10.1.13
Oil Spill
Second phase of BP trial over the 2010 Gulf oil spill focuses on flow
rates, 'top kills' and 'junk shots'
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
September 30, 2013 at 11:47 PM
The second phase of the BP Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill trial
resumed in New Orleans on Monday (Sept. 30), with attorneys for private
plaintiffs teaming up with BP contractors Transocean and Halliburton to
accuse the international oil giant of failing in its disaster preparations
and its attempts to stop the flow of oil, and BP attorneys arguing that the
company spent billions of dollars to staunch the flow amid uncertain
conditions.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/09/second_phase_of_bp_trial_over.html#incart_river
Judge hears claim BP lied to feds about oil spill
The Associated Press
September 30, 2013 at 1:46 PM
NEW ORLEANS -- BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information
about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well
blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/09/judge_hears_claim_bp_light_to.html#incart_river
Oil spill trial: Plaintiffs say BP lied about size of oil spill; BP says
response 'extraordinary'
WWL
NEW ORLEANS – Billions of dollars are stake as U.S. District Judge Carl
Barbier is hearing arguments Monday about BP's effort to stop the oil
flowing from the Deepwater Horizon during the second phase of the oil spill
trial.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/BP-225810151.html
Louisiana officials want funding for Gulf Coast restoration work
Baton Rouge Advocate
By Amy Wold
NEW ORLEANS — Money for Gulf Coast coastal restoration projects, funded by
civil penalties paid in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe,
could arrive within a year and Louisiana officials called for a speedy
process to get the work moving.
http://theadvocate.com/home/6883970-125/louisiana-officials-want-funding-for
State
Three `Renew Our Rivers' cleanup events slated for this week
Mississippi Press
Warren Kulo
September 30, 2013 at 10:08 AM
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Mississippi Power and nearly 40 corporate,
community and governmental partners will continue the 8th Annual Renew Our
Rivers campaign with three cleanup events scheduled to take place between
Oct. 2-5.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/09/three_renew_our_rivers_cleanup.html#incart_river
Limited oyster season now open in state waters
WLOX
The opening of the 2013 oyster season in Mississippi waters is now in the
books. Only three of several reefs opened south of Pass Christian this
morning at sunrise, and only for tonging with a 12 sack limit. It's an
industry that is still recovering from both natural and man made disasters
in recent years.
http://www.wlox.com/story/23565348/fresh-oysters-harvested-from-mississippi-reefs
Crawford Sewer Project
WCBI
The mayor of a tiny Lowndes County towns went before the board of
supervisors today [Monday] and during their regular meeting he asked for
help in an effort to improve sewer service for residents there.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/crawford-sewer-project
Man claims water supply contaminated for 10 years
WTVA
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) — Access to clean water isn't a problem for
most of us, but for someone near Aberdeen, it's a luxury.
He says he knows why and is asking Monroe County to help.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Man-claims-water-supply-contaminated-for-10-years/NUwzqh18oEevvGj7vOJj0g.cspx
Kemper delay could cost Southern Co. shareholders $133 million
The Associated Press
September 30, 2013 at 8:41 PM
JACKSON, Missl. -- If Mississippi Power Co. misses a May deadline to
complete construction of a $4.3 billion power plant in Kemper County, it
will be forced to repay $133 million in federal tax credits.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-business/2013/09/kemper_delay_could_cost_southe.html#incart_river
National
EPA wasn't trying to evade rules on e-mail, IG finds
Washington Post
By Emily Heil, Updated: October 1, 2013
From the Department of Much Ado About Nothing, it turns out that the
Environmental Protection Agency wasn't actually trying to sneak around
record-keeping responsibilities with that secondary e-mail account that
former administrator Lisa Jackson famously used.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2013/10/01/epa-wasnt-trying-to-evade-rules-on-e-mail-ig-finds/?print=1
Wyoming taking part in lawsuit against EPA
AP
September 30, 2013
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming is one of a dozen states suing the
Environmental Protection Agency over what the states see as a cozy
relationship between the agency and environmental groups in enacting new
rules and regulations.
http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/Wyoming-taking-part-in-lawsuit-against-EPA-4856985.php
Opinion
We're just scratching the surface of oil spill recovery
Houma Today
Published: Monday, September 30, 2013 at 4:04 p.m.
Much of the world is familiar with the scenes of destruction that followed
the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill — the oiled
beaches, the waves of thick black goo, the injured or dead wildlife that
couldn't escape the oil that spewed into the Gulf for months.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20130930/OPINION/130939955/-1/opinion?Title=We-re-just-scratching-the-surface-of-oil-spill-recovery
Press Releases
EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from
Existing Power Plants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold 11
public listening sessions across the country to solicit ideas and input
from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to
reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Power plants are the
nation's largest stationary source of carbon pollution, responsible for
about one third of all greenhouse gas pollution in the United States.
The Clean Air Act gives both EPA and states a role in reducing air
pollution from power plants that are already in operation. The law directs
EPA to establish guidelines, which states use to design their own programs
to reduce emissions. Before proposing guidelines, EPA must consider how
power plants with a variety of different configurations would be able to
reduce carbon pollution in a cost-effective way.
The feedback from these 11 public listening sessions will play an important
role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective guidelines that reflect
the latest and best information available. The agency will seek additional
public input during the notice and comment period once it issues a
proposal, by June 2014.
For more information on these sessions and to register online, go to:
http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/public-listening-sessions.
For those who cannot attend these sessions, input can be e-mailed to
carbonpollutioninput@epa.gov by November 8, 2013.
More information about EPA's carbon pollution standards for the power
sector: http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards
Public Sessions on Reducing Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
(all times are local):
DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA New England
Memorial Hall
5 Post Office Square
Boston
DATE: Friday, October 18, 2013
TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 3
William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building
600 Arch Street
Philadelphia
DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 12 Noon; and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, Room 27A
New York
DATE: October 23, 2013
TIMES: 2:00 – 5:00 pm; and 6:00 – 9:00 pm EDT
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
Bridge Conference Rooms
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta
DATE: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm MDT (last 2 hours for call ins)
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 8
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver
DATE: Monday, November 4, 2013
TIME: 4:00 – 8:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa
DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne St.
San Francisco
DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST
LOCATION:
US EPA Headquarters
William Jefferson Clinton East
1201 Constitution Ave.
Washington, DC
DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 6
Auditorium- 1st floor
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St.
Dallas
DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013
TIME: 3:00 – 6:00 pm PST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 10
Jackson Federal Bldg.
915 Second Ave.
Seattle
DATE: November 8, 2013
TIME: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm CST
EPA REGION & LOCATION:
US EPA Region 5
Metcalfe Federal Building
Lake Michigan Room
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago
