6.13.2013
Oil Spill
Researchers Say Gulf Seafood Safe to Eat
WGCU
Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill dumped more than 200
million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, ongoing sampling and
testing efforts indicate Florida seafood is safe to eat. However, many
questions remain about the impact of the spill on marine ecosystems and
fish populations in the long term.
http://news.wgcu.org/post/researchers-say-gulf-seafood-safe-eat
Encana names BP Gulf spill veteran as its new CEO
Tue, Jun 11 2013
Reuters
By Scott Haggett and Kristen Hays
CALGARY/HOUSTON, June 11 (Reuters) - Encana Corp named former BP Plc
executive Doug Suttles, who played a major role in responding to BP's
disastrous 2010 Gulf oil spill, as its new chief executive on Tuesday as
Canada's largest natural-gas producer searches for a new course following
years of strategic missteps.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/encana-ceo-idINL2N0EN0IN20130611
State News
Supes awarded clean up grant
Bolivar Commercial
by Rory Doyle
06.12.13 - 05:41 pm
The Bolivar County Board of Supervisors announced earlier this month it
received a grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
to boost cleanup efforts throughout the county.
http://www.bolivarcom.com/view/full_story/22880919/article-Supes-awarded-clean-up-grant?instance=main_article
MDEQ awards grant to Choctaw County
Choctaw Plaindealer
June 6, 2013
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has awarded
Choctaw County a solid waste assistance grant of $27,060 that will be used
by the county for a solid waste enforcement officer and to clean up illegal
dump sites.
http://choctawplaindealer.com/2013/06/06/mdeq-awards-grant-to-choctaw-county/
Pontotoc County gets solid waste help grant
by Pontotoc Progress
06.13.13 - 05:58 am
PONTOTOC – Pontotoc County has received a solid waste assistance grant of
$17,018 that will be used by the county to clean up illegal dump sites.
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded the grant to help
the county's efforts in improving management of solid waste.
http://djournal.com/view/full_story/22883825/article-Pontotoc-County-gets-solid-waste-help-grant?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
New company wants recyclable trash
Grenada Star
A lot of recyclable waste is being thrown away in Grenada, and RB Jones
says he can convert it into dollars and local jobs.
http://www.grenadastar.com/contentitem/258276/1218/new-company-wants-recyclable-trash
Buffers can greatly benefit environment
Madison County Herald
The word "buffer" may evoke a safety net, a filter or an area of shrubs and
trees. In the landscape context, that's pretty much what it is.
http://www.mcherald.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306110005/Buffers-can-greatly-benefit-environment
National News
EPA nominee in limbo as Republicans press for documents
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 06/12/13 01:14 PM ET
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) on Wednesday urged the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to release data it uses to design air pollution regulations, a
move that underscores the standstill on confirming a new EPA administrator.
The GOP has threatened to block the confirmation of Gina McCarthy, who is
now the EPA's air quality chief, until it receives more information about
the process behind the regulator's rules.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/305059-gop-call-for-epa-data-signals-more-waiting-for-nominee-mccarthy
GOP warns of $1T EPA regs
The Hill
By Julian Hattem - 06/12/13 01:51 PM ET
Republicans on Wednesday warned new standards for smog emissions being
pushed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be the most
expensive regulations in history.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/305081-lawmakers-debate-most-expensive-regulation-ever
Regulatory Nominee Vows to Speed Up Energy Reviews
NY Times
By JOHN M. BRODER
WASHINGTON — The White House has blocked several Department of Energy
regulations that would require appliances, lighting and buildings to use
less energy and create less global-warming pollution, as part of a broader
slowdown of new antipollution rules issued by the Obama administration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/us/politics/environmental-rules-delayed-as-white-house-slows-reviews.html?ref=earth&_r=0&pagewanted=print
U.S. Oil Notches Record Growth
Rise in Production Is World's Largest; Fueled by Fracking
Wall Street Journal
By KEITH JOHNSON And RUSSELL GOLD
U.S. crude-oil production grew by more than one million barrels a day last
year, the largest increase in the world and the largest in U.S. history.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324049504578541601909939628.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
Opinion
EDITORIALS/Mississippi clean coal slaw
Madison County Journal
The following editorial appeared in The Wall Street Journal on May 30,
2013:
President Obama wants the U.S. to lead the world in green power, with his
energy regulators imposing a moratorium on new coal plants and grinding
down the ones still operating. But when the supposedly environmentally
friendly replacements do come on line, they face the familiar obstacle
of . . . environmentalists.
http://onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=26756
Press Releases
EPA Awards $2 Million for Small Business Innovation Research: Promoting
Green Jobs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced
more than $2 million to 25 small businesses nationwide to develop new
environmental technologies that will help protect people's health and the
environment.
EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program funds innovative
research resulting in new commercial products, processes and services that
protect the environment, benefit the public, and promote the growth of
small businesses. This year's projects focus on drinking water, wastewater,
manufacturing, green building, waste monitoring and management, air
quality, sustainable use of biomass and homeland security.
"Over the past 30 years, EPA's SBIR program has funded over 900 small
businesses that develop unique environmental technologies," said Lek
Kadeli, principal deputy assistant administrator for EPA's Office of
Research and Development. "This funding opportunity allows these companies
to help protect public health and the environment through innovative
technology and more sustainable solutions while creating jobs and
increasing economic competitiveness."
Each of the 25 companies will receive an SBIR Phase I contract of up to
$80,000 to further develop their technology over the next six months. Once
the project has been demonstrated to be commercially viable, then companies
are eligible to compete for a Phase II award of up to $300,000 to
commercialize their technology. To be eligible to participate in the SBIR
program, a company must be an organized for-profit U.S. business, and have
fewer than 500 employees.
More information on the SBIR Phase I recipients:
http://epa.gov/ncer/sbir/13awards
More information on EPA's SBIR program: www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir
More information on the SBIR program: http://www.sbir.gov/
