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8.2.13
Oil Spill
Sen. John McCain criticizes Halliburton's 'paltry' fine in Gulf oil spill
plea deal
Manuel Torres
The Times-Picayune
August 01, 2013 at 7:24 PM
U.S. Sen. John McCain is lambasting the Justice Department for proposing a
"paltry" $200,000 fine for oilfield giant Halliburton Energy Services,
which is admitting it destroyed evidence after the BP Deepwater Horizon
disaster.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/08/sen_john_mccain_criticizes_pal.html
State News
18-wheeler leaking diesel backs up I-10 traffic
WLOX
An 18 wheeler with a ruptured fuel tank had west bound traffic on I-10 in
Hancock County backed up Thursday evening.
http://www.wlox.com/story/23024210/18-wheeler-leaking-diesel-backs-up-i-10-traffic
MDEQ Issues Advisory for Terrapin Skin Creek & Richland Creek
WJTV
Aug 01, 2013 2:40 PM CDT
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a
temporary water contact advisory Thursday for a section of Terrapin Skin
Creek in Rankin County due to a sewage overflow. The advisory extends from
the intersection of the creek with Highway 471 in Brandon down to the
intersection with Richland Creek and also down Richland Creek to South
Pearson Road in Pearl.
http://www.wjtv.com/story/23021625/mdeq-issues-temporary-advisory-for-terrapin-skin-creek-and-richland-creek
National News
Obama Calls for Review of Rules After Texas Blast
Federal Agencies to Reconsider Chemical-Safety Rules Following Deadly
Fertilizer Explosion
Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies on Thursday to review
chemical safety rules following a deadly fertilizer depot explosion in
April in West, Texas.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323997004578642260085580082.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
House votes to regulate EPA's energy regulations
The Hill
By Pete Kasperowicz and Ben Geman - 08/01/13 03:41 PM ET
The House approved legislation on Thursday that would give the Department
of Energy the right to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
energy-related regulations when it believes those rules would hurt economic
growth.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/315101-house-votes-to-regulate-epas-energy-regulations
Lawmakers vote to thwart EPA move on 'social cost of carbon'
The Hill
By Ben Geman and Pete Kasperowicz - 08/01/13 03:27 PM ET
The House voted Thursday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from
weighing the benefits of curbing carbon emissions when crafting major
energy-related regulations.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/315091-house-votes-to-thwart-epa-on-social-cost-of-carbon
Opinion
Oil spill deal is being used to enrich plaintiffs' lawyers: BP Vice
President Geoff Morrell
Times-Picayune
Contributing Op-Ed columnist
on August 01, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Plaintiffs' lawyers have attacked BP for identifying grave problems with
the administration of a settlement we reached with them last year that was
supposed to compensate people and businesses that suffered actual losses as
a result of the Deepwater Horizon accident. We offer the following facts in
response to the plaintiffs' lawyers' attacks so Louisianians can make an
informed judgment about the settlement and whether it's really compensating
the intended beneficiaries.
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2013/08/oil_spill_deal_is_being_used_t.html
