11.8.2013
Oil Spill
Flesh Eating Bacteria Tied to BP Oil Spill Tar Balls
WKRG
The Alabama Gulf Coast attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every
year, and since the 2010 BP Oil Spill, tens of thousands of tar balls.
http://www.wkrg.com/story/23905999/flesh-eating-bacteria-tied-to-bp-oil-spill-tar-balls
State
TVA settlement means Oxford saves on hybrid trucks
The Associated Press
OXFORD, MISS. — The city of Oxford's Electric Department is preparing to
purchase three new hybrid trucks with help from the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/08/5096801/tva-settlement-means-oxford-saves.html
DMR
Bill and Scott Walker, Janus, two others indicted by federal authorities
Sun Herald
By ANITA LEE, KAREN NELSONand PAUL HAMPTON — Sun Herald
The former executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine
Resources, Bill Walker, his son Scott Walker and three others are expected
to appear today in U.S. District Court after being indicted on charges that
include conspiracy to defraud the federal government.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/07/5095066/walkers-janus-two-others-indicted.html
Federal charges against 5 former DMR employees
Sun Herald
Federal charges
Two federal indictments issued Thursday charge the following people with
the crimes listed.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/07/5096421/federal-charges-against-5-former.html
9 indicted after yearlong probe of DMR
Former director, son, ex-lawmaker among targets
Clarion Ledger
The former director of the state Department of Marine Resources, his son
and a former state lawmaker were among nine indicted Thursday after a
yearlong state-federal probe into corruption on the Coast.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20131108/NEWS01/311080025/9-indicted-after-yearlong-probe-DMR
Walkers, Janus, 5 others named in federal/state indictments
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -Former Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Executive Director Bill Walker, his son, Scott Walker, and former
D'Iberville City Manager Michael Janus have all been indicted on state and
federal charges, according to documents released to the public Thursday.
http://www.wlox.com/story/23908108/walkers-janus-5-others-named-in-federalstate-indictments
Five former DMR employees turn themselves in at Harrison Co. jail
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Five former DMR employees turned themselves in
at the Harrison County jail on Thursday. Each is accused of embezzlement
and named in an indictment returned by a Harrison County grand jury this
week.
http://www.wlox.com/story/23905521/five-former-dmr-employees-turn-themselves-in-at-harrison-co-jail
Former DMR Director, Others Indicted on Federal, State Charges
MPB
The former head of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and four
others are scheduled to appear in federal court Friday morning after being
indicted on five federal charges. MPB's Evelina Burnett has details on the
federal indictments, as well as state charges filed against five former DMR
employees.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/former_marine_resources_director_others_indicted_on_federal_charges
Questionable land purchase, misuse of foundation in indictment against
Walkers, 2 former DMR employees
Mississippi Press
Gareth Clary
November 07, 2013 at 4:09 PM
BILOXI, Missississippi -- The five-count federal indictment against the
former director of the Department of Marine Resources, his son and two
former DMR employees outline conspiracies to purchase property with family
and financial connections and the diversion state funds into the
Mississippi Marine Resources Foundation.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/11/questionable_land_purchase_mis.html#incart_river
Indictment claims Scott Walker, Michael Janus conspired to bilk D'Iberville
of at least $180,000
Mississippi Press
Warren Kulo
November 07, 2013 at 3:26 PM
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- The six-count federal indictment against Scott
Walker and Michael Janus alleges the two men conspired through fraud and
bribery to swindle some $180,000 from the City of D'Iberville.
According to the indictment handed down by the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi, Janus and Walker "did knowingly embezzle,
steal and obtain by fraud" approximately $180,000 from the City of
d'Iberville by submitting fraudulent invoices for consulting services by
Walker's firm, Maxwell-Walker Consulting.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/11/indictment_claims_scott_walker.html#incart_river
National
Farm bill language could limit public information about farms; open
government groups protest
AP
WASHINGTON — Parts of the nation's $500 billion farm bill that Congress is
considering would prohibit the government from disclosing some information
about farmers or their employees, possibly preventing people from learning
about nearby agricultural and large-scale livestock operations blamed for
polluting water or soil.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/231037941.html
States file brief against EPA rules
The Hill
By Julian Hattem
Nine states are lining up against the Obama administration in an upcoming
Supreme Court case over contentious environmental regulations.
The states filed a friend of the court brief with the high court on
Thursday to oppose the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) attempt to
regulate power plant emissions that cross state lines.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/court-battles/189650-states-file-brief-against-epa-rules
White House tallies shutdown's energy, enviro impact
The Hill
By Ben Geman
The 16-day government shutdown delayed oil-and-gas permits and prevented a
substantial number of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspections of
industrial sites, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/189633-white-house-tallies-shutdown%E2%80%99s-energy-enviro-impact
Energy Dept. invests $84 million in projects to reduce greenhouse gases
The Hill
By Laura Barron-Lopez
As part of President Obama's climate agenda, the Energy Department
announced on Thursday new projects that will help reduce greenhouse gas
pollution.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/189569-energy-dept-invests-84m-in-new-carbon-capture-projects
Trio of Texas universities win bid to launch offshore safety center
Houston Chronicle
Three Texas universities will launch a new safety institute designed to
help offshore drilling regulators keep pace with rapidly evolving
technology for extracting oil and gas from the sea floor, Interior
Department officials announced Thursday.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/11/07/trio-of-texas-universities-win-bid-to-launch-offshore-safety-center/
