10.18.13
Oil Spill
Mississippians Can Submit Restoration Ideas Online
MPB
Billions of dollars will soon be spent on projects to restore the Gulf
Coast from damages caused by the BP oil spill. Got an idea? Mississippi
officials want to hear from you.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/mississippians_can_submit_restoration_ideas_online
Mississippi's restore.ms site seeks oil spill restore ideas
Sun Herald
By MARY MARGARET HALFORD — mhalford@sunherald.com
GAUTIER -- With $800 million available from the RESTORE Act, the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is reaching out and asking
for input from the people of South Mississippi about how to revitalize the
Gulf Coast after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/10/17/5039501/mdeq-to-accept-restoration-project.html
MDEQ director Trudi Fisher wants your ideas for oil spill restoration
projects
Mississippi Press
Gareth Clary
October 17, 2013 at 2:54 PM
GAUTIER, Mississippi -- Trudi Fisher, executive director of the
Mississippati Department of Environmental Quality, met with municipal
leaders from Jackson County at Gautier City Hall on Thursday to update them
on the restoration process from the 2010 oil spill.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/10/mdeq_director_trudi_fisher_wan.html
Experts at BP trial try to poke holes in opposing theories of how much oil
soiled the Gulf in 2010
Mark Waller
The Times-Picayune
October 17, 2013 at 9:38 PM
On what might have been the penultimate day in the latest convening of the
BP oil spill trial, the company on Thursday presented experts who focused
on undermining the oil-counting methods of the U.S. Justice Department's
experts, and government lawyers in turn scoured the BP testimony looking to
expose faults, all with a judge's decisions on millions of barrels of oil
and potentially billions of dollars in fines on the line
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/10/experts_at_the_bp_trial_thursd.html#incart_river
BP experts explain how they gauged the 2010 oil spill, government looks for
faults, at trial on Thursday
Mark Waller
The Times-Picayune
October 17, 2013 at 9:53 PM
Thursday morning at the BP oil spill trial continued with experts called by
the company explaining techniques they used to estimate the size of the
2010 deep-sea discharge and U.S. Justice Department lawyers scrutinizing
them for faults in their methods. BP argues 2.45 million barrels made it
into the Gulf of Mexico while the government estimates 4.2 million, setting
up a range of possible fines that spans billions of dollars.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2013/10/bp_experts_explain_how_they_ga.html#incart_river
High tides delay oil cleanup on beaches
Daily Comet
Jacob Batte
Published: Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 9:04 p.m.
High tides are delaying the cleanup efforts of more than two tons of oil
discovered Saturday near Fourchon Beach.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20131017/ARTICLES/131019569/1320?Title=High-tides-delay-oil-cleanup-on-beaches
Target of BP settlement probe lashes out at Freeh
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN — Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — One of the lawyers singled out in an investigation of alleged
misconduct in the settlement program for victims of BP's 2010 Gulf oil
spill is questioning the chief investigator's impartiality.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/10/17/5039328/target-of-bp-settlement-probe.html
State
Officials continue to monitor Lake Serene dam, search for cause of leak
WDAM
LAMAR COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - Lamar County and State Dept. of Environmental
Quality officials are continuing to monitor the North Lake Serene dam after
a leak under a spillway was discovered during a routine inspection
Wednesday. It was stopped briefly after sandbags were placed around it
Wednesday night.
http://www.wdam.com/story/23721955/officials-continue-to-monitor-lake-serene-dam-search-for-cause-of-leak
Lake level being lowered
Cause of seepage at North Lake Serene dam still unknown
Hattiesburg American
At 9 p.m. Wednesday, Lamar County and state officials had seemed to have
gotten a handle on water found seeping from below the spillway at the Lake
Serene North dam.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20131018/NEWS01/310180014/Lake-level-being-lowered
Recycling efforts try to avoid dustheap
USA Today
JACKSON, Miss. -- Only half of Mississippians have access to a local
recycling program, and the residents here aren't alone.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/17/rural-recycling-efforts-try-to-avoid-dustheap/3001859/
Pascagoula gearing up for Coastal Cleanup event
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) -Thousands of people across South Mississippi will
gather to clean up the streets, rivers and coastlines Saturday morning. In
Pascagoula, Coastal Cleanup organizers said litter is a nasty problem.
http://www.wlox.com/story/23711881/pascagoula-gearing-up-for-for-coastal-cleanup-event
National parks reopen in Mississippi, but barrier islands still off limits
for Coastal Cleanup
The Associated Press
October 17, 2013 at 3:07 PM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Employees and visitors are starting to return to
national parks in Mississippi following a deal to end the federal
government's partial shutdown.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/10/national_parks_reopen_in_missi.html#incart_river
Fishermen express optimism about 2013 oyster season
WLOX
PASS CHRISTIAN, MS (WLOX) -The oyster reefs in Mississippi opened for
commercial dredging this week. After nearly a decade of dismal oyster
seasons, South Mississippi fishermen are feeling a bit more optimistic
about this year's harvest. On Thursday, the docks at the Pass Christian
Harbor were bustling with activity.
http://www.wlox.com/story/23722635/fishermen-express-optimistism-over-2013-oyster-season
National
Boxer calls for hearing on cancer-causing air pollutants
The Hill
By Laura Barron-Lopez - 10/17/13 04:27 PM ET
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer on
Thursday called for a hearing to review the role of the Clean Air Act in
reducing toxic pollution.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/329171-boxer-calls-for-hearing-on-cancer-causing-air-pollutants
Report: Pipelines pose less risks than trains or trucks in carrying oil
The Hill
By Laura Barron-Lopez - 10/17/13 06:41 PM ET
Transporting oil is safer via a pipeline than by trucks or trains, posing a
significantly lower risk to workers, according to a new study from Canada's
Fraser Institute.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/329217-report-pipelines-pose-less-risks-than-trains-or-trucks
Oil lobby threatens lawsuit against the EPA
The Hill
By Julian Hattem - 10/17/13 03:48 PM ET
The oil and gas lobby is threatening to sue the Obama administration if
environmental regulators do not release a biofuel regulation by the end of
November.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/329175-oil-lobby-threatens-lawsuit-against-epa-
Biden greets returning EPA workers
The Hill
By Laura Barron-Lopez - 10/17/13 09:59 AM ET
Vice President Biden greeted furloughed Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) employees outside the agency's headquarters as they returned to work
Thursday morning.
http://thehill.com/video/administration/329053-biden-greets-returning-epa-workers
