State
City Council approves motion to accept donation of old Valspar property
Picayune Item
Picayune’s City Council approved a motion to accept the donation of property formerly occupied by Valspar during Tuesday’s meeting.
House committee passes bill that could ban third landfill in Madison County
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A bill that could stop a third landfill from coming to Madison County has passed out of a House committee and could go to the floor for a vote late this week.
BYHALIA CONNECTION
South Reporter
The Byhalia Connection project is a proposed crude oil pipeline scheduled to be constructed from the Valero Refinery in Shelby County, Tenn., to the Valero Collierville Terminal Facility in Marshall County.
Canton city officials seek county help to alleviate flooding
Madison County Journal
CANTON — Members of the Canton Mayor and Board of Aldermen are asking Madison County supervisors for help in alleviating flooding that has plagued the city for several decades.
A historic Black neighborhood wants to fight Gulfport’s $20M road plan. Can Biden help?
Sun Herald
A community coalition is appealing to a new federal administration in hopes of stopping construction of a roadway that will cross wetlands and open hundreds of acres for development along U.S. 49, Gulfport’s main commercial corridor.
KEEP JACKSON BEAUTIFUL SCHEDULES PROJECT AT TWO I-55 ENTRANCES
Northside Sun
Keep Jackson Beautiful and its partners plan to pick up litter and landscape at I-55’s Pearl Street and High Street entrances into Jackson on Feb. 3 and 4.
State Government
Gov. Reeves extends nearly-statewide mask mandate by a month
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves extended the mask mandate in most Mississippi counties Wednesday.
Regional
Cassidy announces National Estuary Program reauthorization, increases funding for Louisiana coastal ecosystem
WGNO
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the reauthorization of the National Estuary Program (NEP) as one of the last acts of the 116th Congress, providing significant aid to restore Louisiana’s coastal ecosystem and combat environmental threats.
TVA plans electric vehicle charging network across Tennessee
AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility is working with Tennessee to develop a statewide system of public electric vehicle charging stations that officials say will make the state a leader in electric transportation.
National
Biden’s EPA nominee vows ‘urgency’ on climate change
Washington Post
Michael Regan, President Biden’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told lawmakers Wednesday that he would “restore” science and transparency at the agency, focus on marginalized communities and move “with a sense of urgency” to combat climate change.
President Biden’s EPA Nominee Says He Will Work With Business
WSJ
WASHINGTON— Michael Regan, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, drew bipartisan support at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, including from North Carolina Republicans who said he has a history of working constructively with businesses.
EPA nominee Regan appears headed for an easy confirmation in the Senate
News & Observer
Michael Regan, in a confrontation-free confirmation hearing before the Senate’s environmental committee, pledged to make environmental justice central if he takes charge of the EPA.
Bayer reaches $2 billion deal over future Roundup cancer claims
Reuters
Bayer AG struck a $2 billion deal to resolve future legal claims that its widely used weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the German company said on Wednesday.
Supreme Court will hear case on PennEast pipeline
The Hill
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up a challenge from a pipeline project seeking to use eminent domain to build a natural gas pipeline between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Press Releases
Governor Tate Reeves Extends Current Executive Order
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the decision to extend Executive Order 1535 and Executive Order 1536 until Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM.
