2025-01-08_Mississippi Environmental News

Mississippi

Looking to ditch unneeded Christmas lights? The Hattiesburg Zoo will recycle them SuperTalk Mississippi - Jan 7, 2025 'We've still got a lot of work to do': Jackson murder total decreases for third straight year SuperTalk Mississippi - Jan 7, 2025 JFD gives safety reminders as temperatures drop WAPT-TV - Jan 7, 2025 Bird flu versus flu: What do local doctors have to say about the disease? WLOX-TV - Jan 7, 2025

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Herbicide threatens manatee immune systems, UF study finds WJXT-TV - Jan 8, 2025 Arkansas E&E project aims to improve solid waste management and recycling in Arkansas KATV-TV - Jan 8, 2025 ... state to help teach about the public perception on the state of solid waste management. The project is seeking to update the Statewide ... LDWF Warns Public of Potential Fish Kills Due to Freezing Temperatures Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries - Jan 8, 2025 ... of Wildlife and Fisheries warns the public of potential fish kills throughout coastal Louisiana due to freezing water temperatures ... State Sen. Chris Elliott wants government agencies to stop 'dragging feet' on permitting 1819 News - Jan 8, 2025 Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico WLBT-TV - Jan 7, 2025 Stephen Colbert had joked on his show that, following the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it should be renamed " ... Gulf Coast Eco Center to be completed in 2025 Gulf Coast Media - Jan 7, 2025 Coast Eco Center is funded through a RESTORE grant, from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He said the Eco Center is a nonprofit that ... Lagoon project adds to Palm Beach traffic woes. What to know about Bonefish Cove Palm Beach Daily News - Jan 7, 2025 An environmental restoration project on the southern end of Palm Beach is creating traffic issues throughout the island. The Bonefish Cove ... Jimmy Carter's connection to Georgia rivers flowed through his terms as governor, president The Current GA - Jan 7, 2025 Solid Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Selma Construction and Debris Landfill Enter into Special Order by Consent JD Supra - Jan 7, 2025 ... violations of a Solid Waste Disposal Permit. See Order No. 24-XXX-CSW. The Order provides that the City of Selma operates a ... Louisiana's plan to help reduce size of Gulf 'dead zone' called ineffective The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA - Jan 7, 2025

National

Wastewater treatment plant testing reveals limited removal of organofluorines, putting millions at potential risk MSN.com - Jan 8, 2025 ... strategies for reducing PFAS contamination once it is in the environment. Wastewater treatment facilities serve most of the US ... Circular Economy: The Role of Waste Management in Reducing Environmental Footprint VOCAL - Jan 8, 2025 ... into the ground, water, and gaseous environment. For example, recycling of electronic waste guarantees that dangerous metals such as ... New Filter Captures And Recycles Aluminum From Manufacturing Waste Water Online - Jan 7, 2025 ... for desalinating seawater and remediating various sources of wastewater. In looking for new areas to apply their work, the team found ... CTA trains require a lot of power, but only 11% is currently from renewable sources CBS News - Jan 7, 2025 ... , the largest solar panel installation east of the Mississippi, 1.6 million panels generate electricity capable of powering more than ... New Mexico environment officials say Cannon Air Force Base owes $67,000 for August PFAS spill Yahoo! News - Jan 7, 2025 ... the 14-page document issued Tuesday, the New Mexico Environment Department said the military violated pollution limits and failed to ... Biden announces ban on offshore drilling MSN.com - Jan 7, 2025 ... drilling will help prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "The risk of oil spills, as we saw ... California and environmental groups sued Exxon over plastics. Now Exxon is striking back. Grist - Jan 7, 2025

2025-01-02 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News

Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta The Guardian - Jan 1, 2025 See what MDEQ says needs to be done before Hotel O can be demolished WLBT-TV - Dec 31, 2024 ... Northeast Jackson hotel. In December, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality sent a notice of deficiency to Cornerstone ...

