4.30.2013
Oil Spill
Nature Conservancy wants RESTORE Act money for environment in South
Mississippi
Sun Herald
By CHRISTINA STEUBE — csteube@sunherald.com
The Nature Conservancy wants to make sure ecological restoration is on the
same level of economical restoration, representatives told the Sun Herald
last week.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/27/4625482/nature-conservancy-wants-restore.html
Gulf Islands cleanup efforts reach transition
Three years after BP spill, presence of oil 'as low as reasonably
practicable'
Pensacola News Journal
More than three years after the BP oil spill released nearly 5 billion
barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, cleanup efforts at the Gulf
Islands National Seashore are substantially complete.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20130427/NEWS10/304270014/Gulf-Islands-cleanup-efforts-reach-transition
UT experts: BP oil spill gone from deep ocean, but remains in marshes
Knoxville News Sentinel
By Megan Boehnke
Sunday, April 28, 2013
UT experts: BP oil spill gone from deep ocean, but remains in marshes
Scientists cannot find traces of oil in the deep water of the Gulf of
Mexico three years after the nation's worst offshore spill, but residual
toxins are still in the sediment along the coastal marshes, according to
scientists at the University of Tennessee who have studied the effects of
the spill.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/28/ut-experts-bp-oil-spill-gone-from-deep-ocean-but/
Tests indicate decline in coastal marsh insects traced to BP oil spill
By The Associated Press
April 28, 2013 at 12:37 PM
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Preliminary results from field work and lab tests
indicate two oil components -- naphthalene and methylnaphthlane -- are at
least partly responsible for declines in insect populations in coastal
marshes affected by the 2010 BP oil spill, LSU researcher Linda Hooper-Bui
tells The Advocate.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/04/tests_indicate_decline_in_coas.html
BP hit by wave of new spill lawsuits ahead of April deadline
6:04am EDT
Reuters
By Andrew Callus
LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc has been hit by over 2,200 new lawsuits
seeking payback for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the past few weeks
as individuals, companies and government bodies rushed to stake their claim
before their right to do so expired.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/bp-results-spill-idUSL6N0DG3YR20130430
Protecting RESTORE Act Funding
WJHG
Leaders from the 8 panhandle coastal counties, most affected by the BP oil
spill, took steps Monday to protect RESTORE Act funding.
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Protecting-RESTORE-Act-Funding-205306421.html
BP oil spill three years later: Empty nets still in Louisiana
CNN
YSCLOSKEY, Louisiana (CNN) -- On his dock along the banks of Bayou
Yscloskey, Darren Stander makes the pelicans dance.
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/bp-oil-spill-three-years-later-empty-nets-still-in-louisiana
Health survey watching cleanup workers from 2010 gulf oil spill
· Tampa Bay Times
· Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:30am
Three years ago, during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP hired thousands
of people across the Gulf Coast to don protective suits and go out in boats
to collect the oil or to scrape up the tar balls washing ashore.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/health-survey-watching-cleanup-workers-from-2010-gulf-oil-spill/2117856
BP profits more than triple in Q1 as company continues with disposal plan
following US spill
By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 6:11 AM
LONDON — BP's sale of its Russian joint venture helped it more than triple
first-quarter profits, the oil company said Tuesday in a further sign that
its disposal program in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster
is on track.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/bp-replacement-cost-profits-more-than-triple-over-same-period-of-last-year/2013/04/30/7287b92a-b17d-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html
NY City sues BP over Deepwater Horizon spill: Comptroller
REUTERS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City said on Friday it sued BP Plc for more
than $39 million of losses it claims beneficiaries of the city's pension
funds sustained due to BP's "misconduct and fraudulent behavior" linked to
the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-newyork-bp-lawsuitbre93p0ze-20130426,0,1247478.story
State News
Oil spill prompts advisory in Moss Point
Sun Herald
By MARY PEREZ and CHRISTINA STEUBE — meperez@sunherald.com
MOSS POINT -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has
emergency crews at Dutch Bayou responding to a fuel spill at the Pilot
Travel Center on Mississippi 63.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/26/4623465/oil-spill-prompts-advisory-in.html
Fuel spill closes Moss Point's Dutch Bayou to swimming, fishing
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens | ahavens@al.com
April 26, 2013 at 1:13 PM
MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality has issued a temporary water contact advisory for Dutch Bayou in
Moss Point.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/04/fuel_spill_closes_moss_points.html
Water advisory issued on Coast bayou after fuel spill
by MBJ Staff
Published: April 29,2013
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality (MDEQ) has issued a temporary water contact advisory for Dutch
Bayou in Moss Point.
http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/water-advisory-issued-on-coast-bayou-after-fuel-spill/
OLA students push to bring curbside recycling back to Hancock Co.
