State
D’Iberville residents frustrated with persistent sewage problems
WLOX
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s no surprise to have an odor problem at a sewage lift station, but finding raw sewage flowing down a ditch across from your house is cause for alarm.
Insect infestation is killing area Crepe Myrtles
WLBT
BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) - A tree which is a southern favorite for its colorful summer blooms is under attack by an insect infestation.
Senate bill would privatize some Mississippi state parks, give others away
Daily Journal
A Northeast Mississippi lawmaker has introduced a sweeping proposal to privatize at least 10 Mississippi state parks and offload several others to cities and counties.
State Government
Governor Tate Reeves discusses legislative plans for the year
MPB
In his 2021 State of the State Address, Mississippi’s governor is laying out his plans for the year. The governor wants to improve the state’s economy, education, and promote healthy political discussions.
Oil Spill
Coastal restoration worker faces federal water pollution charges for cutting pipeline in Barataria Bay
NOLA.com
A marine contractor from Harvey is facing federal water pollution charges for puncturing an oil pipeline while working on a coastal restoration project off Plaquemines Parish in 2016 -- a project itself spurred by the 2010 BP oil disaster.
Regional
Dow, Union Carbide, other subsidiary seek $3M EPA settlement for years of pollution, faulty flaring
NOLA.com
Dow Chemical, Union Carbide and one other of Dow's subsidiaries will spend $294 million on new pollution controls and monitoring to improve flaring practices and cut hundreds of tons of toxic and other carcinogenic or ozone-producing emissions annually from their complexes in Plaquemine, Hahnville and Texas under a proposed environmental settlement.
Memphis neighborhood activist says city is becoming a trash dump
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis community activist wants to know why there is so much trash and illegal dumping around the city.
Restoring Resilient Reefs Act: Lawmakers propose legislation to protect vulnerable coral reefs
WPTV
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — There could be some new hope to protect the health of our coral reefs.
National
Biden’s Climate-Change Policy Targets Oil Industry
WSJ
WASHINGTON—The oil industry is emerging as a primary target of President Biden’s climate policy, setting the stage for a confrontation that could shape the future of the energy sector.
Biden pledges to replace government fleet with electric vehicles
The Hill
President Biden on Monday pledged to replace vehicles owned by the federal government with U.S.-made electric vehicles, doubling down on a similar campaign pledge.
Volkswagen Asks Supreme Court to Block Local Emissions Regulations
WSJ
German auto giant Volkswagen AG VOW -0.40% is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that it says opens up car makers to a flood of emissions regulations from local governments that could clash with existing federal rules.
$3.1 million later, EPA to hand over 'green ooze' on I-696 cleanup to Michigan
Detroit Free Press
The site of toxic "green ooze" that emanated onto I-696 in Madison Heights in December 2019 has groundwater no longer showing excessive levels of contaminants, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said Tuesday — after more than a year of cleanup and $3.1 million in expenditures by the EPA.
Press Releases
Governor Reeves Gives State of the State Address
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves gave the 2021 State of the State Address. Below is the full transcript;
