Oil Spill
Custody of recovering dolphin changes hands
WLOX
"Chance," the only stranded dolphin found alive in Mississippi and Alabama
since the BP oil disaster, will be staying in Gulfport for the foreseeable
future.
http://www.wlox.com/story/18817553/custody-of-recovering-dolphin-changes-hands
Transocean asks judge to release federal documents on Deepwater Horizon
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 1:06 pm by Emily Pickrell
Transocean has asked a New Orleans federal court to make public 21
documents regarding the Deepwater Horizon disaster, arguing that its claim
of a confidentiality privilege are invalid, according to a recent filing.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/06/18/transocean-asks-judge-to-release-21-key-federal-documents-on-deepwater-accident/
State News
AP investigation: Katrina funds spent on underused sewage plants
By The Associated Press
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Officials in Mississippi took private property and
spent tens of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina recovery money on
sewage plants that may not be needed for decades, an Associated Press
investigation shows.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/06/ap_investigation_katrina_funds.html
Health, environmental experts cast doubt on pollution claims
By Harlan Kirgan
Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Assertions that Hurricane Katrina and industrial
sites have created a health-damaging environment in Moss Point were
disputed Monday by state health and environmental experts.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/06/health_environmental_experts_c.html
Moss Point Residents Want To Know If Industrial Toxins Are Causing Cancer
MPB
PUBLISHED BY RHONDA MILLER ON 18 JUN 2012 06:47PM
Moss Point residents want the state to investigate whether industrial
chemicals may be causing cancer and other health problems. Mississippi
officials say there's no obvious link, but as MPB's Rhonda Miller reports a
Louisiana chemist says her tests show a connection.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/moss_point_residents_want_to_know_if_industrial_toxins_are_causing_cancer
Gulf Restoration Network wants to elevate Red Creek's water quality
designation
Sun Herald
By NICOLE DOW — ndow@sunherald.com
STONE COUNTY -- A representative from Gulf Restoration Network met with
Stone County supervisors Monday to introduce a proposal nominating Red
Creek as an Outstanding National Resource Water through the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/06/18/4015681/gulf-restoration-network-wants.html
2012 shrimp season labeled average
WLOX
About 20 days into the 2012 shrimp season, those in the seafood industry
are calling the season so far "average." Weather conditions, primarily
heavy winds have forced many boats to remain tied at the dock.
http://www.wlox.com/story/18818922/2012-shrimp-season-labeled-average
National News
Recycling programs tackle problem of cigarette butts
By Wendy Koch
USA TODAY
Recycling has moved far beyond paper and plastic to tackle the nation's top
litter problem: cigarette butts.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-06-14/cigarette-butt-recycling/55674502/1
EPA Won't Curb Greenhouse Gases From Ships, Off-Road Trucks
Bloomberg
By Mark Drajem on June 18, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency turned down a demand from U.S.
environmental groups that it curb greenhouse-gas emissions from aircraft,
ships or off-highway vehicles such as trucks used in mining operations.
http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/106284?type=bloomberg
White House waves veto pen at measure to nix EPA pollution rule
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 06/18/12 04:53 PM ET
The White House said Monday that it would likely veto a GOP-led plan to
overturn Environmental Protection Agency regulations that require cuts in
mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/233305-white-house-waves-veto-pen-at-gop-plan-to-nix-power-plant-rule
Obama's green team criticizes the media
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 06/18/12 05:41 PM ET
President Obama's former top energy aide and current EPA chief are both
making the case that today's media landscape is rough terrain for
environmental policymakers.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/233331-obamas-green-team-calls-out-the-media
Hearing to revive natural-gas climate battle
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 06/18/12 02:53 PM ET
A Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Tuesday will be the
next venue for a raging battle over the climate-change benefits of natural
gas compared to other fossil fuels.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/233263-hearing-to-revive-natural-gas-climate-battle
Major cities tackle climate change even as Rio summit's outcome remains
uncertain
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin,
Four dozen of the world's largest cities have taken steps to cut 248
million tons of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020, according to a report
issued Tuesday, an announcement aimed at demonstrating that environmental
progress can continue in the absence of a broad international climate
agreement.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/major-cities-tackle-climate-change-while-rio-summits-outcome-remains-uncertain/2012/06/18/gJQAzSzrmV_story.html
In Its First Life, an Oil Platform; in Its Next, a Reef?
NY Times
By MELISSA GASKILL
AUSTIN, Tex. — The dormant oil platform known as High Island 389-A rises
out of the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles southeast of Galveston. Below the
surface, corals, sea fans and sponges cover its maze of pipes. Schools of
jack and snapper, solitary grouper and barracuda circle in its shadows.
Dive boats periodically stop at the enormous structure, where dolphins, sea
turtles and sharks are often spotted.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/us/a-fight-to-convert-high-island-a-platform-into-a-reef.html?ref=earth
Sen. Boxer proposes naming EPA building after ex-President Clinton
The Hill
By Pete Kasperowicz - 06/19/12 08:39 AM ET
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Monday offered legislation that would
rename the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) headquarters as the
"William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building."
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/233435-sen-boxer-proposes-naming-epa-building-after-president-clinton
