State
ENVIRONMENTAL WATCHDOG COMMISSION HOLDS HEARING ON GOLD COAST
Northside Sun
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality held an evidentiary hearing Thursday over numerous violations by Brandon-based Gold Coast Commodities over the disposal of their wastewater in Pelahatchie.
GOLD COAST’S PERMIT PULLED FOR DUMPING
Northside Sun
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board voted unanimously at its meeting last week to revoke the wastewater permit for a Brandon-based chemical plant that allowed it to dump its wastewater in Pelahatchie.
Starkville considering recycling contract with Waste Pro
Commercial Dispatch
When Starkville first paused a recycling program that operated at a financial loss, city leaders considered forming a partnership with Mississippi State University's program, which has a contract with the Waste Pro USA office in Columbus.
Covington Co. resident organizes Dist. 5 trash clean up
WDAM
COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Residents in District 5 in Covington County are hitting the streets this weekend to clean up trash.
RESERVOIR OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR SALVINIA AFTER KILLING OFF EVASIVE PLANT
Northside Sun
In July, the last known patches of Giant Salvinia, an invasive and aggressive aquatic plant at the Barnett Reservoir, were eliminated.
Right now it's booming': Deer population on the rise, hunters asked to shoot more deer
Clarion Ledger
It appears Mississippi's deer population is growing and, consequently, hunters are being asked to shoot more deer.
State Government
How will the COVID-19 vaccine be distributed in Mississippi? Here’s the state’s plan.
Sun Herald
Two companies are requesting emergency-use authorization from the U.S. Food & Drug Authorization for COVID-19 vaccinations that have proven safe and effective in clinical trials.
The Mississippi State Department of Health expects a vaccine to be available soon to Mississippians and has developed a COVID-19 vaccination plan.
Regional
After 57 years, new project to study if changing the Atchafalaya's flow improves swamp health
NOLA.com
For more than half a century, the Old River Control Structure has regulated the flows of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers, preventing the all-important Mississippi from changing course and flooding the communities in between.
Smithfield Settles Lawsuits Over Noise, Smell of Hog Farms in North Carolina
WSJ
Chinese-owned pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. settled a series of lawsuits with dozens of residents in rural North Carolina over the nuisance caused by living near hog farms run by company contractors.
