The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the state Department of Environmental Quality are planning to enter an agreement to sell the former Mississippi Phosphates plant in Pascagoula. Seven Seas Terminals plans to buy and redevelop the Superfund…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Monday that the water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drink, after months of sampling at a treatment plant overwhelmed by August flooding that caused wide…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MATTHEW DALY and AARON MORRISON Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan has returned to Mississippi’s capital city to meet with Jackson officials about the city’s troubled water system. Federal attorneys also sent a letter…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it’s being brought in to investigate the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city. Emergency repairs are underway after problems at Jackson’s main water treatment plant caused most…
An update on the water crisis in Jackson, EPA Administrator Michael Regan had a meeting with Governor Reeves, Mayor Lumumba, Congressman Bennie Thompson, and Senators…
The Chemours Co. paid a fine of nearly $34,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for air pollution that went beyond limits that were acceptable. The Sun Herald reported that the company, formerly known as Dupont DeLisle, paid the $33,750 fine…
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote Thursday, with conservatives in the…
President Donald Trump tweeted today he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, and misuse of government resources. Pruitt denies…
The Mississippi Phosphate site is finally getting cleaned up with the help of the Environmental Protection Agency. Tonight, they hosted a public meeting in Pascagoula to discuss their cleanup project with the community. “We want it cleaned up and we…
Residents in east Pascagoula have expressed concerns about the city’s air quality, labeling it unsafe and toxic. Today, EPA officials toured the Cherokee Forest subdivision with a bus load of residents who are eager for a change. Chair of the…