WLOX
Students at Our Lady Academy are behind a push to bring curbside recycling
back to Hancock County. The curbside service stopped after Hurricane
Katrina and was never re-established.
http://www.wlox.com/story/22111914/ola-students-push-to-bring-curbside-recycling-back-to-hancock-co
Meridian Residents Properly Dispose of Hazardous Waste
WTOK
On Saturday, area residents had the opportunity to dispose of items that
can't be dropped in the garage can.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Meridian-Residents-Properly-Dispose-of-Hazardous-Waste--205052941.html
Utility Authority gets good rating
By Jeremy Pittari
The Picayune Item
PICAYUNE — Two of the three water systems constructed and managed by the
Pearl River County Utility Authority have received perfect ratings by the
Mississippi Department of Health.
http://picayuneitem.com/local/x730864133/Utility-Authority-gets-good-rating
Adams County to buy IP land for $9 million
The Associated Press
NATCHEZ, MISS. — Even as Adams County inks a $9 million agreement to buy
the former International Paper property from Rentech, local economic
development officials say they are working with five potential clients to
keep the property in taxable hands.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/30/4629827/adams-county-to-buy-ip-land-for.html
IMMS releases 6 Kemp's ridley turtles after one-year recovery
By The Associated Press
April 28, 2013 at 3:02 PM
PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi-- Six endangered sea turtles are swimming free
in the Gulf of Mexico again, thanks to veterinarians at the Institute for
Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/04/imms_releases_6_kemps_ridley_t.html#incart_river
Yokohama says higher tire demand globally calls for new plant in
Mississippi
By The Associated Press
April 29, 2013 at 5:19 PM
WEST POINT, Mississippi — Executives with Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. say they
will build a new tire plant in Mississippi because they see a global supply
shortage for tires.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-business/2013/04/yokohama_says_higher_tire_dema.html#incart_river
Port's new director plans 'aggressive' development approach
Sun Herald
By ANITA LEE — calee@sunherald.com
GULFPORT -- The state port's new executive director, Jonathan Daniels,
hopes to merge his economic development and port experience to position the
expanding operation for success in an increasingly competitive global
market.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/29/4629453/ports-new-director-plans-aggressive.html
Capitol Street revamp to create a 'different feeling'
$10 million first phase of project to begin in weeks
Clarion Ledger
When construction equipment starts singing in coming weeks on Jackson's
Capitol Street, it won't be music to the ears of longtime Mayflower Cafe
owner Jerry Kountouris.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304290008
National News
EPA report that lowers methane-leak estimates further divides fracking
camps
By Associated Press, Published: April 28
PITTSBURGH — The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered
its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural
gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has
divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in fracking help or hurt
the fight against climate change?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/epa-report-that-lowers-methane-leak-estimates-further-divides-fracking-camps/2013/04/28/a72ed128-b01e-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html
Fracking Ruled Out by Pennsylvania in Town's Water Case
Bloomberg
By Mark Drajem - Apr 30, 2013
Methane in the water wells of a Pennsylvania town visited by Yoko Ono in
her campaign against hydraulic fracturing wasn't caused by drilling for
natural gas nearby, the state environmental regulator said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-04-29/fracking-ruled-out-by-pennsylvania-in-town-s-water-case.html
Feds: Use genetically modified crops on refuges?
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold five public
meetings around the South in June to hear what people think about using
genetically modified crops on refuges to provide food for ducks, geese and
other migrating waterfowl.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/30/4629711/feds-use-genetically-modified.html
New Interior Chief Savors a Steep Learning Curve
NY Times
By JOHN M. BRODER
SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, Va. — Sally Jewell bounded up a granite boulder
near the peak of Old Rag Mountain and turned back to her hiking companion,
who was staring up at the smooth rock that offered no obvious hand- or
footholds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/us/politics/interior-secretary-sally-jewell-savors-a-steep-learning-curve.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
GAO: EPA's toxic chemical program needs guidance
The Hill
By Julian Hattem - 04/29/13 04:32 PM ET
The federal environmental watchdog needs a better strategy to update its
toxic chemical regulations, a government audit has concluded.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/296801-gao-epas-toxic-chemical-program-needs-guidance-
Study: Conservatives shy away from enviro labeling
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 04/30/13 07:34 AM ET
Want to encourage politically conservative shoppers to buy
climate-friendly, energy efficient products? Ditching the green messaging
would help, new research suggests.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/296853-study-conservatives-shy-away-from-enviro-labeling
Roundup is tied to infertility and cancer; herbicide's maker calls it safe
Washington Post
By Carey Gillam, Published: April 29
Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, may be linked to
a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility
and cancers, according to a new study.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/roundup-is-tied-to-infertility-and-cancer-herbicides-maker-calls-it-safe/2013/04/29/ac86ced6-ae71-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_story.html
Opinion
EPA speaks on how much radiation is too much
Washington Post
By Editorial Board, Published: April 29
IMAGINE THAT the Boston bombers didn't pack nails into pressure cookers but
instead packed highly radioactive material. How would the government be
responding?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/are-we-safe-from-nuclear-radiation/2013/04/29/75c628d2-ad23-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html
