Oil Spill
Should Gulf oil spill dispersant, clean-up companies stay in the
litigation?
Published: Tuesday, April 03, 2012, 8:00 AM
By Rebecca Mowbray, The Times-Picayune
The manufacturer of the chemical dispersant used to break-up the oil during
the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and other companies involved in
cleaning up the oil have asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to dismiss
them from liability for any health claims because they were working on
behalf of the U.S. government in responding to the spill and are entitled
to immunity. If successful, the move could remove more than a dozen
companies from potential liability if people get sick.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2012/04/should_nalco_and_the_clean-up.html
Worried about dolphin deaths, federal agency stops seismic tests
Published: Monday, April 02, 2012, 6:18 PM Updated: Monday, April 02,
2012, 7:21 PM
By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's
coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration
company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known
to disturb marine mammals.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/04/worried_about_dolphin_deaths_f.html
State News
Advanced Disposal Upgrades Miss. Recycling Facility
Waste Age
Advanced Disposal Services Inc. has made a $1.5 million upgrade to its
Sumrall, Miss., recycling facility.
http://waste360.com/advanced-disposal-services-inc/advanced-disposal-upgrades-miss-recycling-facility?cid=nl_wire
NOAA's spring flood forecast is welcome news for everyone
Mississippi Business Journal
by Clay Chandler
Published: April 1,2012
It was this time last year that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration issued its spring flood forecast for the Mississippi River
Basin that used words like "historic" and "catastrophic."
http://msbusiness.com/2012/04/noaa%E2%80%99s-spring-flood-forecast-is-welcome-news-for-everyone/
National News
EPA Delays Hydraulic-Fracturing Rules
Wall Street Journal
By TENNILLE TRACY
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency has postponed its first
rules aimed at reducing air pollution from natural-gas wells that are
drilled by hydraulic fracturing, following a last-minute push by oil and
natural-gas companies to weigh in on the new standards.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304023504577320001195356174.html
EPA delays 'fracking' air pollution rules
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 04/02/12 03:25 PM ET
The Environmental Protection Agency is again delaying the rollout of final
air pollution standards for natural gas wells developed with the
controversial method called hydraulic fracturing.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/219565-epa-delays-fracking-air-pollution-rules
EPA allows ethanol makers to register E15, moving closer to approval of 15
percent ethanol gas
By Associated Press, Published: April 2
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government announced Monday it has taken a
step toward wide distribution of gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol by
allowing manufacturers to register as suppliers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/epa-allows-ethanol-makers-to-register-e15-moving-closer-to-approval-of-15-percent-ethanol-gas/2012/04/02/gIQAO3rVrS_print.html
Green group grabs new name
Politico
By: Bob King
April 2, 2012 03:29 PM EDT
Republicans for Environmental Protection is dropping the "Republican" —
after 17 years of trying to demonstrate that a group can comfortably exist
in today's GOP while championing causes like global warming and opposition
to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74745.html
