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U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier granted preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposed settlement of  $7.8 billion to resolve BP oil spill claims. The settlement covers business owners and fishermen, but casino and oil rig workers are not included.

Dead sea turtles continue to wash ashore in Mississippi. Since January, 99 dead turtles have washed up.

The Sierra Club and Mississippi Power are expected to face off again over the Kemper County coal plant, which is on the Public Service Commission's Tuesday agenda.

Two years after the oil spill, environmental leaders and fishermen are concerned about possible long-term problems below the surface.

Two years after the oil spill, thousands of Mississippians are eligible for a proposed settlement requiring BP to pay $8 billion to residents of the Gulf Coast states. Some believe the economic and health impacts of the disaster are far from over.

In spite of extensive research on the oil spill, most of it is not released to the public because federal and state agencies plan to use it as evidence in lawsuits against BP.  Some Gulf Coast residents would like their questions answered - now.

Sex education is left up to school districts in Mississippi, but should they have a choice?

On Friday, it will be two years since the BP oil spill. There’s disagreement about has far Mississippi has come in the recovery.

Friday marks two years since the Gulf oil spill. Thousands of cases of Gulf Coast residents who had  their income or health harmed by the oil spill are being considered in federal court in New Orleans this week. As far as the coastal clean-up, BP says that’s mostly done.

Two years after the nation’s worst oil spill, some say Mississippi beaches and businesses are finally casting off the oil-soaked image and returning to normal. Others are still struggling to find a “new normal.”

The Infinity Science Center at NASA's Stennis Space Center opens April 12.  And Governor Phil Bryant announced plans on April 11 for the National Oceans and Applications Research Center, also at Stennis.

Personalized medicine is making strides in cancer treatment.

The Public Service Commission will consider a temporary certificate for Mississippi Power to continue construction on its Kemper County plant. On March 15, the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed approval for the project.

In the past two weeks, 37 dead sea turtles have washed up on Mississippi beaches. Scientists are investigating the possible cause of the sudden spike in turtle deaths.

The Sierra Club and the Gulf Restoration Network are taking the Mississippi Development Authority to court to keep offshore drilling regulations from going into effect.