Oil Spill
Fisher: Two post-oil spill restoration projects moving forward
Mississippi Business Journal
Published: April 24,2012
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Two Mississippi projects aimed at restoring marine
resources damaged in 2010 by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill are
moving forward as part of Phase I of the DWH Early Restoration
Plan/Environmental Assessment (Phase I plan), according to Mississippi
trustee Trudy D. Fisher, executive director of the Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/fisher-two-post-oil-spill-restoration-projects-moving-forward/
Former BP engineer arrested on U.S. criminal charges related to gulf oil
spill
Washington Post
By Steven Mufson,
A former BP drilling engineer was arrested Tuesday on charges of
intentionally destroying text messages sought by federal authorities as
evidence in the wake of the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil spill
disaster, the Justice Department said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-arrests-bp-engineer-on-criminal-charges-stemming-from-oil-spill/2012/04/24/gIQA7TsoeT_story.html
With arrest of former BP engineer, US government shows hand in Gulf of
Mexico oil spill case
By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2:27 AM
NEW ORLEANS — By arresting a former BP engineer Tuesday, federal
prosecutors for the first time showed their hand in the Gulf oil spill
case, saying they were probing whether BP PLC and its employees broke the
law by intentionally lowballing how much oil was spewing from its
out-of-control well.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/with-arrest-of-former-bp-engineer-us-government-shows-hand-in-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-case/2012/04/25/gIQAoGSDgT_story.html
What led to the arrest of a former BP engineer, the 1st person charged in
the Gulf oil spill?
By Associated Press, Published: April 24
NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges
Tuesday in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, accusing Kurt Mix, a former BP
engineer, of destroying evidence by deleting more than 300 text messages,
including a finding that the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico was
spewing far more crude oil than the company was telling the public.
Here are some questions and answers about Mix, the charges and the
investigation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-led-to-the-arrest-of-a-former-bp-engineer-the-1st-person-charged-in-the-gulf-oil-spill/2012/04/24/gIQARcocfT_story.html
BP says tries to preserve evidence, is cooperating
Reuters
Tue, Apr 24 2012
(Reuters) - BP Plc said on Tuesday it is cooperating with U.S. and other
official probes into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in response to news
that a former engineer had been charged with trying to destroy evidence
about how much oil was being spilled.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/24/us-bp-statement-idUSBRE83N12R20120424
Biloxi joins other cities in BP claim
Sun Herald
By MARY PEREZ
BILOXI -- Add Biloxi to the list of Harrison County, Jackson County and
Coast cities that will file a claim with BP for economic loss from the Gulf
oil spill.
The council voted unanimously Tuesday to ask the law firm of Page, Mannino,
Peresich and McDermott to represent the city in the claim.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/24/v-print/3903843/biloxi-joins-other-cities-in-bp.html
Congress headed to showdown over coastal restoration money
Published: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 6:00 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 24,
2012, 11:33 PM
By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune
Washington-- The Senate and House are heading for conflict over whether to
release the first federal construction money for the Louisiana Coastal Area
Program that Congress approved five years ago. A Democratic-controlled
Senate appropriations subcommittee Tuesday voted to allocate $16.8 million
for the work, as requested by President Barack Obama.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/04/congress_headed_to_showdown_ov.html
Judge to hold hearing on Gulf oil spill settlement
AP
A federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a hearing on a
proposed class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in
claims against BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/25/v-print/3904052/judge-to-hold-hearing-on-gulf.html
Halliburton objects to Gulf spill settlement
AP
By HARRY R. WEBER
Cement contractor Halliburton is objecting to a proposed $7.8 billion
settlement between BP and a plaintiffs group representing more than 100,000
victims of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/24/v-print/3903575/halliburton-objects-to-gulf-spill.html
State News
Prescription drug collections scheduled this week
by Michaela Gibson Morris
NEMS Daily Journal
04.25.12 - 07:15 am
Clearing out unused and expired medicine is more than spring cleaning. It
can protect the people you love and the environment.
http://nems360.com/view/full_story/18348740/article-Prescription-drug-collections-scheduled-this-week?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
GETTING YOU ANSWERS: Sewage Problem Update
WJTV
By Brad Soroka
Imagine your neighbor's sewage leaking on your property. It's a problem for
a Jackson man who turned to News Channel 12 for help. We have an update on
our push to get the mess cleaned up.
http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/apr/23/getting-you-answers-sewage-problem-update-ar-3659852/
Earth Day Celebration and activities set for Meridian
By Brian Livingston
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Cooper Huff got drafted into cooking the hot dogs Saturday
at the ever growing Earth Day Community-wide Picnic presented by Waste Pro
USA.
http://meridianstar.com/local/x130095085/Earth-Day-Celebration-and-activities-set-for-Meridian
Public Service Commission Reapproves Kemper Co. Power Plant
MPB
Published by Daniel Cherry on 24 Apr 2012 05:36pm
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has voted, once again, to put a
multi billion dollar coal fired power plant in Kemper County back on track.
MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how opponents are already prepared to challenge
the ruling.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/public_service_commission_reapproves_kemper_co._power_plant
PSC approves Kemper coal plant
AP
By JEFF AMY
JACKSON -- The state Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to give new
approval for Mississippi Power Co.'s coal-fired power plant in Kemper
County, pushing aside opponents' calls for a fresh look at the plant's
finances.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/24/v-print/3903839/psc-approves-kemper-coal-plant.html
National News
Interior 'fracking' regs still not ready for prime time
The Hill
By Andrew Restuccia and Ben Geman - 04/24/12 05:53 PM ET
State of play: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar declined to give a specific
timeline Tuesday for the release of long-awaited proposed regulations for
"fracking" on public lands.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/223423-overnight-energy
Gulf of Mexico dead zone - Farmers in tug-of-war between economic and
environmental outlook
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
By Rebecca Ahlers
Contributing writer
Even before spring was in the air, Ben Johnson, of rural Le Mars, started
getting his farmland ready for planting.
He actually began last fall by applying nitrogen fertilizer.
http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1841034.html
