Oil Spill
BP oil spill's link to poor speckled trout season unknown
Published: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 3:17 AM
By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune
Sometimes nuance just doesn't get the job done. That's a lesson I relearned
after my column two weeks ago, reporting on fears by some fishing guides
that this summer's poor speckled trout season is the result of the BP oil
spill.http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2012/08/post_9.html
State News
Gov. Bryant declares state of emergency for Mississippi
Sunday, August 26, 2012, 5:36 PM
By The Associated Press
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Gov. Phil Bryant placed Mississippi under a state
of emergency this evening, as the state's officials prepare for a possible
hit from what's now Tropical Storm Isaac.
He also issued an executive order to deploy 10 civic support members of the
Mississippi National Guard to be in place for larger deployments after
landfall.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/08/gov_bryant_declares_state_of_e.html
Gov. Bryant declares state of emergency for Mississippi
WLOX
South Mississippi is under a hurricane warning, and Governor Phil Bryant
has declared a state of emergency for the entire state.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19379968/gov-bryant-declares-state-of-emergency-for-mississippi
City of Jackson's Recycle Day
Fox 40
The City of Jackson helped residents dispose of dangerous household waste
today at Battlefield Park.
Residents came to the Environmental Service Center located at the corner of
Hwy 80 and Terry Road to drop off antifreeze,lawn & garden
chemicals,propane tanks,household batteries,electronics,used tires and
various types of household hazardous waste items.
http://www.fox40tv.com/news/local/story/City-of-Jacksons-Recycle-Day/0yzrOm33xEKP6TQJ6o2Rvg.cspx
Port dredging helps restore Deer Island
AP
GULFPORT — Dredging at the Port of Gulfport is helping to restore acres of
shoreline at Deer Island that has been wiped away by decades of erosion.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/viewart/20120826/NEWS01/208260330/Port-dredging-helps-restore-Deer-Island
National News
Drought's silver lining: a cleaner Gulf of Mexico
Houston Chronicle
By Matthew Tresaugue
Updated 9:38 p.m., Friday, August 24, 2012
The ruinous Midwest drought that dropped the Mississippi River to
near-record lows this month apparently has produced a cleaner Gulf of
Mexico.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Drought-s-silver-lining-a-cleaner-Gulf-of-Mexico-3814082.php
