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Lab owner wants evidence tossed because of lack of coffee

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:44:29 +0000

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 [...]

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Foodservice company draws MDEQ fine for wastewater

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:22:04 +0000

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 [...]

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Spokesman: Raw sewage has been pouring in river since weekend

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:10 +0000

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 [...]

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Lab owner’s attorney: No plans to use pay-back defense

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:57:32 +0000

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 [...]

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Capital City’s $90M infrastructure deal finally approved

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:26:58 +0000

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 [...]

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Lab owner’s attorneys say client is being punished for activism

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:44:24 +0000

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 [...]

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Lab owner wants charges of falsifying records tossed

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:53:21 +0000

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. [...]

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Capital City could face $1B water bill

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:35:03 +0000

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 [...]

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Ciity agrees to $90M infrastructure deal with Siemens

Associated Press — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:51:32 +0000

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 [...]

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Environmental lab owner charged with falsifying records

Associated Press — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:48:10 +0000

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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