4.2.13
Oil Spill
Claims adminstrator asks court to dismiss BP lawsuit
By The Associated Press
April 01, 2013 at 10:28 PM
The court-appointed claims administrator for a multibillion-dollar
settlement between BP PLC and a team of private plaintiffs' attorneys has
asked a judge to throw out the company's lawsuit against him.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/04/claims_adminstratorasks_court.html
Gulf spill claims administrator says BP complaint lacks merit
Houston Chronicle
The claims administrator overseeing the multibillion dollar settlement
between BP and victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill says BP's
complaint that he is violating the terms of the deal should be thrown out
because he has immunity from being sued and he is simply following court
directives.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/04/01/gulf-spill-claims-administrator-says-bp-complaint-lacks-merit/
State News
Oil spills in Miss. add up
More than $500,000 in damage reported in 2012
Clarion Ledger
A weekend oil spill in Simpson County marked the seventh such incident to
sully the state since January, according to the National Response Center,
bringing the total number of barrels leaked into Mississippi soil or water
this year to 337.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130402/NEWS01/304020003/Oil-spills-Miss-add-up
EPA: Half of Rivers in U.S. Are Dirty
MPB
More than half of the rivers in the U.S. are considered dirty by the
Environmental Protection Agency, and Mississippi lies in the heart of the
most affected area. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports...
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/985epa_half_of_rivers_in_u.s._are_dirty
Feds seek to block activism defense for lab owner
By HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press
Updated 8:44 am, Monday, April 1, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a judge to prohibit defense
lawyers from saying a laboratory owner's past environmental activism is the
reason behind her prosecution on charges of faking wastewater samples.
Tennie White, owner of Mississippi Environmental Analytical Laboratories
Inc., was indicted Nov. 7 on charges of making false statements and
obstruction related to tests that a company hired her to do.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Feds-seek-to-block-activism-defense-for-lab-owner-4399959.php
Jackson's $90M deal with Siemens for infrastructure work a go
Clarion Ledger
After months of negotiations, the city of Jackson's $90 million
infrastructure deal with Siemens has cleared its final hurdle.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130402/NEWS01/304020017/Jackson-s-90M-deal-Siemens-infrastructure-work-go
National News
Justices reject challenge to EPA air pollution rule
Reuters
Mon, Apr 1 2013
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge by
the oil lobby disputing a Environmental Protection Agency air pollution
rule.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-usa-court-epa-idUSBRE9300A620130401
Oily ducks found after thousands of gallons of oil spill in Arkansas
Published April 02, 2013
Associated Press
The environmental impacts of an oil spill in central Arkansas began to come
into focus Monday as officials said a couple of dead ducks and 10 live oily
birds were found after an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured last week.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/02/oily-ducks-found-after-thousands-gallons-oil-spill-in-arkansas/?test=latestnews
As Big Drillers Move In, Safety Goes Up
Wall Street Journal
WELLSBORO, Pa.—A firm called East Resources Inc. was among the first to
drill into the Marcellus Shale, a rock layer found to be rich in natural
gas. As the small wildcatter drilled, starting in 2008, regulators
repeatedly cited it for spills or other environmental infractions, almost
two for every shale well it drilled.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324582804578346741120261384.html
EPA's Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too Late
NPR
by TRACY SAMILTON
April 01, 2013 3:23 AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling
that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10
percent ethanol, with E15.
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/01/175871273/epas-push-for-more-ethanol-could-be-too-little-too-late
