State
Longtime researcher named director of university’s coast lab
AP
A longtime marine researcher at the University of Southern Mississippi will become the new director of the university’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
State Government
Mississippi governor: State will double number of COVID vaccination sites
AP
JACKSON -- Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is not going fast enough in Mississippi. He said officials are working behind the scenes to "eliminate roadblocks" so more people can get vaccinated quickly.
Analysis: Health care, education, incentives on 2021 agenda for Mississippi legislature
Clarion Ledger
JACKSON, Miss. – With the Mississippi legislative session just beginning, officials are starting to reveal their public policy wish lists, including proposals to increase teacher pay and improve the availability of health care services.
Regional
Chemours Can Skip Testing 54 ‘Forever Chemicals,’ EPA Says
Bloomberg
The EPA has rejected a request from six North Carolina environmental health groups to force Chemours Co. to generate toxicity, human health, and other data for dozens of toxic PFAS chemicals.
National
Green groups sue over Forest Service rule weakening environmental review of its projects
The Hill
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Forest Service over a rule that weakens environmental analysis of many of its plans and excludes a number of actions from scientific review or community input.
