Oil Spill
BP spill settlement talks stall as U.S. demands $18 billion: paper
Reuters
Sun, Sep 30 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Talks between BP (BP.L:Quote, Profile, Research, Stock
Buzz) and the U.S. government over a settlement for the 2010 oil spill have
stalled because the U.S. is insisting that the British oil giant pay at
least $18 billion, British newspaper the Sunday Times reported.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/30/us-bp-spill-paper-idUSBRE88T09020120930
BP oil spill settlement could shortchange Gulf Coast states
Press Register
Monday, October 01, 2012, 6:30 AM
By George Talbot
As it works to settle civil and criminal charges from the 2010 Gulf oil
spill, the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed a deal that would appear
to satisfy both the federal government and BP Plc.
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/10/post_247.html
Complex spill deal pushes legal frontier
Houston Chronicle
By Emily Pickrell
Sunday, September 30, 2012 1:41pm
The proposed settlement of health and economic damage claims arising from
the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill breaks new legal ground and raises
questions about whether its class- action structure is too rigid for the
wide range of circumstances it covers.
http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Complex-spill-deal-pushes-legal-frontier-3904299.php
State News
Hazardous waste collection site already closed
By Jeremy Pittari
The Picayune Item
PICAYUNE — The hazardous waste collection site that was supposed to be open
on Incinerator Road for about three weeks closed after only a week and a
half.
http://picayuneitem.com/local/x325754115/Hazardous-waste-collection-site-already-closed
Crews rush to clear beach debris before Cruisers arrive
WLOX
One of the biggest tourism events in South Mississippi will be revving up
in about a week, and pieces of debris from Hurricane Isaac still litter
parts of the beach in Harrison County. Sand beach and road department crews
have been working feverishly to remove the mess before Cruisin' the Coast
kicks off October 7.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19670044/crews-rush-to-clear-beach-debris-before-cruisers-arrive
Natchez applies for EPA grant
The Associated Press
NATCHEZ, MISS. — The city of Natchez is applying for $400,000 grant it was
previously denied from the Environmental Protection Agency that will fund a
study to identify and possibly clean up any environmental contamination at
industrial sites.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/01/4216836/natchez-applies-for-epa-grant.html
Tree Management Model
By CALEB BEDILLION
DAILY LEADER
Brookhaven could soon serve as a model for other Mississippi communities by
preparing for hurricanes through advanced management of trees within the
city, forestry officials said Friday.
http://www.dailyleader.com/topstories/article_0d578070-0aad-11e2-85fa-001a4bcf887a.html
Volunteers from Georgia clean South Mississippi waterways
WLOX
A group of volunteers from Georgia took off work, loaded up their kayaks
and launched in South Mississippi to help clean the waterways. They paddled
down the bayou pulling trash from trees and headed into the marshes
gathering bags of garbage.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19666795/volunteers-from-georgia-clean-south-mississippi-waterways
Estuary in East Jackson County is a wildlife destination
Sun Herald
Located in the bayous near the state line with Alabama, the Grand Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve is worthy of a day trip to East Jackson
County. On Saturday, boat and kayak tours of the upper portion of Bayou
Heron were offered. Despite the wet weather, people took the tours, taking
in the wildlife and habitat of the 18,000-acre estuary, Mississippi's
easternmost tidal stream.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/09/30/4216596/estuary-in-east-jackson-county.html
National News
Tennessee Oil and Gas Board approves new fracking rules
The Tennessean
Despite concerns from residents and environment groups, the Tennessee Oil
and Gas Board approved new rules Friday for the controversial natural-gas
extraction practice known as fracking.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120929/NEWS11/309290028/Tennessee-Oil-Gas-Board-approves-new-fracking-rules?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs&nclick_check=1
Gas-drilling boom in U.S. rattles energy producer Russia
The drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is shaking
up world energy markets from Washington to Moscow to Beijing. Some predict
what was once unthinkable: that the U.S. won't need to import natural gas
in the near future, and that Russia could be the big loser.
By KEVIN BEGOS
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — The Kremlin is watching, European nations are rebelling, and
some suspect Russia is secretly bankrolling a campaign to derail the West's
strategic plans.
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019309117_gasdrilling01.html
