7.8.2013
Oil Spill
BP to challenge oil spill settlement payments Monday in 5th Circuit
Richard Thompson
The Times-Picayune
July 06, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Lawyers for BP will argue Monday before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals that what could amount to billions of dollars in settlement
payments to Gulf Coast businesses and residents who lost money in the 2010
Gulf of Mexico oil spill should be halted, contending that the terms of the
deal are being misinterpreted.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/07/bp_to_challenge_oil_spill_sett.html
Scientists hope to better understand effects of oil spill
Sun Herald
By DONNA HARRIS — dharris@sunherald.com
GULFPORT -- Scientists who returned Friday from a 16-day cruise to the
Deepwater Horizon site hope the data they collected will help researchers
understand the effects of the oil spill on the environment.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/05/4779715/scientists-hope-to-better-understand.html
Scientists studying impact of oil spill on coral reefs
WLOX
Scientists studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill invited
the media aboard their research vessels Friday morning during a stop at the
Port of Gulfport. Much of their research has focused on the oil spill's
impact on coral reefs in the Gulf.
http://www.wlox.com/story/22770444/scientists-studying-impact-of-oil-spill-on-coral-reefs
Big Mama, sea turtle rescued in 2010 oil spill, settling into new home at
SeaWorld (video)
Mississippi Press
Gareth Clary
July 06, 2013 at 10:26 AM
ORLANDO, Florida -- Big Mama, a 245-pound female loggerhead sea turtle
rescued during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, is settling in to her
new home at SeaWorld Orlando, according to KFTV and the Orlando Sentinel.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/07/big_mama_sea_turtle_rescued_in.html#incart_river
BP objects to fisheries closure in Grand Terre
Houma Today
By Nikki Buskey
Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 6:17 p.m.
BP officials are objecting to the state's decision to close waters around
Grand Terre to fishing after a 40,000-pound tar mat was unearthed in the
surf just off the island.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20130703/ARTICLES/130709834/1320?Title=BP-objects-to-fisheries-closure-in-Grand-Terre
State News
USM's concerns prompt Asper resignation from CMR
Sun Herald
By MICHAEL NEWSOM — mmnewsom@sunherald.com
The chairman of the state Department of Marine Resources' governing board
has resigned after his employer, the University of Southern Mississippi,
expressed concerns about the perception of conflicts of interest.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/03/4776156/usms-ethics-concerns-prompted.html
Moss Point's solid waste enforcement director wants public help stopping
illegal dumping
Mississippi Press
By Vivian Austin
July 08, 2013 at 7:32 AM
MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- Robert Armstrong, Moss Point's new solid waste
enforcement officer, is adamant about ridding the city of illegal dump
sites and wants residents to help catch the culprits who create them.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/07/moss_points_solid_waste_enforc.html
Alcorn landfill closure pushed to Aug. 1
AP
CORINTH — Alcorn County officials have pushed back to Aug. 1 the closing of
the local landfill to the public.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20130708/NEWS01/307080033/Alcorn-landfill-closure-pushed-Aug-1
Tourism group pushing message that #onlytrashlitters
WLOX
If fireworks are a July 4th tradition, cleaning up the mess they leave
behind is certainly a July 5th tradition.
http://www.wlox.com/story/22767657/tourism-group-pushing-message-that-onlytrashlitters
National News
EPA set to unveil host of new regs
The Hill
By Julian Hattem - 07/07/13 02:45 PM ET
The Obama administration is looking forward to a host of new environmental
regulations that go far beyond the president's plans to issue new standards
for greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/309397-power-plant-rules-and-more-coming-from-epa-administration
Farm groups sue EPA over farmers' privacy
The Hill
By Julian Hattem - 07/05/13 05:29 PM ET
National farming groups are suing the Obama administration over concerns
that thousands of farmers and ranchers will have their personal information
compromised.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/309399-farm-groups-sues-epa-over-farmers-privacy
Invasive species approved for renewable fuel program
The Hill
By Julian Hattem - 07/03/13 02:53 PM ET
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved crops to use in a
renewable fuel program that environmentalists have warned are invasive
species.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/309201-invasive-species-approved-for-renewable-fuel-program-
Chesapeake Bay restoration sized up: mixed report
AP
RICHMOND, Va. — Washington, D.C., and states within the Chesapeake Bay
watershed are making progress to reduce pollution flowing into the hobbled
estuary but none is on track to meet cleanup commitments set this year, an
analysis by environmental groups concludes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/APe1491e17834647efb98b10a25072e8b7.html
W.Va. chicken grower wants ruling in EPA lawsuit
AP
By Vicki Smith on July 02, 2013
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia chicken farmer said Tuesday it was
time for a federal judge to decide whether the Environmental Protection
Agency has legal authority to make poultry growers obtain water pollution
permits for storm water runoff from their operations.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-07-02/w-dot-va-dot-chicken-grower-wants-ruling-in-epa-lawsuit
Opinion
SUN HERALD | Editorial: Bryant has key role to fill at the CMR, but don't
limit his choices just to Hancock County
Vernon Asper's resignation as chairman of the Commission on Marine
Resources gives Gov. Phil Bryant yet another opportunity to help reform the
Department of Marine Resources, which the five-member commission oversees.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/06/4779567/sun-herald-editorial-bryant-has.html
Restore Act: one year later
Steve Scalise
R-Metairie
Published: Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 10:55 p.m.
One year ago, the Restore Act was signed into law, marking a historic
opportunity to revitalize the Louisiana coast and secure the future of our
state for future generation.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20130706/ARTICLES/130709698/-1/sports?Title=Restore-Act-one-year-later
Obama's global-warming folly
Washington Post
By Charles Krauthammer
The economy stagnates. Syria burns . Scandals lap at his feet. China and
Russia mock him , even as a "29-year-old hacker" revealed his nation's spy
secrets to the world. How does President Obama respond? With a
grandiloquent speech on climate change .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-obamas-global-warming-folly/2013/07/04/a51c4ed0-e3fc-11e2-a11e-c2ea876a8f30_story.html
