Jackson County starts Hurricane Isaac related debris pick up
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 3:01 PM
By Susan Ruddiman, The Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Debris pickup for Jackson County will start Wednesday, road manager Joe O'Neal told the Board of Supervisors earlier in the week.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/09/jackson_county_starts_hurrican.html
Beach Blvd. Blues
Sea Coast Echo
By Dwayne Bremer
Sep 11, 2012, 17:52
The beach road from Lakeshore to Cedar Point suffered $167,000 in damage during Hurricane Isaac, according to a report from the Federal Highway Commission.
http://12.68.233.230/40/article_6255.shtml#.UFBvf40iYk0
Supervisors award debris removal contract
By David A. Farrell
The Picayune Item
POPLARVILLE — Pearl River County supervisors on Monday awarded a $774,190 debris removal contract to Hensley R. Lee Contracting, LLC, of Picayune for removal of debris, generated by Hurricane Isaac, on public lands and along public right-of-ways.
http://picayuneitem.com/local/x1052792714/Supervisors-award-debris-removal-contract
Oil Spill
BP: Allow us to dig up oil exposed by Isaac
But remedy could pose danger to critters, coast
AP
NEW ORLEANS — BP PLC said Tuesday it wants to aggressively clean up buried oil exposed on Louisiana's beaches by Hurricane Isaac's churning waves.http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/viewart/20120912/NEWS01/209120311/BP-Allow-us-dig-up-oil-exposed-by-Isaac
BP: Post-Isaac oil material evaluation ongoing; some parts of Mississippi still covered in debris
Mississippi Press
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 11:31 PM
By Kaija Wilkinson
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi - Post-Isaac debris on beaches and barrier islands in Mississippi are hampering BP's ability to determine if the storm stirred up additional materials from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, Mike Utsler, president of BP America's Gulf Coast Restoration Organization, said during a press conference this afternoon.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/09/bp_post-isaac_oil_material_eva.html
Storm Isaac tars Louisiana beaches with oil from BP spill
Tue, Sep 11 2012
Reuters
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Two years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, mats of oily tar from BP Plc.'s ill-fated Macondo well have turned up on Louisiana's shore after Hurricane Isaac stirred up submerged oil deposits, BP officials said on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/us-bp-spill-tarmats-idUSBRE88A1F920120911
BP proposes deep cleaning of Louisiana beaches in aftermath of Hurricane Isaac
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 9:33 PM
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune
BP wants to "deep clean" the sand on beaches along the Louisiana coastline where tar balls and tar mats from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were uncovered by Hurricane Isaac, BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization President Mike Utsler said Tuesday.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2012/09/bp_proposes_deep_cleaning_of_l.html
Tests confirm link between BP oil, post-Isaac tar
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 2:08 PM
By The Associated Press
AUBURN, Alabama — Scientific testing has confirmed a link between oil from the massive BP spill and tar found on Alabama beaches after Hurricane Isaac.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/09/tests_confirm_link_between_bp.html
BP Spill Victims Claim Gulf Hurricane Undermines Accord
Businessweek
By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins on September 11, 2012
BP Plc (BP/)’s proposed $7.8 billion partial settlement of 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil-spill claims shouldn’t be approved because last month’s hurricane shows how the extent of the spill’s damage still isn’t known, a victim’s lawyer said.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-11/bp-spill-victims-claim-gulf-hurricane-undermines-accord
Gulf of Mexico coastal restoration needs investment of billions, foundation reports
Published: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 6:00 AM
By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune
Washington — Without concerted and expensive efforts to restore the dwindling ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico, vital national resources will continue to deteriorate and eventually disappear, according to a report released today by the America’s Wetland Foundation.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/09/gulf_of_mexico_coastal_restora.html
State News
Saturday is Meridian's Household Hazardous Waste Day
WTOK
Disposing of household hazardous waste won't be a problem for Meridian residents if they take advantage of an opportunity this weekend.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Saturday-is-Meridians-Household-Hazardous-Waste--169387186.html
MSU takes on global food issues
by Chris Kieffer
NEMS Daily Journal
09.11.12 - 08:00 am
STARKVILLE - The world faces a looming challenge, international experts told conference participants at Mississippi State University on Monday.
http://djournal.com/view/full_story/20106944/article-MSU-takes-on-global-food-issues?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
National News
EPA approves Colorado's plan to clean up air pollution
By Jordan Steffen
The Denver Post
Federal environmental officials have approved Colorado's air-quality plan, which could lead to less haze and clearer skies in scenic areas across the state.http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21521042/epa-approves-colorados-plan-clean-up-air-pollution
Climate group sees progress in U.S. board rooms
Valerie Volcovici
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An organization promoting the reduction of greenhouse gases said its annual survey showed big U.S.-listed companies making progress in disclosure and in their carbon emission reduction goals, even as lawmakers hesitate to regulate.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-usa-emissions-companiesbre88a1jm-20120911,0,3034151.story
