State
Train carrying vehicles derailed in Moselle Wednesday morning
WDAM
MOSELLE, Miss. (WDAM) - A cargo train derailed near Hood Street between U.S. Highway 11 and Moselle Road Wednesday morning.
No injuries in fire at Kemper County plant
Meridian Star
No one was injured after a fire broke out at a structure at the Kemper County plant early Wednesday morning, officials said.
RV park proposes discharge wastewater into Bogue Chitto
Tylertown Times
A popular RV park in Walthall County has applied for a permit with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to discharge just over 70,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily into the Bogue Chitto River.
Hancock still cleaning up after Hurricane Zeta
Sea Coast Echo
Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Hancock County on Oct. 28 and the county and all its communities are still cleaning up the debris left in its wake.
Trash fee increases for Ridgeland residents on Reservoir
Madison County Journal
RIDGELAND — City officials approved an agreement with the Reservoir’s governing body that included an incense in fees for trash pickup for roughly 375 residential customers within the city limits and just outside of it.
R’land water receives perfect score
Madison County Journal
Ridgeland drinking water received top scores from a recent inspection from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
MDWFP opens new office at Neshoba County Lake
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) opened a new office at Neshoba County Lake on November 30, 2020.
State Government
Mississippi issues new public health advice after a record 2,457 new cases
Sun Herald
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs has issued new official public health guidance saying all Mississippians should avoid non-essential activities after the state saw a record spike in daily coronavirus cases Wednesday.
National
A whirlwind of a year for dicamba users
Delta Farm Press
2020 has seen its share of agriculture-related regulations and lawsuits, but one of the ongoing cases to affect many farmers throughout the U.S. is the regulations on the commonly used dicamba pesticides.
Oil Refineries See Profit in Turning Kitchen Grease Into Diesel
NYT
HOUSTON — Many businesses are betting that electric and hydrogen-powered cars and trucks will play a critical role in the fight against climate change. But some oil companies are hoping that so will smelly restaurant grease and slaughterhouse waste.
Press Releases
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO PROTECT MISS. JOBS, COASTAL CONSERVATION
Conservation Funding Protection Act Would Secure Offshore Energy Production Access
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to protect jobs and energy exploration opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and the conservation efforts funded by those activities.
