State
Ridgeland votes to exit county’s waste plan
Madison County Journal
RIDGELAND — As the future of the NCL landfill west her remains uncertain, city officials voted to remove themselves from the County’s solid waste plan in a move one alderman said would expose an “outrageous” and “fraudulent” assessment and reduce the county’s need for an additional landfill.
PUMPS COULD BE FINISHED BY 2025, WITH PROPER FUNDING
DDT
At a recent meeting in the Mississippi Delta, representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency announced they are on board with the construction pumps at the Steele Bayou Structure to mitigate flooding in the Yazoo River Backwater.
Program in Mississippi invests $11M to control ‘destructive feral swine’
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is dedicated $11.65 million to control feral swine in several states, including Mississippi.
MUSEUM TRAIL, JACKSON'S FIRST PAVED SCENIC PATHWAY, CELEBRATED
Northside Sun
State and Jackson officials gathered on January 13 for a ribbon cutting for the Museum Trail, Jackson’s first paved scenic pathway which connects downtown with LeFleur’s Bluff State Park.
Engines for ‘most powerful rocket ever’ will shake ground near Stennis Space Center
Sun Herald
Anyone close to Stennis Space Center on Saturday may feel the ground shake and hear the roar of rocket engines for as long as 8 minutes.
State Government
MSDH not accepting any more COVID-19 vaccination appointments until mid-February
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Don’t worry about signing up for your COVID-19 vaccination at least until the middle of next month.
Regional
Louisiana industry reports cutting toxic chemical releases by 5.6%
NOLA.com
Louisiana industrial plants reported reducing the amount of toxic chemicals they released to the land, air or water by 5.6 percent in 2019 compared to 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. Emissions totaled 129.3 million pounds, down from 136.9 million pounds a year earlier.
Birmingham Water Works gets $147 million EPA loan to fix aging infrastructure
Al.com
The Birmingham Water Works Board says it has been approved to receive $147 million in low-interest loans from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to repair or replace aging infrastructure in its water system.
National
17 states sue EPA for declining to tighten air pollution standards
The Hill
A coalition of 17 states and New York City are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to tighten major air pollution standards.
Press Releases
Change in COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and Vaccine Supply
MSDH
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi State Department of Health had a vaccine distribution plan in place that has been significantly altered in the last few days – especially in the last 24 hours.
USDA, Mississippi Sign Historic Agreement to Improve Forest Conditions on Public and Private Lands
JACKSON, Miss. – January 13, 2021 – A Shared Stewardship agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the State of Mississippi was signed today during a virtual ceremony.
USDA Invests $11.65 Million to Control Destructive Feral Swine
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.65 million in 14 projects to help agricultural producers and private landowners trap and control feral swine as part of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program. This investment expands the pilot program to new projects in Alabama, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas..
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE
ANNOUNCING THE REISSUANCE OF THE NATIONWIDE PERMITS
On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 2744) announcing the reissuance of 12 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications.
