Oil Spill
Bill to kill BP tax breaks backed by Ala. congressman and Rep. Jeff Miller
Pensacola News Journal
WASHINGTON — Fines paid by BP and other companies for the 2010 Deepwater
Horizon oil spill would not be tax deductible under legislation being
proposed by an Alabama congressman.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20121101/NEWS01/311010021
Insight: BP oil spill settlement before election seen unlikely
Reuters
By Chris Baltimore
HOUSTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - For a president locked in a tough re-election
fight, it may look like political gold: a settlement between the U.S.
Justice Department and BP Plc over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that could
send billions of dollars to Florida, one of a handful of politically
divided states that could decide the Nov. 6 contest.
http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2012/10_-_October/Insight__BP_oil_spill_settlement_before_election_seen_unlikely/
Fishermen confront BP spill deadline
Houston Chronicle
GRAND BAYOU, La. - Most decisions about the details of a huge class-action
settlement of damage claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will
come from stately offices and a federal courtroom in New Orleans.
http://www.chron.com/business/article/Fishermen-confront-spill-deadline-3985976.php
BP continues to settle claims
BY BILL LODGE
Baton Rouge Advocate
November 01, 2012
Nearly $396.7 million in claims against oil giant BP have been paid in
Louisiana since June 4, the new court-appointed claims administrator said
Wednesday in Baton Rouge.
http://theadvocate.com/home/4290696-125/bp-continues-to-settle-claims
BP Spill Settlement Opt-Outs to Increase With Deadline Today
Bloomberg
Lawyers for as many as 10,000 potential plaintiffs pursuing claims over BP
Plc (BP/)'s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill said their clients today will opt
out or reject the company's $7.8 billion settlement reached in March.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-01/bp-spill-settlement-opt-outs-to-increase-with-deadline-today#p2
Q&A: Oil spill claims chief weighs in
Houston Chronicle
Patrick Juneau was appointed to administer claims after BP and a steering
committee of lawyers representing Gulf Coast residents announced a proposed
class action settlement of economic and health damages arising from the
2010 oil spill.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/10/31/qa-oil-spill-claims-chief-weighs-in/
State News
EPA grants 16 states, including Mississippi, clean gas waivers after Sandy
AP
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is temporarily waiving some Clean
Air Act requirements in 16 states and the District of Columbia to reduce
fuel disruptions from Superstorm Sandy.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/10/epa_grants_16_states_including.html#incart_river
Public invited to celebrate Miss. Wildlife agency's anniversary
Clinton News
Gov. Phil Bryant signed a proclamation declaring Nov. 3-4, 2012 as
"Conservation Weekend" in honor of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife,
Fisheries, and Parks' 80th anniversary.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20121031/NEWS/310310077/Public-invited-celebrate-Miss-Wildlife-agency-s-anniversary?nclick_check=1
National News
EPA Plans Review of CAFO Regulations To Assess Impact on Small Businesses
Bloomberg
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to review Clean Water Act
regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations to determine whether
the rules should be retained, amended, or withdrawn if they significantly
affect small businesses.
http://www.bna.com/epa-plans-review-n17179870621/
Opinion
Slimantics: BP settlement offers ethical dilemma
Commercial Dispatch
Slim Smith
October 31, 2012 10:13:55 AM
I was pretty confident Alwyn H. Luckey had picked the wrong audience for
what he was proposing.
Luckey, an attorney from Ocean Springs who is intimately involved in the
legal proceedings that resulted from the BP oil spill, had a fascinating
story to tell.
http://www.cdispatch.com/opinions/article.asp?aid=19967
