common in home aquariums, but environmental scientists are concerned after more than a dozen of the invasive eel-like species were found swimming in an east Georgia creek.
National
Forest Service finalizes rule weakening environmental review of its projects
The Hill
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on Wednesday finalized its decision to weaken environmental analysis of many of its plans, excluding a number of actions from scientific review or community input.
Pittsburgh agency admits pumping sludge into Allegheny River
AP
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has admitted violating the Clean Water Act when workers illegally pumped sludge into the Allegheny River between 2010 and 2017.
Study finds air pollution reduces life expectancy in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah’s poor air quality takes a heavy toll on the state’s economy and its residents’ longevity, according to research released this week by Brigham Young University.
