Oil Spill
New BP settlement could extend claims to tourists
WLOX
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy is touring the Gulf Coast
telling people about what could happen if a judge approves the latest BP
settlement.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17354780/new-bp-settlement-could-extend-claims-to-tourists
Amid settlement, oil-spill plaintiffs wonder what's next
Emily Pickrell
Houston Chronicle
Published: Friday, April 6, 2012 at 7:29 p.m.
Helen Nguyen's personal picture of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster is
not filled with leaping flames or miles of spilled oil.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20120406/WIRE/120409766?Title=Amid-settlement-oil-spill-plaintiffs-wonder-what-s-next
Whales sensed Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster
Written By Peter Gwynne
Published April 08, 2012
Inside Science News Service
A technique that monitors whales through the sounds they emit has answered
a key issue raised by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the
Gulf of Mexico two years ago this month.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/08/whales-sensed-deepwater-horizon-oil-rig-disaster/
Interior, Coast Guard forge agreement on oil spill planning and response
The HIll
By Ben Geman - 04/06/12 12:28 PM ET
The Interior Department and U.S. Coast Guard have inked a formal agreement
that lays out their roles and collaboration in offshore oil spill
preparation and response, a step that comes ahead of the two-year
anniversary of the BP disaster.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/220325-interior-coast-guard-forge-agreement-on-oil-spill-planning-and-response
BP ads inspire Gulf Coast road trip
AP Travel Writer
By BETH J. HARPAZ
PENSACOLA -- If you've turned on a TV lately, chances are you've seen ads
for the Gulf Coast featuring beaches, seafood and friendly faces. But you
might have winced if you noticed the little green BP logo. It's a reminder
the ads are paid for by the company responsible for one of the biggest oil
spills in history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which littered
beaches with tar balls and devastated tourism for months.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/06/3867911/bp-ads-inspire-gulf-coast-road.html
State News
EPA to discuss plans for Miss. cleanup site
AP
The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Thursday in
Flowood to discuss the initial plans for cleaning up an industrial site.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/09/v-print/3870215/epa-to-discuss-plans-for-miss.html
Get in touch with nature at Pascagoula River Nature Festival
Sun Herald
By NICOLE DOW
Get outdoors and celebrate the wonders of the Pascagoula River basin this
week. Several events will be held Saturday in Jackson County as part of the
annual Pascagoula River Nature Festival.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/08/v-print/3870098/get-in-touch-with-nature-at-pascagoula.html
Recovery continues from last year's Miss. River flood
AP
TUNICA — The levees held.
But that doesn't mean the record Mississippi River flood of 2011 didn't
leave destruction in its wake.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120409/NEWS/204090314/Recovery-continues-from-last-year-s-Miss-River-flood
Attorney General: Mississippi near deal in suit over beef plant
Published: Friday, April 06, 2012, 5:50 PM
By The Associated Press
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Mississippi could soon settle its 2007 lawsuit
against the firms that built the financially disastrous beef plant in the
Yalobusha County town of Oakland.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/ag_mississippi_near_deal_in_su.html
National News
EPA: Testing shows water quality OK at 20 more wells in northeastern Pa.
gas-drilling town
By Associated Press,
DIMOCK, Pa. — Testing at 20 more water wells in a northeastern Pennsylvania
community at the center of a debate over the safety of natural gas drilling
in the Marcellus Shale shows no dangerous levels of contamination,
according to a report issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/epa-testing-shows-water-quality-ok-at-20-more-wells-in-northeastern-pa-gas-drilling-town/2012/04/06/gIQAsCG7zS_print.html
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Fracking wastewater amounts to millions of gallons
Grand Forks Herald
A Grand Forks reader wonders how much hydraulic fracturing wastewater is
used each day in North Dakota. The answer is complex.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/234050/group/homepage/
Ohio can learn from Texas' experience with fracking industry
Akron Beacon Journal
By Doug Livingston
FORT WORTH, TEXAS: At the Forth Worth Chamber of Commerce, two businessmen
are deep into a conversation about a national oil and gas company that just
moved in across the hallway from the chamber's downtown office.
http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/ohio-can-learn-from-texas-experience-with-fracking-industry-1.292620
Fracking rule really good for all?
Administration says yes, but environmentalists, industry voice doubts
Hearst Newspapers
McKENZIE COUNTY, N.D. — Amid industry fears that looming regulations
threaten technology that has revolutionized oil and gas production,
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has a quick comeback: The change will be
better for both industry and the environment.
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Fracking-rule-really-good-for-all-3466550.php
Natural gas glut means drilling boom must slow
AP
NEW YORK — The U.S. natural gas market is bursting at the seams.
So much natural gas is being produced that soon there may be nowhere left
to put the country's swelling surplus. After years of explosive growth,
natural gas producers are retrenching.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120409/NEWS01/204090308/Natural-gas-glut-means-drilling-boom-must-slow
Michigan, Ohio officials to tackle Lake Erie algae threat to fish, tourism
Detroit Free Press
TRAVERSE CITY -- Officials in Michigan and Ohio agreed last week to
cooperate more closely to find solutions to massive algae blooms in Lake
Erie, a deadly threat to fish and a turn-off for tourists.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120408/NEWS06/204080507/Michigan-Ohio-officials-to-tackle-Lake-Erie-algae-threat-to-fish-tourism
Press Releases
EPA to hold a Public Meeting for the Sonford Products Site in Flowood, MS
Contact Information: James Pinkney, 404-562-9183, pinkney.james@epa.gov
(ATLANTA – April 6, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 4 Superfund Division will host a Remedial Action Kick-off Meeting on
Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Flowood Pavillion located at 3951 Underwood
Drive, Flowood, MS 39232.
This meeting is scheduled to discuss the plans for implementing Phase I of
the remedial action at the Sonford Products Superfund Site located 3506
Payne Drive, Flowood, Rankin County, Mississippi. Superfund
representatives assigned to the Sonford Products site will be available to
answer questions and to hear any concerns you may have regarding cleanup
activities at this site.
WHO: EPA Representatives
WHAT: Remedial Action Kick-off Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 6-8 p.m.
WHERE; Flowood Pavillion located at 3951 Underwood Drive, Flowood, MS
39232
To obtain additional information about the meeting, or if you have
questions or concerns related to the site or cleanup activities, please
contact: Keriema Newman, Remedial Project Manager, at (404) 562-8859 or via
email at newman.keriema@epa.gov or Kyle Bryant, Community Involvement
Coordinator, Toll-free at (877) 718-3752, ext. 29073 or via email at
bryant.kyle@epa.gov.
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