Oil Spill
Study: Oyster reef restoration could boost Gulf Coast economy
By Harlan Kirgan, Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Oyster reef restoration projects using penalty
money from the BP 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill could provide quadruple
economic returns for the Gulf Coast states, according to a Duke University
and Environmental Defense Fund study.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/06/study_oyster_reef_restoration_1.html
BP fine funds tied by politics
by jordan blum
Baton Rouge Advocate Washington bureau
WASHINGTON — Optimism continued to wane Thursday for the fate of the
federal transportation spending legislation that contains language that
would direct several billion dollars in BP fine money to Louisiana and
other Gulf states.
http://theadvocate.com/home/3042459-125/bp-fine-funds-tied-by
State News
EPA approves emergency exemption for state's cotton farmers
by MBJ Staff
Published: June 7,2012
JACKSON — The Environmental Protection Agency has approved an emergency
exemption that will help farmers in the Mississippi Delta control tarnished
plant bugs in cotton, according to Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner
Cindy Hyde-Smith.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/06/epa-approves-emergency-exemption-for-states-cotton-farmers/
Endangered sea turtles returned to wild
WLOX
Ten endangered sea turtles are swimming free again after spending a few
weeks in rehab.
The Kemp's Ridley turtles were accidentally caught by hook-and-line
fishermen, then nursed back to health at the Institute for Marine Mammal
Studies (IMMS) in Gulfport.
http://www.wlox.com/story/18732443/endangered-sea-turtles-returned-to-wild
Pascagoula lawyer named Oil & Gas Board chairman
AP
JACKSON, MISS. — Pascagoula attorney Jimmy Heidelberg has been selected as
chairman of the Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/06/08/3995664/pascagoula-lawyer-named-oil-gas.html
Industry rep rips oil rules
BY ted griggs
Baton Rouge Advocate business writer
Over-reaching by federal regulators and local governments could stop the
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale from ever booming in Louisiana and shift drilling
activity to the Mississippi side of the oil-rich formation, Louisiana Oil
and Gas Association Vice President Gifford Briggs said Thursday.
http://theadvocate.com/home/3042919-125/oil-industry-rep-knocks-regulation
National News
EPA proposes approving parts of Texas' clean air plan that had long been
points of contention
By Associated Press, Published: June 7
HOUSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggested Thursday it
would approve parts of Texas' clean air plan, a move that could help ease
some of the strains between the state and the federal agency.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/epa-proposes-approving-parts-of-texas-clean-air-plan-that-had-long-been-points-of-contention/2012/06/07/gJQAu8R0LV_story.html
EPA sued over wildlife exposure to lead from spent ammunition
Reuters
(Reuters) - Environmental groups filed suit on Thursday seeking federal
regulation of lead in ammunition, claiming exposure to the toxic metal from
spent bullets fired into the environment by hunters kills millions of birds
and poses a risk to human health.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-usa-lead-lawsuit-idINBRE85705X20120608
Opinion
SUN HERALD | Editorial RESTORE Act is critical for Gulf
Even as the RESTORE Act is bottled up in Congress, there is increasing
evidence of how critical the legislation is to the Gulf region.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/06/07/3994852/sun-herald-editorial-restore-act.html