Mississippi

Visit Mississippi's Rose Parade float wins Past Presidents Award WLOX-TV - Jan 2, 2025 LIST: Multiple tornadoes confirmed in the Pine Belt by NWS WDAM-TV - Jan 2, 2025 Saltillo breaks ground on new downtown farmers market Yahoo! News - Dec 31, 2024 That dropped the price tag to just under $160,000. When the Mississippi legislature opened up ARPA funding through grants through the ... Officials confirm bird flu in chickens from Copiah County commercial breeder SuperTalk Mississippi - Dec 31, 2024 This year's progress gives reasons to be optimistic for 2025 The Clarion-Ledger - Dec 31, 2024 ... be the largest private investment in state history. Amazon chose Mississippi for our business-friendly environment, technology assets, and ...

Regional

Texas-based oil refinery indicted by grand jury over disturbing allegations: 'They must be held accountable' Yahoo! News - Jan 2, 2025 ... how fossil fuel companies continue to put profit over the environment. Wastewater filled with oil and grease damages ecosystems and ... Water released from Lake Okeechobee can make red tide outbreaks longer in Sarasota, study shows WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) - Jan 2, 2025 Conor Goulding / Mote Marine Laboratory Fish kills are common from red tide, which can be fueled by excess nutrients, often from ... Frigid air set to plunge south next week WAPT-TV - Jan 1, 2025 Fort Worth's Panther Island riverfront project has seen years of delays. What's next? Star-Telegram - Dec 31, 2024 ... be operational by 2032, barring hitches in funding. ▪ Environmental restoration : In an attempt to offset the environmental costs of ... Saltwater Intrusion Contaminates Mississippi River The Mississippi Free Press - Dec 30, 2024

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Volunteers collect and plant acorns along Mississippi River to save struggling forests Wisconsin Watch - Jan 1, 2025 Climate startup develops technology that could disrupt the concrete industry: 'No one in the world has [done this]' Yahoo! News - Jan 1, 2025 ... emissions — and we're reducing concrete emissions, and there's no green premium," Bagri said, "No one in the world has developed a ... Utah in settlement talks with U.S. Magnesium over 'acid pond' near Great Salt Lake KSTU-TV - Dec 31, 2024 ... a lawsuit accusing U.S. Magnesium of putting the public and environment at risk from an acid pond that officials fear is not being ... New Year's Recycling Resolutions for 2025 Newsdirectory3 - Dec 31, 2024 ... resolutions to boost your recycling game in 2025: Expand Your Recycling Repertoire Many common household items end up in the trash ... Michigan awards more than $5 million in grants to expand recycling efforts Bridge Magazine - Dec 31, 2024 ... Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. Michigan's recycling rate has risen from about 14% before 2019 to over 23% now. Officials say ...

2024-12-30 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News

Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Heidelberg Petroleum Refinery Enter into Agreed Order JD Supra - Dec 30, 2024 Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Heidelberg Petroleum Refinery Enter into Agreed Order A Year in Photos Mississippi Today - Dec 27, 2024 MSU's Forest and Wildlife Research Center acquires coastal learning laboratory, protects vital forestland Daily Journal - Dec 26, 2024 ... Made possible through a partnership with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, ...

Mississippi

Tree experts are encouraging Mississippians to recycle their live Christmas trees MPB — Mississippi Public Broadcasting - Dec 30, 2024 Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online Mississippi Valley State's band invited to Presidential Inauguration Parade WLBT-TV - Dec 30, 2024 Gov. Tate Reeves confirms 2 fatalities, 10 injuries from Saturday storms - SuperTalk Mississippi SuperTalk Mississippi Media - Dec 29, 2024 As Mississippi reels from Saturday's bout of severe weather, Gov. Tate Reeves provided a couple of updates on Sunday that included two deaths and 10 injuries. Americans are living longer, but how does Mississippi rank? See where people live longest The Clarion-Ledger - Dec 29, 2024 ... on its County Health Rankings & Roadmaps site. Overall, it ranks Mississippi at 72.5. The formula uses length and quality of life, paired ... Part 1 of 4: The new Buc-ee's, potholes and water — the biggest South MS stories of 2025 Sun Herald - Dec 28, 2024 ... both states also suffer during prolonged river flooding. The Mississippi Sound Coalition of cities and groups made some progress with a ... Chick-fil-A to close downtown Jackson location after 31 years of service SuperTalk Mississippi - Dec 27, 2024

