State
UPDATE: Road reopens after propane truck overturns in Lafayette County
WTVA
UPDATE: The Lafayette County Fire Department says the truck has been set back up and removed from the area.
State Government
Vaccine eligibility could open up to all Mississippians “very soon”
NewsMS
Last week, vaccine eligibility was expanded to Mississippians 50 years and older.
Regional
Men Charged With Poaching Protected Sea Turtle Eggs in South Florida
AP
Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing 93 protected sea turtle eggs.
National
L.A. is home to heavy industry — and more federal deals not to prosecute polluters than anywhere else
LA Times
WASHINGTON — In 2015, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles made a deal with the CEO of one of Southern California’s most dangerous industrial facilities, a battery recycling plant that had contaminated thousands of nearby homes with lead dust.
New York loses lawsuit to further dredge PCBs from Hudson River
Albany Times Union
ALBANY — The state has lost a court battle to reverse a ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency that General Electric Co.’s dredging project to remove PCBs from the Hudson River was satisfactorily completed.
Press Releases
Grand Bay NERR hosting Story Time for children March 16
MDMR
BILOXI, Miss. – The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) will host Story Time with author Rebecca Giles Tuesday, March 16, from 9 until 10 a.m. at the Grand Bay NERR Coastal Resource Center, located at 6005 Bayou Heron Road in Moss Point.
EPA finalizes revisions to Arkansas’ clean-air plan for regional haze and visibility
03/11/2021
DALLAS – (March 11, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing final approval of revisions to the state of Arkansas’ clean-air plan for regional haze and withdrawing the Federal plan.
USDA-NRCS IN MISSISSIPPI ANNOUNCES NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE INITIATIVE SIGN-UP
JACKSON, Miss, March 8, 2021 — Private landowners in general, and farmers and ranchers in particular, are essential partners in conserving natural resources.
