Isaac
Secretary of Transportation announces $1 million aid to repair hurricane
damage to Mississippi roads
Sun Herald
GULFPORT -- Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced today a $1
million grant for Mississippi to be used to fix damage to roads caused by
Hurricane Isaac.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/09/18/4193897/secretary-of-transportation-announces.html
DEQ fines company over Isaac chemical leaks
WWL
State regulators say they are issuing a $12,189 fine against a chemical
terminal flooded during Hurricane Isaac because it did not notify
authorities fast enough about chemical releases.
http://www.wwl.com/pages/14272067.php?contentType=4&contentId=11453121
Oil Spill
BP agrees to relax requirements for oil spill claims
by Associated Press
Published: September 19,2012
GULF COAST — BP has agreed to relax several documentation requirements
regarding the submission of claims filed after the 2010 oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/09/bp-agrees-to-relax-requirements-for-oil-spill-claims/
BP in talks to sell Texas City refinery: report
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 13:53
LONDON: British energy giant BP is in talks to sell its Texas City refinery
to US-based Marathon Petroleum as part of plans to cover costs for the 2010
oil spill disaster, the FT reported on Wednesday.
http://www.brecorder.com/business-a-finance/industries-a-sectors/80503-bp-in-talks-to-sell-texas-city-refinery-report-.html
State News
County residents speak out against city's water plan
By Terri Ferguson Smith
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Strong opposition from residents of Lauderdale County who
are rural water association customers marked a public hearing Tuesday
evening on Meridian's plans to form a water and wastewater district.
http://meridianstar.com/local/x1023291197/County-residents-speak-out-against-city-s-water-plan
Report Releases on Wetlands
WLOX
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http://www.wlox.com/category/240214/video-center?clipId=7739744&autostart=true
Disaster declared for Mississippi oyster and blue crab fisheries from 2011
flooding
Sun Herald
BILOXI -- Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank issued a fishery
disaster declaration Sunday for Mississippi, the Northeast and Alaska.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/09/18/4193665/federal-government-declares-mississippi.html
Adams County seeks bond for KiOR levee work
AP
NATCHEZ, MISS. — The Adams County Board of Supervisors is advertising its
intent to take out a bond that will not exceed $7.5 million as part of the
KiOR levee project.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/09/19/4194712/adams-county-seeks-bond-for-kior.html
State agencies make their funding pitches
Clarion Ledger
After years of budget cuts and having to raise tuitions, Mississippi's
colleges and universities "are hitting a wall" and need more money from the
state, higher education Commissioner Hank Bounds told lawmakers Tuesday.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120919/NEWS/309190037/State-agencies-make-their-funding-pitches
State expected to contribute more to retirement system
Additional cash would shore up program for 30 years, director tells
lawmakers
AP
State government will be asked to put $44 million more into the Mississippi
retirement system next year to shore up the program for an estimated 30
years, the system director has told lawmakers.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20120919/NEWS/309190031/State-expected-contribute-more-retirement-system
National News
CBO: Nixing climate regulations would cut spending by $245 million
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 09/19/12 09:35 AM ET
A GOP bill headed for House passage that blocks greenhouse gas regulations
would reduce federal spending by an estimated $245 million over five years,
according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/250309-cbo-nixing-climate-regulations-would-cut-spending-by-245-million
EPA's new 4-gallon gas rule sparks debate
By Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sept. 18, 2012
Consumers would have to buy a minimum of four gallons of gasoline from
certain gas pumps under an EPA rule aimed at keeping people from misfueling
motorcycles and small engines.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/4gallon-gas-rule-sparks-debate-b86tmno-170272246.html
