State
Consent decree commits Hattiesburg to 16-year plan for sewer improvements
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Last week, a federal judge signed a consent decree between the city of Hattiesburg, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality over wastewater issues in the city.
Mississippi inspired the Teddy Bear. Now, lawmaker wants green light to shoot bears on sight
Clarion Ledger
Bears in Mississippi, the inspiration for the "Teddy Bear," could be shot on sight if a bill introduced by a state senator passes.
Regional
Duke settlement on coal ash may cost customers billions
WBTV
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A major settlement Monday involved Duke Energy and the coal ash basins.
Louisiana should better identify air pollution violations, speed enforcement, auditor says
NOLA.com
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality needs to do a better job of identifying industrial polluters that don't properly report emission violations, and enforce those violations more aggressively, according to a management audit made public Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office.
There’s a new whale species in the Gulf. Unfortunately, it’s already teetering on extinction
NOLA.com
There was always something a little odd about the exceedingly rare Bryde’s whales that live in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sturgeon tagged 14 years ago recaptured in Georgia river. And it was double the size
Sun Herald
The world’s unluckiest lake sturgeon has been caught for the third time in 14 years, providing Georgia wildlife officials with a rare opportunity to see how fast the prehistoric species can grow in the wild.
