Isaac
Will Hancock Co. beaches rebound from Isaac?
WLOX
Hancock County beaches remain closed as the damage from Hurricane Isaac is
assessed. It's an especially hard blow since the county was in the middle
of a replenishment project to undo the damage from Hurricane Katrina seven
years ago.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19567586/will-hancock-co-beaches-rebound-from-isaac
MDEQ lifts post-Isaac closure on stretch of beach
by MBJ Staff
Published: September 17,2012
HARRISON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has
lifted a beach closure issued Aug. 31 for a portion of the beach in
Harrison County.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/09/mdeq-lifts-post-isaac-closure-on-stretch-of-beach/
$9.9 million OK'd for Mississippi in Isaac assistance
SUN HERALD
More than $9.9 million in aid has been approved for Mississippi residents
affected by Hurricane Isaac.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/09/17/4191242/99-million-okd-for-mississippi.html
Oil Spill
Escambia commission agrees on RESTORE Act committee
Group will help steer millions in BP fine money
Pensacola News Journal
The Escambia County Commission on Monday came to a broad agreement over the
size and makeup of a committee that will help steer millions of dollars in
anticipated BP fine money in the coming months and years.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20120918/NEWS01/309180031/Escambia-commission-agrees-RESTORE-Act-committee
State News
Committee begins work on state budget
WLBT
Lawmakers are strapping in for what they expect to be another difficult
budget year as they begin the work of laying the financial blueprint to
shape it.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19566093/committee-begins-work-on-state-budget
State economist Darrin Webb says Mississippi likely slipped into recession
this year
Monday, September 17, 2012, 7:45 PM
By The Associated Press
JACKSON, Mississippi -- State economist Darrin Webb says Mississippi
probably slipped into recession between April and June during the 2nd
quarter of 2012.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/09/state_economist_darrin_webb_sa_1.html
National News
Former EPA Administrator Russell Train dies
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Russell Train, a leading American conservationist who helped craft some of
the nation's enduring environmental laws, died Monday at age 92.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5joDHHe0S2UBZYG3Jhe9mvGUTOClg?docId=6a29cc17d684479dae903e82b509bd59
2012 hottest year on record, federal agency says
CNN
The first eight months of 2012 were the hottest ever recorded in the
continental United States and the summer period of June, July and August
was the third hottest ever, the National Climatic Data Center reported
Monday.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/18/2012-hottest-year-on-record-federal-agency-says/?hpt=hp_t3
Keystone XL pipeline raises tribal concerns
Washington Post
By Steven Mufson, Published: September 17
In CUSHING, Okla. — In energy circles, the town of Cushing is well known as
the hub used by New York oil traders to set the benchmark price for all
U.S. crude oil. Row after row of giant oil storage tanks are lined up
around a moribund downtown and a shopping strip. At the edge of town stands
a sign made of white pipes declaring: "Pipeline Crossroads of the World."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/keystone-xl-pipeline-raises-tribal-concerns/2012/09/17/3d1ada3a-f097-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_story.html
