2.27.2014
Oil Spill
Louisiana coastal authority approves $725 million 2015 plan for levee and
restoration work
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
February 26, 2014 at 10:08 PM
Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday
approved a $725 million plan for fiscal year 2015 that includes $477
million for construction of levees and coastal restoration projects.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/02/louisiana_coastal_authority_ap.html
Judge denies BP's request to delay seafood claims payments
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
February 26, 2014 at 4:52 PM
A federal judge Wednesday refused a request by BP to postpone oil spill
compensation payments to seafood workers after the oil giant argued that
the program should be put on hold because of fraud claims against a Texas
lawyer.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/judge_denies_bps_request_to_de.html
BP loses ruling on payments to seafood workers
Bloomberg
BP lost a bid to have a judge suspend about $1.3 billion in payments to
seafood industry workers who are part of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
settlement because of alleged improprieties by a lawyer involved in the
accord.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/02/26/bp-loses-ruling-on-payments-to-seafood-workers/
Oil spill trial delayed for former BP executive accused of lying to
Congress
The Associated Press
A federal judge has indefinitely delayed the trial of a former BP executive
accused of lying to Congress in 2010 about the amount of oil that was
spewing from the company's blown-out well.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/02/oil_spill_trial_delayed_for_fo.html
80 percent of oil removed from Gulf after 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
WAFB
(WAFB) -There is some good news regarding cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico
following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
http://www.wafb.com/story/24832604/80-percent-of-oil-removed-from-gulf-after-2010-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill
State
Groundworx sewer saga continues in Hattiesburg
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -The sewage odor that has been dubbed "the
Hattiesburg Smell" by area residents described the stench that seeps its
way into the airways of city homes every day.
http://www.wdam.com/story/24832568/groundworx-sewer-saga-continues-in-hattiesburg
April 22 set for E-Waste Day
Clarion Ledger
The next Business e-Waste Day is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at the
Mississippi Farmer's Market on High Street in Jackson.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140227/BIZ/302260045/April-22-set-E-Waste-Day
Taylor, Wiggins try to smooth over disagreement about DMR
DMR oversight is the issue
Sun Herald
BY PAUL HAMPTON
After exchanging a couple of letters criticizing one another, the chairman
of the Commission on Marine Resources and the chairman of the state Senate
committee that deals with the Department of Marine Resources reached
something of a truce.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/02/26/5373323/taylor-wiggins-try-to-smooth-over.html
CMR chairman takes issue with state senator's facts and concerns
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -The chairman of the Commission on Marine Resources takes
issue with concerns raised by a state senator regarding the expansion of a
fishing reef with salvaged concrete.
http://www.wlox.com/story/24833630/cmr-chairman-takes-issue-with-state-senators-facts-and-concerns
Regional
Georgia governor Nathan Deal endorses Flint River water plan
By Ray Henry
The Associated Press
Published: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.
ATLANTA | Gov. Nathan Deal endorsed a plan Wednesday that would allow
environmental officials to restrict farmers from taking water from the
Flint River basin during droughts, though opponents say that legal power
could be used to send more water to Florida and are backing a different
plan.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140226/news/140229730?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
How is ADEM protecting the environment?
Fox 10
FOX10 News is taking a closer look at how the Alabama Department of
Environmental Management is protecting you and the environment.
ADEM's mission is to enforce environmental laws and protect you, the land,
air and water. But some are skeptical about how effective the agency is at
enforcing the law.
http://fox10tv.com/2014/02/26/special-report-how-is-adem-protecting-the-environment/
National
States move to limit EPA's clean water authority
MSNBC
Florida, Texas and Alaska are nowhere near the Chesapeake Bay. But that
hasn't stopped those states from trying to intervene in the EPA's cleanup
of the mid-Atlantic estuary.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/states-rights-or-consequence-free-pollution
Feeling The Fiscal Squeeze, EPA Seeks To Slim Down
NPR
by BRIAN NAYLOR
February 26, 2014
Audio Only
The Environmental Protection Agency is offering buyouts to some of its
employees. The move comes as a number of federal agencies, under pressure
from the sequester, are trying to slim their budgets.
http://www.npr.org/2014/02/26/283066689/feeling-the-fiscal-squeeze-epa-seeks-to-slim-down
Opinion
BP Gulf Spill Restitution: Rule of Law, Please
BP
Responsible adults tell the next generation to do the right thing. Follow
the law. Act with integrity. If you make a mistake, admit it, accept the
consequences, and be better for it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbradley/2014/02/26/bp-gulf-spill-restitution-rule-of-law-please/print/
