Oil Spill
Gulf Coast lawmakers: Time may be running out for RESTORE Act
Published: Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 2:35 PM Updated: Wednesday,
February 08, 2012, 6:25 PM
By George Altman, Washington Bureau , Press Register
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress from the Gulf Coast, joined by local
officials in Washington to push for an oil spill fine bill, worried
Wednesday that time could be running short for legislation to send what
could be billions of dollars in spill fines to the Gulf.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/02/gulf_coast_lawmakers_time_may.html
Gulf coast leaders urge passage of Restore Act
WLOX
A coalition of Gulf Coast leaders is lobbying Congress to pass the Restore
Act. That bill would require that 80 percent of all BP fine money be
distributed to the five Gulf Coast states.
http://www.wlox.com/story/16772492/gulf-coast-leaders-urge-passage-of-restore-act
State News
Court to hear case over Miss. pumps project
AP
A Mississippi levee board is asking a federal appeals court to revive a
$220 million flood control project that the Environmental Protection Agency
vetoed in 2008, claiming it would harm wetlands and wildlife.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/v-print/3741299/court-to-hear-case-over-miss-pumps.html
Recycling changes could be ahead in north Miss.
AP
The Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority is negotiating terms with the
Canadian company Enerkem to build a new material-recycling facility at the
Pontotoc landfill.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/v-print/3741150/recycling-changes-could-be-ahead.html
County waste authority now exists in name only
Madison County Herald
By Lucy Weber
Too many maybes and not enough certainties led the Madison County Board of
Supervisors to all but dissolve an authority charged with oversight of
county trash.
http://www.mcherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120209/NEWS/202090305/-1/NEWS01/County-waste-authority-now-exists-in-name-only
Keep Mississippi Beautiful makes plans for Smithville projects
by Alice Ortiz
02.07.12 - 05:01 am
SMITHVILLE - A luncheon meeting was held on Jan. 11 by Keep Monroe County
Beautiful representatives, officials from Smithville and Monroe County, and
Keep Mississippi Beautiful Executive Director Sarah Kountouris of Madison,
where plans were made for Smithville beautification projects.
http://monroe360.com/view/full_story/17346534/article-Keep-Mississippi-Beautiful-makes-plans-for-Smithville-projects?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
Officials discuss oil boom
By Ernest Herndon
Enterprise-Journal
LIBERTY — Town officials got a report Tuesday on what to expect as the
Amite County oilfield boom continues to unfold.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_127e0972-5282-11e1-9c9e-0019bb2963f4.html
Broken drainage pipe eroding property
WLBT
A south Jackson couple blames a ruptured drain pipe for the erosion problem
that is destroying their property.
http://www.wlbt.com/story/16774993/broken-drainage-pipe-eroding-property
City wraps up water project
Hattiesburg American
The City of Hattiesburg can check another thing off its infrastructure
to-do list.
Officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new water treatment plant at the
Wesley Water Tank along Weathersby Road. The year-long, $1 million project
will address complaints from business owners and managers in the area about
rust-colored water that was staining their linens and bathroom facilities -
and negatively impacting business.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120209/NEWS01/202090325/City-wraps-up-water-project
Utility to replant trees in Clinton
Clarion Ledger
After tornadoes and high winds roared through Clinton last April, uprooted
trees littered the landscape.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120209/NEWS/202090345/Utility-replant-trees-Clinton
National News
House Democrats cite lax oversight of oil, natural gas drilling on public
land
By Associated Press, Published: February 8
WASHINGTON — Federal policing of oil and natural gas drilling on public
lands is lax and inconsistent, with only 6 percent of violations resulting
in monetary fines over 13 years, House Democrats said in a report
Wednesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/apnewsbreak-house-democrats-cite-lax-oversight-of-oil-natural-gas-drilling-on-public-land/2012/02/08/gIQAlL3VzQ_print.html
EPA: U.S. needs $300B in sewer, water work
Published: February 8, 2012 9:38 PM
By MICHAEL GORMLEY
The Associated Press
ALBANY -- A federal study shows municipalities nationwide need more than
$300 billion worth of essential upgrades to long overlooked water and sewer
systems over the next 20 years.
http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/epa-u-s-needs-300b-in-sewer-water-work-1.3515419
Religious right bashes green evangelicals for supporting EPA rules
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 02/08/12 02:38 PM ET
Religious-right leaders are slamming a green evangelical group for casting
support for Environmental Protection Agency rules to cut power plant
mercury emissions as a "pro-life" position.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/209465-pro-life-leaders-bash-green-evangelicals-over-epa-rule
