Attorney General Asking Federal Court for Additional Review of BP Oil Spill Claims
MPB
Published by Rhonda Miller on 25 Apr 2012 05:04pm
Attorney General Jim Hood is taking another legal step to see if Mississippians are due more money for BP oil spill claims. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports Hood said he’s filing a motion in New Orleans federal court this week.
Committee OKs Walker’s reappointment
Sun Herald
By GEOFF PENDER
JACKSON -- Department of Marine Resources Director Bill Walker’s reconfirmation sailed through a Senate committee Thursday, despite a chairman’s threat Wednesday to hold it up.
Ports and Marine Resources Chairman Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, had threatened Wednesday to hold up Gov. Phil Bryant’s reappointment of Walker over a battle over control of BP fine money expected to come to Mississippi.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/26/v-print/3909405/committee-oks-walkers-reappointment.html
Bill Walker confirmed as state Department of Marine Resources director
Published: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 11:18 AM Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 2:24 PM
Mississippi Press
By Kaija Wilkinson
JACKSON, Mississippi -- The state Senate has confirmed the reappointment of Dr. Bill Walker as director of the Department of Marine Resources, the Sun Herald is reporting.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/bill_walker_confirmed_as_state.html
Sen. Richard Shelby joins conference committee for RESTORE Act
Published: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 9:03 AM Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 9:35 AM
By George Talbot
Press Register
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby will have a seat on the joint committee of Senate and House members who will finalize details of the Restore Act, federal legislation that would send billions of dollars to the Gulf Coast for restoration from the 2010 BP oil spill.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/04/shelby_joins_conference_commit.html
Survey: less concern about seafood
Daily Comet
By Nikki Buskey
Fewer people say the BP oil spill is keeping them away from Gulf seafood, according to a consumer survey released by a Gulf Coast marketing group.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20120426/ARTICLES/120429656
New program offers relief for those affected by the oil spill
WLOX
There is a new program offering financial assistance to those affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17796605/new-program-offers-relief-for-those-affected-by-the-oil-spill
Oil spill: Justice should be deliberate
Editorial – Clarion Ledger
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed the first criminal charges related to the 2010 BP oil spill.
Fracking work shifts: Operation wraps up at Amite well, moves to another
By Matt Williamson
Enterprise-Journal
Hydraulic fracturing wrapped up Tuesday at one of two Amite County oil wells being closely watched in the Tuscaloosa Shale Formation.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_be7d4036-8fc6-11e1-9845-0019bb2963f4.html
MPD to Host Rx Disposal Day
WTOK
Meridian, Miss.
The Meridian Police Department wants to let the public know about a special collection day set for Saturday
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/MPD_to_Host_Rx_Disposal_Day_149168705.html
Sierra Club returns to court over Kemper County power project
Published: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 1:40 PM Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 1:42 PM
By The Associated Press
JACKSON, Mississippi -- The Sierra Club of Mississippi is arguing in court that Mississippi Power Co. should assume the risk of building a new coal power plant, rather than customers, while an appeal trying to stop the project goes through the courts.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/sierra_club_returns_to_court_o.html
A green landfill?
WTVA
HOUSTON, Miss. (WTVA) -- Go green with garbage?
Yes, you hard right!
That's exactly what's about to happen at the Prairie Bluff Landfill in Houston.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/A-green-landfill/VEkWQghuaUi62XfAvw-FNQ.cspx
Vicksburg dumping takes new twist
AP
Illegal dumpers have a new strategy.
They're now disposing of debris on legal rubbish piles in front of Vicksburg homes.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/27/v-print/3909776/vicksburg-dumping-takes-new-twist.html
Beach closure in Bay St. Louis
HANCOCK COUNTY -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a beach closure for Oak Boulevard east in Bay St. Louis to Ballantine Street. The closure was issued because of possible high bacteria levels and dangerous physical conditions caused by beach replenishment in the area. MDEQ will lift the closure after the replenishment is complete and water samples show levels are safe for human contact.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/25/3903724/around-south-mississippi.html
Smithville memorial marks anniversary
by JB Clark
NEMS Daily Journal
04.27.12 - 07:21 am
SMITHVILLE – Saturday will be for Smithville residents a day of remembering those lost and looking forward with hope.
http://nems360.com/view/full_story/18381822/article-Smithville-memorial-marks-anniversary?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
National News
US tiger shrimp sightings worry scientists
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY
A big increase in reports of Asian tiger shrimp along the U.S. Southeast coast and in the Gulf of Mexico has federal biologists worried the species is encroaching on native species' territory.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/26/v-print/3908679/jump-in-tiger-shrimp-sightings.html
GOP pounces on EPA official's remarks about crucifying lawbreakers
The Hill
By Andrew Restuccia and Ben Geman - 04/26/12 04:56 PM ET
Republicans pounced Thursday on 2010 comments in which an Obama administration official compared enforcement of environmental laws to crucifixion.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/224091-gop-pounces-on-epa-officials-crucify-comments
EPA chief says administration plans further steps to combat climate change
Boston Globe
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson says the Obama administration plans to take further action to combat climate change.
http://articles.boston.com/2012-04-27/metro/31407461_1_climate-change-epa-carbon-pollution
Regional battle over major farm bill
Politico
By: David Rogers
April 26, 2012 03:59 PM EDT
Landmark farm legislation cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee Thursday, promising wholesale changes in commodity programs but also opening up a major breach with Southern growers angered by what they see as an unfair tilt toward the Midwest Corn Belt.
