Oil Spill
Coalition offers vision for Gulf restoration
AP
NEW ORLEANS — More than two years after the catastrophic BP oil spill,
environmental groups say billions of dollars the British oil giant is
expected to spend on restoration should go toward buying tens of thousands
of acres of coastal land for conservation, rebuilding Louisiana's eroding
wetlands and creating nearly 200 miles of oyster reefs.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120718/NEWS01/207180309/Coalition-offers-vision-Gulf-restoration
State News
MDEQ issues $8K fine for lagoons
Hattiesburg American
With the City of Hattiesburg in the midst of working to make its waste
treatment system better, the mess at the city's lagoons recently got even
worse.
The city was notified June 29 of discharge violations by the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality, and was assessed $8,000 in fines.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120718/NEWS01/207180317/MDEQ-issues-8K-fine-lagoons
Madison Landfill Denied
WJTV
The dispute over a madison county landfill is over.. at least for now
A permit board for mississippi environmental equality voted unanimously...
not to allow a landfill to move in near residential homes. It proposed a
setback of 250 feet away from other properties.
http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/jul/17/madison-landfill-denied-ar-4153017/
Aldermen approve getting cleanup bids
Commercial Appeal
Hernando aldermen approved seeking written statements of qualifications
from professional consulting firms interested in contracting with the city
to perform grant-management services, environmental analysis and related
activities tied to the $400,000 federal Brownfields Community-wide
Assessment Grant that Hernando recently received from the Environmental
Protection Agency to identify sites for possible cleanup and development.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jul/18/top-of-the-news/
Sewer work underway in West Point
WTVA
WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) — Some heavy duty construction is being done in
parts of West Point.
Crews are digging up the ground along Industrial Access Road and installing
pipe to allow residents and businesses to connect to city sewer service.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Sewer-work-underway-in-West-Point/1QaAO3UBYkuJXZ67-MKsJg.cspx
New flood riskfacts to be shown
by NEMS Daily Journal
07.18.12 - 07:00 am
VERONA – Lee County will hold a "Flood Risk Open House" from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Mississippi State University Extension Center to show the
public its preliminary Flood Insurance Study and Map.
http://djournal.com/view/full_story/19363892/article-New-flood-risk-facts-to-be-shown?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
More about clearing Gautier's water presented
Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 9:20 PM
By Harlan Kirgan
Mississippi Press
GAUTIER, Mississippi -- The first of three phases of work to clear up the
city‚s brownish water was estimated to cost $2.6 million, said Chad Jordan,
an engineer with Goodwyn, Mills and Caywood engineers of Mobile.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/07/more_about_clearing_gautiers_w.html
Study asked on spotted seatrout quota for commercial fishermen
Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 2:57 PM
By Harlan Kirgan
Mississippi Press
BILOXI, Mississippi -- A study on the 40,000-pound quota on the commercial
annual catch of spotted seatrout was requested by theCommission on Marine
Resources at a meeting Tuesday.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/07/study_asked_on_spotted_seatrou.html
National News
White House weakened EPA soot proposal, documents show
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin,
The White House recently modified an Environmental Protection Agency
proposal to limit soot emissions, according to documents obtained by The
Washington Post, inviting public comment on a slightly weaker standard than
the agency had originally sought.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/white-house-weakened-epa-soot-proposal-documents-show/2012/07/17/gJQANH3yrW_story.html
Industry Group Loses Challenge To Nitrogen Dioxide Rules
Bloomberg
The first new U.S. standard for nitrogen dioxide in at least 35 years was
upheld by a federal appeals court, which said the Environmental Protection
Agency had the authority to attempt to improve air quality around the
nation's busiest roadways.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-17/industry-group-loses-challenge-to-nitrogen-dioxide-rules.html
Environmentalists sue EPA over Mississippi River nutrients
Western Farm Press
In March, environmental groups, led by the Natural Resources Defense
Council, filed suit in New Orleans to require EPA to reduce nutrient runoff
– nitrogen and phosphorous in particular - from farms and cities in the
Mississippi River Basin (MRB).
http://westernfarmpress.com/management/environmentalists-sue-epa-over-mississippi-river-nutrients
Dead Zone Pollution Is Growing Despite Decades of Work, So Who's the
Culprit?
By Sara Shipley Hiles
Environmental Health News
12 July 2012
HERMANN, Mo. – The Missouri River stretches more than a quarter-mile from
shore to shore here, its muddy water the color of coffee with a shot of
cream.
http://www.gulfhypoxia.net/news/default.asp?XMLFilename=201207161229.xml
