Judge: BP contract shielded Transocean in spill
AP
A federal judge has ruled that the rig owner involved in drilling the
ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico was shielded by its
contract with BP for having to pay many pollution claims in the nation's
largest offshore oil spill.
http://www.wlox.com/story/16611002/judge-bp-contract-shielded-transocean-in-spill
Ruling Favors Owner of Rig in Gulf Spill
NY Times
By JOHN M. BRODER
Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, which blew out in the
Gulf of Mexico nearly two years ago, is not liable for some of the
pollution claims arising from the fatal accident, a federal judge in
Louisiana ruled on Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/business/energy-environment/transocean-not-liable-for-some-gulf-spill-claims-judge-rules.html?_r=1&ref=earth&pagewanted=print
Rescued dolphin is yielding 'significant information,' scientist says
Published: Friday, January 27, 2012, 6:53 AM
By Harlan Kirgan, Mississippi Press
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- A nearly dead dolphin found in Alabama in November
is recovering at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and yielding data
that may help explain 630 dolphin strandings that have occurred in the
northern Gulf of Mexico since February 2010.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/01/dolphin_found_in_alabama_is_yi.html
State News
Damage from 2011 floods could mean worse in 2012
AP
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY
Damage from last year's record spring floods could leave many people along
the Mississippi River in even more danger this year, the Army Corps of
Engineers said Thursday.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/26/v-print/3713430/damage-from-2011-floods-could.html
New smart networks could reduce energy costs
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Commercial Dispatch
David Miller
January 26, 2012 11:17:00 AM
Local electricity distributors are adapting to changes coming from the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=15305
Don McKinnon leaving 'some big shoes to fill'
3 decades in emergency work
Hattiesburg American
Giving up sleep for two weeks to see exactly how much wrack and ruin
Hurricane Katrina brought to his county didn't turn Don McKinnon away.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120127/NEWS01/201270311/Don-McKinnon-leaving-some-big-shoes-fill-
Mississippi's website overhauled
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Mississippi's official web portal, www.ms.gov, relaunched
Wednesday after its first major update in over a decade.
http://meridianstar.com/local/x1669703122/Mississippis-website-overhauled
Former State Employee Faces Embezzlement Charges
Byron Thompson Accused Of Using State Car To Take Daughter To School
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi homeland security agent is facing
embezzlement charges.
A state auditor wants thousands of dollars back from the former state
employee, authorities said. A district attorney said the former security
agent could face 20 years in jail.
http://www.wapt.com/news/30311558/detail.html
National News
FirstEnergy to retire 6 coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pa. and Md.,
affecting 530 workers
By Associated Press, Published: January 26
AKRON, Ohio — FirstEnergy Corp. said Thursday that new environmental
regulations led to a decision to shut down six older, coal-fired power
plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affecting more than 500
employees.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/firstenergy-to-retire-6-coal-fired-power-plants-in-ohio-pa-and-md-affecting-530-workers/2012/01/26/gIQAXV7LTQ_print.html
EPA: Palm oil flunks the climate test
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 01/26/12 11:37 AM ET
The Environmental Protection Agency will publish data Friday showing that
biofuels made from palm oil won't count towards the nation's renewable
fuels mandate because they're not climate-friendly.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/206781-epa-palm-oil-based-fuels-flunk-the-climate-test
Federal commission urges permanent nuclear waste storage strategy
The Hill
By Andrew Restuccia - 01/26/12 03:08 PM ET
Policymakers must act quickly to establish at least one site to permanently
dispose of the country's nuclear waste, a federal commission created by
President Obama said Thursday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/206861-federal-commission-calls-for-permanent-nuclear-waste-storage-site
