State
PROPOSED LANDFILL DEAD
Northside Sun
The solid waste landfill proposed for North County Line Road is dead.
St. Louis utility acquires 26 water and wastewater systems across Mississippi
WLBT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Approximately 6,800 customers on water and wastewater treatment systems across the state now will be served by a new utility.
JACKSON OFFICIALS IGNORED FOUR YEARS OF WARNINGS FROM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INSPECTORS ABOUT WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
Northside Sun
Analysis of documents obtained by the Northside Sun about the ongoing problems with the Jackson water system show that the state regulators had been issuing warnings to city officials to make repairs and hire key personnel at the city’s two water treatment plants since 2017.
‘Something ain’t right’: State orders the town of Utica to fix its water system
WLBT
UTICA, Miss. (WLBT) - There were so many violations at the Utica water system that the State Department of Health required water system managers and town officials to attend a hearing on Wednesday.
Amazon to build solar farm in Scott County
WLBT
SCOTT CO., Miss. (WLBT) - A solar farm in Scott County is one of 14 new renewable energy projects by Amazon.
LARGE TRACTS REZONED
South Reporter
The Marshall County Zoning Board approved the rezoning of four tracts of land from Residential Estates to Industrial- 2, at its recent meeting.
...Hall said the state permitting process will require the rezoning to go through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
MDEQ awards $18K grant to county to help remove rubbish
Neshoba Democrat
Neshoba County has received an $18,320 grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that will be used to help remove rubbish at the county’s waste convenience center, officials said.
Madison man keeping city beautiful while out jogging
Madison County Journal
Plogging is a recent phenomenon in which joggers pick up litter for a full-body workout while cleaning their streets.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announces new leadership appointments
WXXV
DMR Executive Director Joe Spraggins has announced the appointment of a new chief operating officer and chief scientific officer for the agency.
Regional
Tubing down Amite River leaves man with bacterial infection
WAFB
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (WAFB) - Most don’t think about the different flesh eating bacterial infections when going into the water. Unfortunately, it can happen if one has a cut, scab or a wound; that’s what happened to Arturo Fernandez after he went tubing on the Amite River during Memorial Weekend.
Swim advisory is issued for Dog River and Fowl River
Fox 10
MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile County Health Department advises the public that swimming water quality on Dog River near the Alba Fishing & Hunting Club and on Fowl River near Highway 193 is poor.
National
Company defends use of toxic chemicals to fight plant fire
AP
A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals Wednesday, saying crews had taken steps to contain the material.
Biden picks Wilkes to head USDA's natural resources, environment mission area
Agri-Pulse
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Homer Wilkes, the current director of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Division of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, as USDA's undersecretary for natural resources and environment.
Lego makes experimental brick from recycled plastic bottles
AP
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toymaker Lego has presented its first building bricks made out of recycled drinks bottles — an experimental project that if successful could eventually go into production.
Press Releases
EPA to Improve Access, Transparency and Timeliness of Air Toxics Data and Risk Information
New annual updates to allow agency to share risk information faster and more regularly with public
06/23/2021
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a move to provide more frequent updates to national air toxics data and risk estimates as part of the agency’s commitment to making high-quality information available on a timely basis to the public.
