2026-01-26_Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News The Environmental Council of the States • January 23, 2026 • 2:13 PM Mississippi Seeks Bids for Shoreline Habitat Monitoring This week, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) launched a bid solicitation for vegetative and avian monitoring

Mississippi WLBT-TV • January 26, 2026 • 2:22 PM 'Like a war zone': Trees falling, power lines down in Sharkey and Issaquena counties 100% of customers in Issaquena County without power, according to Poweroutage.us. WJTV-TV • January 26, 2026 • 2:20 PM 'Complete devastation,' Oxford, MS mayor says after winter storm WAPT-TV • January 26, 2026 • 2:18 PM Mississippi Governor on Winter Storm SuperTalk Mississippi Media • January 26, 2026 • 12:03 AM Mississippi Legislature will not convene Monday following winter storm Mississippi Today • January 23, 2026 • 9:07 PM JXN Water says it's ready for winter storm, alerts court it can't make debt payment - Mississippi Today Since taking over the system in 2022, JXN Water has winterized O.B. Curtis to withstand cold conditions. The utility said it is also much better equipped to respond to line breaks. WXXV-TV • January 23, 2026 • 8:00 PM Students get hands-on public safety demonstration in Ocean Springs WTVA-TV • January 22, 2026 • 11:29 PM Mississippi governor issues state of emergency ahead of winter weather SuperTalk Mississippi Media • January 22, 2026 • 4:17 PM From fossil hunting to better water in the Delta, latest Mississippi outdoor stewardship projects announced

Regional WTVA-TV • January 26, 2026 • 2:26 PM Gov. Ivey declares state of emergency for North Alabama as winter storm nears WTNZ FOX 43 • January 26, 2026 • 1:31 PM With landfills filling up, Tennessee legislature once again looks at recycling bills space — according to multiple presentations to the state's newly formed Solid Waste Task Force. With the bill filing deadline for the 2026 Associated Press • January 26, 2026 • 12:32 PM BWXT Launches New Era of Domestic Uranium Enrichment for National Security in Oak Ridge, Tennessee clean energy, nuclear medicine, space exploration and environmental restoration. BWXT owns and operates 15 manufacturing facilities Capital City Press LLC • January 25, 2026 • 1:00 AM Arctic blast should help waterfowl hunters Arctic blast like the one invading our state, there's the possibility of fish kills. If there's any good news in the weather forecast it's Spot on Florida • January 24, 2026 • 1:13 AM Gulf Coast businesses express questions and concerns over proposed oil drilling (Video) the devastating effects to the economy and the environment during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read further at news source The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA • January 23, 2026 • 10:15 PM Landry again pitches more funding for LA GATOR voucher program. But some remain skeptical. 289 million can go also toward transportation, capital outlay and coastal restoration projects, though Barras said "a great deal" of the

National VOCAL • January 26, 2026 • 1:31 PM By Planting More Than One Billion Trees Since the 1990s, China Has Slowed Desert Expansion and Restored Vast Areas of Degraded Land past three decades, China has carried out one of the largest environmental restoration efforts in human history. By planting more than one Earth Matters Journal • January 26, 2026 • 9:48 AM Are Manufacturers Paying the Hidden Cost of Sustainability Compliance? over the odds and increasing their carbon footprint unnecessarily in their efforts to comply with sustainability regulations, according to a MSN.com • January 26, 2026 • 5:00 AM Pennsylvania unleashes $17.3M to heal streams, reclaim mines, restore waterways investment of state funds in Pennsylvania history dedicated to environmental restoration. Officials said the projects will target polluted The Washington Post • January 24, 2026 • 5:31 PM Millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River " She also noted that nutrients can drain oxygen quickly, contributing to fish kills and algae blooms.Colden said Maryland, D.C. and Associated Press • January 24, 2026 • 3:01 PM From Waste to Wear: Textile Recycling In India Is Leading Fashion Circularity reduce landfill dependency and environmental pollution. Beyond sustainability, textile recycling presents a strong commercial opportunity. Medium • January 24, 2026 • 4:50 AM Technology Against Pollution: A Real Solution or a New Mirage? advance implies – accelerated obsolescence – tons of electronic waste – insufficient or nonexistent recycling The cloud is not ethereal. MSN.com • January 23, 2026 • 8:00 PM Oil company under fire after shocking incident in US waterway: 'We should be outraged' to the Mississippi River. Officials said that it could take years to fully understand the impacts the spill had on the local environment and Medium • January 23, 2026 • 10:35 AM Eleven innovations pioneering climate adaptation innovation in Asia with climate risks by combining fast weather based insurance with environmental restoration. Farmers in the Philippines are increasingly