11.27.2013
Oil Spill
$4.19 million earmarked for oyster industry
By ZACK McDONALD
The News Herald
Published: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 11:39 AM.
The first wave of relief is on its way following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon
oil spill in the form of $15.7 million along the Panhandle, officials
announced Nov. 14.
http://www.apalachtimes.com/news/local-news/4-19-million-earmarked-for-oyster-industry-1.240611
State
New study shows U.S. losing coastal wetlands at alarming rate
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -The United States is losing coastal wetlands at
an alarming rate. That's the finding of a new study done by NOAA and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://www.wlox.com/story/24078429/new-study-shows-us-losing-coastal-wetlands-at-alarming-rate
Walkers, Janus, former DMR employees given later trial dates
Sun Herald
BY ANITA LEE
November 26, 2013
GULFPORT -- New trial dates have been set in public-corruption cases
against former state Department of Marine Resources Executive Director Bill
Walker, his son Scott Walker, former D'Iberville City Manager Michael Janus
and two former DMR employees.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/26/5149823/walkers-janus-former-dmr-employees.html
Five attorneys working for Mississippi to keep records from public
Sun Herald
BY ANITA LEE
State Auditor Stacey Pickering and Attorney General Jim Hood now have five
attorneys working to keep Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
records out of the public's hands.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/26/5149821/five-attorneys-working-for-state.html
National
Park Service chief withdraws 'fracking' comments
The Hill
By Ben Geman
The National Park Service (NPS) is walking back comments that showcased
doubts about whether natural gas development can help battle climate
change, acknowledging they "did not receive appropriate review."
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/191529-national-park-service-chief-withdraws-fracking-comments
Cow flatulence partially blamed for increase in methane emissions, study
says
The Associated Press
November 26, 2013 at 8:01 AM
The United States is spewing 50 percent more methane — a potent
heat-trapping gas — than the federal government estimates, a new
comprehensive scientific study says. Much of it is coming from just three
states: Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/11/cow_flatulence_partially_blame.html#incart_river
Coal's Decline Hits Hardest in the Mines of Kentucky
Mine Closures and Layoffs Are Reshaping Region's Coalfields
Wall Street Journal
HARLAN, Ky.—Since he was laid off from his mining job in January, William
Hensley's life has been upended.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304337404579212262280342336?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_4
