July 3, 2013
Oil Spill
Former FBI director Louis Freeh appointed to conduct review of BP
settlement program
The Associated Press
July 02, 2013 at 3:56 PM
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge has appointed former FBI Director Louis
Freeh to conduct an investigation of alleged misconduct by a lawyer who
worked for the court-supervised administrator of BP's multibillion-dollar
settlement along with a team of private attorneys.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/07/former_fbi_director_louis_free.html
Freeh to Investigate BP Spill-Fund Payments
Wall Street Journal
A federal judge appointed former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief
Louis Freeh to investigate alleged improprieties by an attorney involved
in overseeing settlement payments related to the 2010 oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324251504578582093552217614.html
Tar mats prompt closure of small area off East Grand Terre Island
WDSU
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed an area off
East Grand Terre Island to all but recreational rod and reel fishing
because tar mats were removed from the area last week. BP PLC says the
closing appears groundless and will hurt Louisiana.
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/gulf-coast/tar-mats-prompt-closure-of-small-area-off-east-grand-terre-island/-/12537462/20809030/-/1w446sz/-/index.html#ixzz2XvBFFYd3
Trial delay sought in former BP exec's Gulf oil spill criminal case
Houston Chronicle
Lawyers for both sides are seeking a five-month delay in the trial of a
former BP executive charged with lying to federal officials about the
amount of oil that was flowing from the company's undersea well in the Gulf
of Mexico in 2010.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/07/02/trial-delay-sought-in-former-bp-execs-gulf-oil-spill-criminal-case/
State News
D'Iberville gets extension on Ocean Expo grant
Sun Herald
By MARY PEREZ — meperez@sunherald.com
D'IBERVILLE -- A $3 million BP grant to help cover D'Iberville's expenses
for Ocean Expo aquarium has been extended until Nov. 1, although the city
remains under a stop-work order and can't spend the money.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/02/4774861/diberville-gets-extension-on-ocean.html
Crews working to pick up dead fish
WLOX
Two crews with the Harrison County Sand Beach Authority are working Tuesday
to pick up the dead fish from Monday's Jubilee fish kill.
http://www.wlox.com/story/22742411/crews-working-to-pick-up-dead-fish
Local city has recycling program pulled
WTVA
AMORY, Miss. (WTVA) -- A north Mississippi city is now tackling the issue
of what to do after its recycling program was hauled out of town.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Local-city-has-recycling-program-pulled/ZgTjW9KYqk-NMEqz805aVQ.cspx
Natural Resources Conservation Service surveys area ponds
WLOX
McGill's Lake in Harrison County got a thumbs-up from a survey team
Tuesday. That private lake is one of tens of thousands throughout the state
of Mississippi. But some property owners may not realize they can receive a
free assessment of their pond or small lake.
http://www.wlox.com/story/22747303/natural-resources-conservation-service-surveys-area-ponds
