Oil Spill
Jackson County, municipalities pursuing claims against BP with Friday
deadline looming
Mississippi Press
By Jay Hughes
updated January 14, 2013 at 8:55 PM
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Jackson County supervisors have given approval
to paperwork that would preserve the county's right to press claims against
BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/01/jackson_county_municipalities.html#incart_river
Louisiana AG's tab for oil spill case nears $24 million
By The Associated Press
updated January 14, 2013 at 3:33 PM
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Louisiana's attorney general has spent nearly $24
million building the state's legal case against BP over the 2010 Gulf of
Mexico oil spill, with much of the money paid to outside law firms that
have contributed to his campaigns.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/01/louisiana_ags_tab_for_oil_spil.html#incart_river
Judge gets sentence recommendation for BP
Houston Chronicle
Federal probation officials have issued a revised pre-sentence
investigation report and made a recommendation to a judge, who will decide
whether to accept or reject British oil giant BP's plea agreement with the
U.S. government that would resolve manslaughter and othercriminal charges
stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/01/14/judge-in-spill-case-gets-sentence-recommendation-for-bp/
Judge postpones trial for ex-BP engineer charged with deleting texts about
oil spill response
By Associated Press, Published: January 14
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge agreed Monday to postpone the trial of a
former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's
response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/judge-postpones-trial-for-ex-bp-engineer-charged-with-deleting-texts-about-oil-spill-response/2013/01/14/27799404-5e98-11e2-8acb-ab5cb77e95c8_story.html
Louisiana and Alabama compete for BP dollars: John Maginnis
Times Picayune
By John Maginnis
updated January 14, 2013 at 6:02 PM
Here near the peak of both football and election seasons, it seems strange
for a Louisiana senator to side with one from Alabama in a dispute in which
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is agreeing with President Barack
Obama's. The odd bedfellows are hard to keep up with as negotiations with
BP move toward a settlement of the federal case brought against it for the
massive oil spill in the Gulf in 2010.
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2013/01/louisiana_and_alabama_compete.html
National News
EPA's release of documents related to email aliases criticized as 'deeply
troubling'
Published January 14, 2013
FoxNews.com
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The Environmental Protection Agency released roughly 4,000 pages of
documents Monday in response to a request for information about possible
secret emails by former Administrator Lisa Jackson, but the agency provided
only a portion of the information promised by a court-approved date,
according to a Washington attorney.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/14/epa-releases-documents-on-epa-alias-email-attorney-calls-response-deeply/?test=latestnews
Greens to Obama: Act now on climate
Politico
Green groups are amping up the pressure on President Barack Obama to make
good on his promises to address climate change — even if Congress fails to
act.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/greens-to-obama-act-now-on-climate-86168.html?hp=r14
Scientists: Backing Keystone pipeline would 'undermine' Obama's climate
legacy
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 01/15/13 06:00 AM ET
A group of prominent climate scientists say President Obama's legacy is on
the line as he mulls whether to approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/277149-scientists-backing-keystone-pipeline-would-undermine-obamas-climate-legacy
Press Releases
Gov. Bryant Declares a State of Emergency due to Ongoing Weather
JACKSON – Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency today for several
of Mississippi counties due to the impacts of winter weather presenting a
variety of issues including flooding and freezing rain.
At least 45 Mississippi counties have reported affects from these storms:
Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw,
Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, DeSoto, George, Greene, Grenada, Hancock, Harrison,
Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jackson, Jones, Lafayette,
Lawrence, Leake, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Monroe,
Montgomery, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pearl River, Pontotoc, Prentiss,
Quitman, Rankin, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah,
Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winston,
Yalobusha and Yazoo.
The State of Emergency is an administrative tool, which allows the state to
offer support to the areas impacted by this weather event.
"We are taking the threat of severe weather seriously, and we are working
to ensure that local officials have the tools they need to respond
properly," Gov. Bryant said.
Any additional counties with damages or impacts due to the ongoing winter
weather will also be covered by this State of Emergency
According to the National Weather Service, Mississippi could experience
additional affects from this weather system with additional icing and
freezing rain expected throughout much of North Mississippi through Tuesday
evening.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials are working closely with
local emergency managers to identify any unmet needs counties and
communities have in impacted areas in the state.
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