1.29.2014
Oil Spill
Gulf Coast residents not showing higher chemical exposure post-BP oil spill
than rest of nation
Benjamin Alexander-Bloch
The Times-Picayune
January 28, 2014 at 5:21 PM
Gulf Coast residents in areas affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil
spill don't appear to have higher chemical exposure than others across the
nation, the head of the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences' epidemiology branch said Tuesday.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/01/human_health_and_the_bp_deepwa.html
Gulf restoration projects meeting set for Wednesday
By News Herald
Published: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 09:59 AM.
PANAMA CITY — Residents can offer feedback Wednesday on the more than $5
million in proposed projects for Bay County, funded through BP money.
http://www.newsherald.com/outdoors/gulf-restoration-projects-meeting-set-for-wednesday-1.268817
Ex-BP well managers face criminal charges in spill
AP
Two former BP well-site managers have failed to win the dismissal of
involuntary manslaughter charges over their roles in the 2010 Gulf of
Mexico oil-drilling disaster, which killed 11 people.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2014/01/29/nwr-briefs-0129-go5qrlf4-1.html
BP Continued Suspension From New U.S. Contracts Sought
Bloomberg
By Laurel Calkins - Jan 29, 2014
BP Plc. (BP/)'s suspension from new government contracts and oil leases
after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill should continue because, government
lawyers argued, the company hasn't demonstrated it's a responsible
contractor.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-29/bp-continued-suspension-from-new-u-s-contracts-sought.html
State
Kemper plant costs could rise another $40M
Fourth straight quarter of increases
AP
The Southern Co. says it may cost another $40 million to finish the $5
billion-plus power plant in eastern Mississippi's Kemper County.
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20140129/NEWS01/301290018/Kemper-plant-costs-could-rise-another-40M
Trashy Mess in Mantee
WCBI
Webster County, MS(WCBI)-A fight over the poor condition of a road and a
70-year-old man's mobility is turning into a trashy mess in Webster County.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/video-trashy-mess-in-mantee
National
'Climate change is a fact,' Obama declares
The Hill
By Laura Barron-Lopez
President Obama said the debate over climate change is settled during his
State of the Union speech on Tuesday evening.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/196757-obama-climate-change-is-a-fact
Restaurants ask EPA to cut back ethanol mandate
The Hill
By Tim Devaney
A group of restaurants owners on Tuesday urged the Environmental Protection
Agency to reduce the amount of ethanol that fuel producers are required to
mix with gasoline, arguing the mandate raises their business costs.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energy-environment/196709-restaurants-ask-epa-to-cut-back-ethanol-mandate
