Oil spill
Oil industry seeks to intervene in environmental lawsuit over chemical
dispersants
Times Picayune
WASHINGTON -- An oil industry association is seeking to intervene in a
federal lawsuit in which environmental groups are pressing for stricter
standards for chemical dispersants like those used to help stem the 2010 BP
oil spill. In a brief filed with the federal District Court in Washington
D.C., the American Petroleum Institute says any new restrictions on
dispersants can impact oil spill response plans required as part of the
federal permitting process.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/oil_industry_seeks_to_interven.html
State news
Federal auditors question DMR land buys in South Mississippi
Sun Herald
By KAREN NELSON — klnelson@sunherald.com
BILOXI -- A preliminary report from a federal audit is questioning millions
of dollars in land appraisals and purchases the state Department of Marine
Resources made with offshore oil money.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/11/03/4282566/federal-auditors-question-dmr.html
DeSoto's Waste Day brings in record amount of hazardous waste
Sweet smell of success for DeSoto's Waste Day
Commercial Appeal
By Henry Bailey
Friday, November 2, 2012
The DeSoto Board of Supervisors on Monday will get a glowing report on
hazardous waste — no, not about anything that's radioactive, but a heap of
figures showing that the recent countywide collection of household gunk was
a sweet success.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/02/desotos-waste-day-brings-in-record-amount-of/?print=1
Curbside recycling effort starts Monday
By JACOB RESTER
DAILY LEADER
Sunday, November 4, 2012 3:00 pm
Curbside recycling starts Monday in Brookhaven.
http://www.dailyleader.com/news/article_2f338334-2636-11e2-a244-001a4bcf887a.html
Oil exploration in southwest Miss.: Public conference to focus on do's,
don'ts of dealing with big oil companies
AP
SUMMIT — Oil exploration and production experts from around the country
will meet next week to discuss the potential for the industry in southwest
Mississippi.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20121105/NEWS/311050013/Oil-exploration-southwest-Miss-Public-conference-focus-do-s-don-ts-dealing-big-oil-companies
Hosemann eyes streamlining state boards
by Bobby Harrison
NEMS Daily Journal Jackson Bureau
11.04.12 - 05:45 am
JACKSON – Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is advocating streamlining
state government by reining in the 200 boards and commissions that oversee
various agencies.
http://djournal.com/view/full_story/20712155/article-Hosemann-eyes-streamlining-state-boards?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
National news
Missouri sand companies tap fracking demand
St. Louis Post Dispatch
FESTUS • For better or worse, depending on your view, Missouri has largely
missed out on the hydraulic fracturing revolution that has turned energy
markets upside down in recent years.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/missouri-sand-companies-tap-fracking-demand/article_7a36c4a0-600d-5328-a111-971b8358bb3e.html
