State
Thunder, snow, sleet and lightning: Even meteorologists admit this Mississippi storm was one for the ages
Clarion Ledger
Snow, sleet and rain all at the same time? It's not something Mississippians see very often.
Throw in thunder and lightning and the fact that it happened while temperatures were in the low 20s and you have layers of confusion, with the key word being "layers."
Proposed Lauderdale County garbage transfer station draws opposition
Meridian Star
Naval Air Station Meridian officials and the mayor of Marion are expressing concerns over the location of a proposed garbage transfer station in Lauderdale County.
MDEQ awards $75,000 grant to Harrison County
WXXV
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded Harrison County a solid waste assistance grant of $75,000 that will be used by the county for a household hazardous waste program.
Grant extends waste tire collection program
Greenwood Commonwealth
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded Leflore County a grant to continue its efforts to beautify the area through the collection of waste tires.
Mississippi State University celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees
WCBI
Trees play a vital role in everyone’s life, whether it’s your job or your health.
Today, Mississippi State celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees.
State parks could see improvements with recent legislation
Y’all Politics
This year, lawmakers are taking on one area of the state that is often neglected, Mississippi’s state parks.
Oil Spill
$157 million coastal restoration project in Terrebonne Parish on schedule despite pandemic
Houma Courier
A major coastal restoration effort in Terrebonne Parish remains on schedule despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Regional
Mississippi River pollution plunged after passage of Clean Water Act, LSU study says
NOLA.com
The Mississippi River doesn’t have the cleanest reputation. Long treated as a drain for Midwest farms, factories and cities, the river has coursed with a nasty mix of bacteria, lead and toxic chemicals.
Louisiana hasn't approved an oyster lease in 19 years; that's about to change
NOLA.com
It's been 19 years since Louisiana, stung by a $1 billion court judgment, last opened its water bottoms for new oyster leases. But the state is now lifting its moratorium, raising hopes among oyster harvesters who have endured a series of setbacks from Mother Nature as well as the BP oil disaster.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY APPROVES REVISIONS TO LOUISIANA WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
KADN
The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) recently completed its review of provisions of the new and revised Louisiana water quality standards submitted to EPA by the state. The approved provisions are now effective for implementation purposes under the Clean Water Act.
Burning wood waste for energy on the rise in timber-rich Georgia
AJC
Early one morning in mid-December, Cheryl Adams got out of bed and peered outside. The fog that obstructed her view of the industrial plant in Colbert less than a mile from her front door was now moving in a different direction. She could see the smokestacks again and she realized it wasn’t fog, it was coming from the plant.
WATCH: Refinery flare shines bright in wintry night sky
WMC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - If you’re outside tonight, you might spot a flame in South Memphis.
National
EPA to jettison major Obama climate rule, as Biden eyes a bigger push
Washington Post
The Biden administration indicated Friday it will not try to resurrect the Clean Power Plan, a controversial Obama-era policy that set climate pollution targets for every state’s electricity sector and gave officials flexibility on how they would make those reductions by the end of the decade.
Interior Secretary Nominee on Collision Course With Oil Industry
WSJ
WASHINGTON— Deb Haaland is poised to make history on two fronts, as both the first Native American cabinet secretary and as the architect of what could be a landmark change in the U.S. government’s relationship with oil.
Legislation tackles toxic "forever chemicals" found in Indianapolis' drinking water
Indianapolis Star
Concern is growing nationwide about a family of toxic chemicals found in everything from fabrics to food service containers. And that concern has now reached the Indiana statehouse.
Tijuana sewage pounded South Bay beaches last year. EPA says help is on the way
San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO — When a storm pummeled the San Diego-Tijuana region two weeks ago, hundreds of millions of gallons of water laced with raw sewage, trash and industrial chemicals flowed over the border shuttering beaches as far north as Coronado.
EPA awards up to $220M for uranium clean up on Navajo Nation
KRQE
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced they are awarding three contracts for cleanup efforts of more than 50 abandoned uranium mine sites in and around the Navajo Nation.
Officials: state trooper’s death caused by toxic chemicals
AP
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Trooper’s 2018 death has been reclassified as occurring in the line of duty after an investigation determined the cause of her fatal cancer was exposure to toxic chemicals during an illegal auto-wrecking investigation.
