6.3.2013
Oil Spill
South Mississippi citizen scientists contribute to oil-spill knowledge
Sun Herald
By TAMMY LEYTHAM — tleytham@sunherald.com
OCEAN SPRINGS -- Residents got a lesson on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil
spill Saturday from citizen scientists during a community event held at the
Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/01/4704543/south-mississippi-citizen-scientists.html
BP rig supervisors seek to dismiss manslaughter charges in Deepwater
Horizon disaster
By Richard Thompson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
June 01, 2013 at 1:58 AM
Attorneys for the two BP rig supervisors charged with manslaughter in the
wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster say the counts should be dismissed
because they don't apply to conduct on a foreign-owned vessel operating
outside U.S. territory, and that the men weren't responsible for
maintaining or navigating the vessel, which exploded and sank in the Gulf
of Mexico in April 2010.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/05/bp_rig_supervisors_seek_to_dis.html
RESTORE money up for grabs
Meeting looks at funds
Pensacola News Journal
Escambia County officials and environmentalists are urging the public to
turn out in strong numbers to a RESTORE Act meeting today that could have a
bearing on how much money the state will receive for oil spill restoration
projects.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20130603/NEWS01/306030014/RESTORE-money-up-grabs
Deadline triggers rush of Gulf oil-spill lawsuits, including some from
interior Florida
By Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel
12:31 p.m. EDT, June 2, 2013
Even as Florida brought home several top-10 finishes in this year's annual
contest for the nation's best beaches, the tsunami of lawsuits triggered by
BP's beach-trashingoil spill in the Gulf of Mexico three years ago
continued to gain strength.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-cfb-cover-bp-litigation-0603-20130602,0,934614.story
Coast Guard Wants to Stop Search for Oil
WEAR
ESCAMBIA/SANTA ROSA COUNTIES -- The Coast Guard wants to stop searching
for oil along our beaches. The BP and the Coast Guard agreed to continue
searching for oil until it's completely gone. The latest reports shows
Escambia and Santa Rosa County beaches are still reporting oil.
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/coast-guard-wants-stop-search-oil-along-beaches-32369.shtml
State News
High bacteria levels suspected along Miss. beaches
AP
GULFPORT — State officials are warning that the water along several
stretches of beach in Harrison County may have high bacteria levels that
could expose swimmers to an increased risk of illness.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130603/NEWS01/306030013/High-bacteria-levels-suspected-along-Miss-beaches
Hattiesburg City Council Decides on Wastewater Treatment Plan
WHLT
In a three to one vote on Friday, the Hattiesburg City Council chose land
application as the new wastewater treatment plan.
http://www.whlt.com/story/22473354/hattiesburg-city-council-decides-on-wastewater-treatment-plan
DSU, city partner in recycling efforts
Bolivar Commercial
by Courtney Stevens
06.02.13 - 07:36 pm
Delta State University and Cleveland Public Works recently partnered in
recycling.
http://www.bolivarcom.com/view/full_story/22777592/article-DSU--city-partner-in-recycling-efforts?instance=homefirstleft
Pittman appointed interim DMR patrol chief
SUN HERALD
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Friday the agency
has appointed Lt. Col. Rusty Pittman, marine patrol assistant chief, to
interim marine patrol chief of enforcement. The appointment is effective
immediately.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/05/31/4703776/pittman-appointed-interim-dmr.html
National News
EPA Proposal Would Allow More Flexibility For States to Implement Ozone
Plans
Friday, May 31, 2013
Bloomberg
Under a proposed rule released May 30, the Environmental Protection Agency
would give states the option of completing their entire ozone air quality
implementation plans within 30 months or submitting the requirements
piecemeal by the deadlines stipulated in the Clean Air Act.
http://www.bna.com/epa-proposal-allow-n17179874281/
Sessions: EPA nominee Gina McCarthy is 'stonewalling'
The Hill
By Ramsey Cox - 05/31/13 10:36 AM ET
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said he still couldn't support President
Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because
she is "stonewalling."
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/302711-sessions-epa-nominee-gina-mccarthy-is-stonewalling
Opinion
MICHAEL NEWSOM: New regime, new network at DMR
Sun Herald
I'm starting to wonder if much has really changed at the Mississippi
Department of Marine Resources.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/06/01/4703413/michael-newsom-new-regime-new.html
The goal of restoring the Gulf of Mexico has been lost amid bureaucratic
squabbling over BP spill fines
Washington Post
By Bob Graham and William K. Reilly, Published: May 31
Bob Graham is a former governor and U.S. senator from Florida. William K.
Reilly was administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the
George H.W. Bush administration and is a past president of the World
Wildlife Fund. They co-chaired the National Commission on the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Almost daily, some mention is made of the billions of dollars in fines and
penalties that might come from BP and its contractors in resolving the
litigation that resulted from the April 2010 explosion of the Deepwater
Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/restoration-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-cant-wait/2013/05/31/1fe2a9f0-bf0b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html
How the EPA skirts transparency
Politico
By: Rep. Don Young
June 2, 2013 09:07 PM EDT
It appeared to be the dawn of a new day when, in January 2009, President
Barack Obama proclaimed that his administration would be "committed to
creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work
together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency,
public participation and collaboration."
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/settlements-cloud-epa-policy-agenda-92112.html?hp=r5
