State
Judges dismiss NCL Waste lawsuits against Madison County
WLBT
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County Circuit Judges John Emfinger and Steve Ratcliff have dismissed NCL Waste’s lawsuits against Madison County and the Madison County Board of Supervisors.
Residents oppose plans for sewage treatment plant at Walthall County RV park
WLBT
WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Some residents are worried about the future of the Bogue Chitto River.
After 20+ years, some Starkville residents to finally get sewer service
Commercial Dispatch
STARKVILLE -- By sometime early next year, the often stinky, muddy, water-filled hole where the septic tank drains in Darrell and Annie Johnson's yard on Babylon Road, should be no more.
18-Wheeler catches fire along I-55
WAPT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Miss. — An 18-wheeler caught fire in Montgomery County.
A viewer shared video of the flames engulfing the truck Thursday along Interstate 55 near Winona.
Wildlife officials spot 50 bald eagles around Miss. lakes
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found 50 bald eagles around lakes in Mississippi.
National
Biden administration delays Trump rollback of migratory bird protections
The Hill
The Biden administration has put a one-month delay on the Trump administration’s rollback of protections to migratory birds and is opening the rule back up for public comment.
Press Releases
NOAA partners with University of Southern Mississippi on uncrewed systems
NOAA
NOAA and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) signed a 10-year agreement today to partner on ways to improve how uncrewed systems (UxS) are used to collect important ocean observation data and augment NOAA’s operational capabilities.
Updates to Conservation Easements Strengthens Protection for Farmlands, Grasslands and Wetlands
NRCS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released the final rule for its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which enables agricultural producers and private landowners to protect farmlands, grasslands, and wetlands with conservation easements.