Regional

Research team stunned after unexpectedly discovering new method to break down plastic: 'The plastic is gone ... all gone' The Cool Down - Dec 28, 2024 ... with a recent "Let's see what happens" moment at the University of Alabama that could revolutionize plastics recycling . According to the ... Hurricanes Helene and Milton may have spread invasive species across Florida and Georgia WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) - Dec 27, 2024 ... environment. Pfingsten said while invasive plants can lead to fish kills in your pond and certain mussels can actually clog the pipes of ... San Leon oyster reef shows promise after devastating summer The Galveston County Daily News - Dec 26, 2024 ... were expecting to find many dead oysters, Kathy Sweezey, coastal restoration project manager for the conservancy, said. "We've seen ... Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Correlates with Steep Declines in Whale Populations Explorations Now - Dec 25, 2024 ... Mexico drastically dropped off in the decade following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The disaster produced a 149,000-square- ... Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Fisheries Independent Research Programs Federal Register - Dec 24, 2024 ... the research in Mobile Bay and adjacent waters including Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay, Wolf Bay, and Little Lagoon. It is possible ... The Coastal Desk's biggest news stories from 2024 WRKF-FM - Dec 23, 2024 State auditors fault Louisiana DEQ for failing to collect fines, do internal reviews Capital City Press LLC - Dec 23, 2024 ... Louisiana's environmental regulator failed to fully collect past-due penalties totaling $7,205 for two companies that previously had ... In Florida, officials and communities clash over where to build the nation's largest trash incinerator Grist - Dec 23, 2024 ... Stuart said, by reducing communities' consumption and increasing recycling, repurposing, and composting of refuse. KFF Health News is a ...

National

Plane skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 WLBT-TV - Dec 30, 2024 Jimmy Carter's state funeral in Washington scheduled for Jan. 9 WAPT-TV - Dec 30, 2024 Jimmy Carter, environmental champion, dead at 100 E&E News - Dec 29, 2024 ... national monuments. And his administration strengthened the role of EPA, establishing the Superfund program to begin cleaning up hazardous ... Remote sensing can help prevent plastic from reaching the ocean Earth.com - Dec 29, 2024 ... to monitor and remove plastic debris from rivers like the Mississippi. Growing concern of plastic pollution Plastic pollution in ... Planning a firework show this New Year's? Here's how to do it safely SuperTalk Mississippi - Dec 27, 2024 Russian Officials Declare Federal Emergency After a Massive Oil Spill in the Black Sea Green Matters - Dec 27, 2024 ... options. Marine Life Still Feeling the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Years Later A Massive Palm Oil Spill on ... TNT® Fireworks Continues its Tradition of Safe Family Fun with Safety Tips for Ringing in the New Year Associated Press - Dec 27, 2024 ... and dispose of them in a metal container or take them to a local solid waste facility. You can also contact your local fire department for ... Virginia Aquarium recycles Christmas trees for dune restoration Yahoo! Life - Dec 26, 2024 ... new year, we'd love for you to contribute your tree to our coastal restoration, to help our coastline and the animals who call it home," ... Flint River oil spill leads to charges against head of chemical company Detroit Metro Times - Dec 23, 2024 The spill resulted in an order from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) requiring Lockhart to halt the ... After decades of nuclear waste exposure, this Missouri community wants action PBS NewsHour - Dec 20, 2024 Office (GAO) released a report last year that detailed how the hazardous waste from the government's past atomic pursuits posed risks to ... EPA and US Department of Energy Announce $850M to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency - Dec 20, 2024 ... at low-producing wells, monitor emissions, and conduct environmental restoration at well pads. Together, these investments are a key ...