4.5.13
Oil Spill
Jackson County Chamber to host roundtable update of BP oil spill fines
By April M. Havens | ahavens@al.com
April 04, 2013 at 1:30 PM
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is
hosting a Breakfast Roundtable next week to update the public on RESTORE
Act funds and the state's GoCoast 2020 report.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/04/jackson_county_chamber_to_host.html
Three years after BP oil spill, USF research finds massive die-off
Tampa Bay Times
Thursday, April 4, 2013 1:50pm
The oil that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon
disaster three years ago killed off millions of amoeba-like creatures that
form the basis of the gulf's aquatic food chain, according to scientists at
the University of South Florida.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/gulf-oil-spill-killed-millions-of-microscopic-creatures-at-base-of-food/2113157
Federal judge admonishes Halliburton for delays in turning over evidence in
BP Gulf oil spill trial
By Richard Thompson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 04, 2013 at 7:35 PM
The federal judge overseeing the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill trial blasted
lawyers for Halliburton on Thursday (April 4) for delays in turning over
possible evidence, including test results on the cement used to try to seal
BP's Macondo well, saying it had "become a pattern now."
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/04/federal_judge_admonishes_halli.html
BP Faults Overseer of Gulf Oil-Spill Claims
Company Says Administrator Is Overpaying, Approving 'Fictitious Awards';
More Than 125 People Charged With Fraud
Wall Street Journal
Almost as soon as BP BP.LN -0.73% PLC agreed to compensate people for
damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the oil giant started
raising concerns that people would try to defraud it, or the
court-supervised fund it eventually set up to pay claims.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323646604578402762131543852.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
BP Appeals Oil Spill Court Approval of Official's Payouts
Bloomberg
BP Plc (BP/) is appealing a trial court ruling upholding decisions by the
administrator of its $8.5 billion settlement over the 2010 oil spill that
the company says will force it pay billions of dollars more than expected.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-03/bp-appeals-spill-court-s-approval-of-claims-official-s-payouts
BP appeals judge's ruling in Gulf spill settlement
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — BP has appealed a federal judge's interpretation of
settlement terms governing payouts to businesses that claim the company's
massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money.
http://www.wral.com/bp-appeals-judge-s-ruling-in-gulf-spill-settlement/12303798/
Attorneys advising Mississippians to file claims in BP suit
WDAM
People in our area who may have suffered financial losses because of the BP
oil spill are being encouraged to file a claim before April of next year.
That's the deadline set by a federal court in New Orleans to claim damages
from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.wdam.com/story/21886446/attorneys-advising-mississippians-to-file-claims-in-bp-suit
Interior expands offshore drilling safety rule
The HIll
By Ben Geman - 04/04/13 10:45 AM ET
The Interior Department issued rules Thursday that expand workplace safety
requirements for offshore oil-and-gas drillers, the latest of several
mandates that have followed BP's big 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/291819-interior-expands-offshore-drilling-safety-rule
State News
Piney Woods School employee taken to hospital after gas leak
Clarion Ledger
The Piney Woods School is back to normal operations after an almost
four-hour campus-wide lockdown spurred by a chlorine gas leak.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130404/NEWS/304040077?cid=dlvr.it
1 hospitalized after chlorine leak at Piney Woods
MDEQ gives the all-clear
WAPT
PINEYWOODS, Miss. —One person was taken to a Jackson hospital after
becoming overcome by fumes from a chlorine leak at Piney Woods School.
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/1-hospitalized-after-chlorine-leak-at-Piney-Woods/-/9156946/19623436/-/o36pl6/-/index.html?absolute=true&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=16waptnews
Man injured in gas leak at Piney Woods School
WLBT
A Rankin County school was temporarily evacuated and an employee was
hospitalized after a chlorine gas leak Thursday.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/21884583/man-injured-in-chlorine-leak-at-rankin-co-school
Alcorn County receives waste tire grant funds
by NEMS Daily Journal
04.05.13 - 05:12 am
CORINTH – Alcorn County will continue collecting waste tires at the solid
waste transfer station in Corinth with ongoing grant support from the state
Department of Environmental Quality.
http://djournal.com/view/full_story/22165591/article-Alcorn-County-receives--waste-tire-grant-funds?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
Jamie Miller's confirmation as new DMR director clears full Mississippi
Senate
Mississippi Press
By Warren Kulo | GulfLive.com
April 04, 2013 at 11:39 AM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Jamie Miller of Gulfport has been confirmed by the
Mississippi Senate as the new Executive Director of the Mississippi
Department of Marine Resources, effective immediately.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/04/jamie_millers_confirmation_as.html
National News
First phase of EPA furloughs begins April 21
Washington Post
By Josh Hicks, Updated: April 3, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency began notifying about 17,000 employees
on Wednesday that the organization would implement its first phase of
sequester furloughs starting April 21.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/04/03/epa-furlough-period-begins-april-21/
Oil industry, health advocates battle over EPA gasoline rules
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 04/04/13 01:52 PM ET
A major oil industry trade group and the American Lung Association are out
with dueling reports about planned federal rules that will force refiners
to cut the sulfur content of gasoline.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/291889-oil-industry-health-advocates-battle-over-epa-gasoline-rules
Federal study: Global warming means stronger 'extreme' rains
The Hill
By Ben Geman - 04/04/13 12:29 PM ET
Global warming will make cases of "extreme" rainfall even more intense and
worsen flood risks, federal researchers say in the latest warning that
climate change will likely worsen violent weather.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/291867-federal-study-global-warming-means-stronger-extreme-rains
Methane leaks are undermining the shale-gas boom. Here's how to fix that.
Washington Post
By Brad Plumer, Updated: April 4, 2013
At first glance, the recent shale-gas boom in the United States looks like
excellent news for efforts to slow climate change. Natural gas is nudging
aside dirtier coal in the electric-power sector, which is driving down U.S.
carbon-dioxide emissions.
But the one huge caveat in this story has always been methane.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/04/methane-leaks-are-undermining-the-shale-gas-boom-heres-how-to-fix-it/
U.S. proposal to move fracking wastewater by barge stirs debate
Reuters
Wed, Apr 3 2013
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is inching ahead with a
plan that would allow wastewater from fracking to be shipped on barges,
fueling a debate whether it is safer than other transportation modes or
risks polluting drinking water.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-usa-fracking-wastewater-idUSBRE93216L20130403
Opinion
SUN HERALD | Editorial: Miller sets a high standard for himself and the DMR
Jamie Miller, Gov. Phil Bryant's nominee to be the executive director of
the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, breezed through his
confirmation process in the state Senate this week. Now comes the hard
part.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/04/4571874/sun-herald-editorial-miller-sets.html
