7.9.2013
Oil Spill
BP, plaintiffs' lawyers argue before 5th Circuit on challenge over oil
spill payments
Richard Thompson
The Times-Picayune
July 08, 2013 at 10:36 PM
An attorney for BP told an appellate court panel Monday that a
court-appointed claims administrator of a multi-billion-dollar settlement
with Gulf Coast businesses that lost money in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon
disaster is paying out "fictitious, exaggerated, and excessive awards."
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/07/bp_plaintiffs_lawyers_argue_be.html
BP tells appeals court it faces 'irreparable injuries' from oil spill
claims
Press Register
George Talbot
NEW ORLEANS - Stuck in what it called an 'impossible situation,' BP asked a
federal appeals court today to give it some relief.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/07/bp_tells_appeals_court_it_face.html#incart_river
Appeals court hears BP challenge on spill claims
By KEVIN McGILL — Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- BP PLC is being forced to pay inflated and even "fictitious"
claims to businesses because of the way a court-appointed administrator is
making payments from a legal settlement following the 2010 oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico, an attorney for the oil giant said Monday.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/08/4784208/appeals-court-hears-bp-challenge.html
State News
Scientists Research Aquatic Phenomenon To Prevent Death of Marine Life
MPB
Marine scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi are studying
low oxygen levels in the waters south of the barrier islands, including
some popular fishing reefs known as hypoxia.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/scientists_research_aquatic_phenomenon_to_prevent_death_of_marine_life
Crude oil pipeline to cross the Escatawpa River and other waterways and
wetlands of East Jackson County
Sun Herald
By KAREN NELSON — klnelson@sunherald.com
HURLEY -- A crude-oil pipeline that's causing an outcry in Mobile, because
it would cross land that drains into the city's drinking water supply, is
well under way in East Jackson County.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/08/4784198/crude-oil-pipeline-to-cross-the.html
Natchez considers litter control officer position
The Associated Press
NATCHEZ, MISS. — The city of Natchez is considering the hire of a litter
control officer, which officials say would make enforcing site codes more
efficient.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/07/09/4784558/natchez-considers-litter-control.html
Johnson Creek dedication on tap
DeSoto Times
By ROBERT LEE LONG
Published: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 1:05 AM CDT
WALLS — The $14 million Johnson Creek Wastewater Treatment facility has
been online since April but DeSoto County Regional Utility Authorities
wanted to wait until they had all the "bugs" worked out to formally
dedicate the plant, which provides wastewater treatment for western DeSoto
County.
http://www.desototimes.com/articles/2013/07/09/news/doc51db4e4d21ab4778184145.txt
Gulf Coast governors ask White House to end National Guard furloughs
Gannett
WASHINGTON — Three Gulf Coast governors called on the White House Monday to
exempt their state's National Guard from furloughs, noting that it's
hurricane season.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20130709/NEWS01/307090005/Gulf-Coast-governors-ask-White-House-end-National-Guard-furloughs
National News
Study: Climate change to spawn more hurricanes
USA Today
The world could see as many as 20 additional hurricanes and tropical storms
each year by the end of the century because of climate change, says a study
out Monday.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130709/NEWS01/307090019/Study-Climate-change-spawn-more-hurricanes
Fracking Firms Face New Crop of Competitors
Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes Struggle to Distinguish Themselves
as Smaller Rivals Crowd the Marketplace
Wall Street Journal
By ALISON SIDER
So many companies have jumped into the hydraulic-fracturing business that
the price of performing the key part of the oil- and gas-drilling
technique has plunged in recent years, forcing fracking's pioneers to play
up new technologies to stand out.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323300004578555743698255254.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
DOE to toughen energy efficiency standards for new federal buildings
The Hill
By Zack Colman - 07/08/13 12:52 PM ET
The Energy Department (DOE) on Tuesday will unveil regulations requiring
new federal buildings to meet more stringent energy efficiency standards.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/309585-doe-to-toughen-energy-efficiency-standards-for-new-federal-buildings
Opinion
Charlie Mitchell: Environmental stewardship is everybody's business
Charlie Mitchell
July 8, 2013 10:16:01 AM
OXFORD -- "There are ominous signs that the earth's weather patterns have
begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic
decline in food production -- with serious political implications for just
about every nation on earth. The drop in food output could begin quite
soon, perhaps only 10 years from now."
http://www.cdispatch.com/opinions/article.asp?aid=25433
Press Releases
Wicker Objects to President's Radical Climate Agenda
Sweeping EPA Power Grabs Would Cost Jobs, Hurt Economic Growth
In a recent speech on climate change, President Obama confirmed what many
of his critics have long alleged: Rather than advancing a truly
"all-of-the-above" energy strategy, his Administration is determined to
wage an all-out war on coal. Leading the charge is the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), which the President has recruited to launch costly
new rules and restrictions in a bold display of executive overreach.
http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/weekly-report?ID=2890ccfb-4526-43a5-9317-953841a9a3c3
