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A court hearing Monday failed to provide the clarity on trash collection that some council members had hoped for. See the latest options the city has.

Accumulation of garbage from Jackson's trash contract standoff could pollute air and state's waterways, environmental expert says..

Supervisors on Monday essentially approved a money swap that took another swipe at its commitment to the East Oktibbeha Wastewater District, whittling its original $6 million allocation nearly in half.

After years of resident complaints of toxic fumes and health issues, the EPA has funded Mississippi to conduct air monitoring in Pascagoula. This comes a year after a first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica into “sacrifice zones” across the country.

Germany goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that will see Angela Merkel step down after 16 years in power, sparking a knife-edge race to lead Europe's biggest economy. The first chancellor not to seek re-election since 1949, Merkel's decision to bow out sets...