by Associated Press Published: May 12,2013
Tags: agent, case, court, environment, environmental, falisfied records, federal government, fraud, investigate, investigation, investigator, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, lab, laboratory, law, legal, prosecutor, test, tiral, wastewater
WATER VALLEY — A laboratory owner charged with faking wastewater samples wants a judge to dismiss evidence taken from her computer because she claims she was stressed, “without coffee” and intimidated when she gave it to federal agents. Tennie White, owner of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc., faces trial tomorrow on charges of faking wastewater [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 12,2013
Tags: ecosystem, environment, fine, foodservice, penalty, pollutant, pollution, public health, state agency, wastewater, water pollution, water quality, wildlife
PEARL — A foodservice company is paying an $18,000 civil fine for dumping wastewater into Jackson’s sewer system for 11 years without a permit. Valley Services agreed in March to pay the fine to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. An order published by the department says the company’s Pearl facility has been discharging wastewater [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Millions of gallons of raw sewage are pouring into the Mississippi River from a St. Louis wastewater treatment plant where two of three pumps have failed. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District spokesman Lance LeComb says the pumps went out on Sunday night, and it’s unclear how quickly they may be fixed or [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 3,2013
Tags: contaminant, contamination, ecosystem, environment, laboratory, pollution, soil, testing, wastewater, water, wildlife
WATER VALLEY — A defense lawyer for a laboratory owner says she had no plans to suggest that her client was targeted for prosecution because of her environmental activism. Abby Brumley made the statement yesterday in a filing for Tennie White in U.S. District Court in Jackson. White owns Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc. She [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2013
Tags: city, city government, community development, infrastructure, municipal, municipality, pipe, sewer, state agency, wastewater, water
JACKSON — After months of negotiations, the city of Jackson’s $90-million infrastructure deal with Siemens has cleared its final hurdle. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Mississippi Development Authority has approved the project, which will use promises of future savings to upgrade the city’s two water plants, install new meters and repair or replace around two miles [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2013
Tags: ecosystem, environment, falsifying records, federal agency, federal government, fraud, laboratory, pollution, sewer, state agency, testing, wastewater, water, wildlife
WATER VALLEY — Federal prosecutors want a judge to prohibit defense lawyers from saying a laboratory owner’s past environmental activism is the reason behind her prosecution on charges of faking wastewater samples. Tennie White, owner of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc., was indicted Nov. 7 on charges of making false statements and obstruction related to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 18,2013
Tags: attorney, case, crime, environment, falisfyinmg, law, lawyer, legal, records, sewage, trial, wastewater
WATER VALLEY — A defense lawyer is asking a federal judge to dismiss charges against the owner of environmental laboratory accused of falsifying records on industrial wastewater samples. Tennie White, owner of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc., was indicted Nov. 7 in U.S. District Court in Jackson. She’s charged with making false statements and obstruction. [...] [...]
JACKSON — A new study finds the city of Jackson will need an estimated $300 million to fix its crumbling water system. The Clarion-Ledger reports Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. released some of the basic details about the study yesterday. The city already has to spend roughly $400 million on sewer improvements, as mandated by the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: city, construction, environment, environmental, government, infrastructure, municipal, municipality, pipe, sewage, sewer, wastewater
JACKSON — The city of Jackson and a global corporation have agreed to a $90-million deal that Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. has called the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history. The deal with Siemens still needs approval from the Mississippi Development Authority, but the contract signature clears the way for work to begin as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 12,2012
Tags: accusation, charge, falsifying, fraud, infrastructure, lab, laboratory, sewage, sewer, test, testing, wastewater
JACKSON — The owner of an environmental laboratory in Mississippi has been charged with falsifying records on industrial wastewater samples that she was hired to test. Tennie White, owner and sole operator of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories Inc., was indicted in U.S. District Court in Jackson. She’s charged with two counts of making false statements [...] [...]
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