- Banning plastic bags unlikely soon in Miss., The Clarion-Ledger, 1B, 1/1/11 — While communities in other states have started banning or taxing the use of plastic retail bags, similar measures are unlikely to come to Mississippi anytime soon, officials say.
- Rankin man pedals neighborhood recycling, The Clarion-Ledger, 1B, 12/29/10 — Nathan Alber is starting a recycling service in his Patrick Farms subdivision, powered by pedaling.
- Black bears making comeback in state, The Clarion-Ledger, 7A, 11/2/10 — ISSAQUENA COUNTY, Miss. — Here in Issaquena County, they occasionally are spotted along roads or rustling up bee hives, and residents say they want to see them flourish.
- Miss. wildlife, outdoor advocates seek water law changes, The Clarion-Ledger, 1B, 10/10/10 — Heather Wilcox considers herself a water buff. The south Jackson resident studies water — and ways to conserve it — as a master’s student at Jackson State University.
- Effort seeks to deter birds, The Clarion-Ledger, 8A, 7/19/10 — VICKSBURG, Miss. — New wetlands are under construction at Tara Wildlife along the Mississippi River, an effort sponsored by the federal government to try to detour migrating shorebirds bound for the oil-threatened coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
- Silt discolors Reservoir, The Clarion-Ledger, 1A, 7/6/10 — Chris Campbell said he has watched the Ross Barnett Reservoir turn a cheerless brown over the years – a symptom of dirt and soil erosion. And worse, he is one of the few who are vocal about the water’s condition.
- Cost of recycling programs weighed, The Clarion-Ledger, 7A, 3/1/10 — Nell Scoggin said recycling comes naturally. The Pearl resident said she hates to waste. “I hated to throw away things, particularly things that can be reused,” she said. But for Scoggin and other Rankin County residents, recycling is hard work. She has to drive her recyclables to Brandon every couple of weeks.
- River cleanup funded, The Clarion Ledger, 7A, 10/5/09 — A recent wave of funding aims to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico through reducing nutrients in the Mississippi River.
