3.12.14
Oil Spill
FLDEP Monitors Gulf Coast for Oil
WMBB
4 years after the 2010 BP oil spill, remnants can still be found on the
Panhandle's sandy shores.
Last year, the United States Coast Guard stopped actively checking for oil.
http://www.wmbb.com/story/24947730/fldep-monitors-gulf-coast-for-oil
BP Bid to Shut Down Gulf Spill Payments Rejected by Judge
Bloomberg
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins March 11, 2014
BP's bid to temporarily halt payments under its $9.2 billion oil-spill
settlement so that heightened accounting and fraud safeguards can be
established was rejected by a federal judge in New Orleans.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-11/bp-bid-to-shut-down-gulf-spill-payments-rejected-by-judge-1
BP pays Walton more than $7.63 million
By TOM McLAUGHLIN / Daily News
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 17:48 PM.
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Two very large checks bearing the autographs of British
Petroleum financial officers have found their way into Walton County
coffers.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/bp-pays-walton-more-than-7-63-million-documents-1.289781
Jindal plans to use coastal fund accounting tactics
Houma Courier
Kelly Connelly
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 8:22 p.m.
BATON ROUGE — Officials from Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration are
planning to use accounting maneuvers that opponents say could risk the
state's shot at BP oil spill damages in next year's budget plans.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20140311/ARTICLES/140319899
Florida still in grip of 2010 BP oil spill
BRADENTON HERALD EDITORIAL
March 11, 2014
A confluence of developments over the past week show once again that
Florida remains in the grip of the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf after
the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Including Manatee
County.
http://www.bradenton.com/2014/03/11/5039425/florida-still-in-grip-of-2010.html
State
Hattiesburg council seeks options for interest payments on waste water
construction
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -The Hattiesburg City Council is faced with the
decision to change the Groundworx payment plan after an unsuccessful
attempt to override the mayor's veto on raising sewer rates.
http://www.wdam.com/story/24948226/hattiesburg-council-seeks-options-for-interest-payments-on-waste-water-construction
Dangerous fuel spill on interstate 59 after tanker overturns
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -A tanker hauling the volatile liquid acrylonitrile
overturned at exit 60 on I-59 in Hattiesburg Tuesday night.
http://www.wdam.com/story/24948342/dangerous-fuel-spill-on-interstate-59-after-tanker-overturns
Corps Plan Hopes To Restore Mississippi Barrier Islands
MPB
BY EVELINA BURNETT | PUBLISHED 11 MAR 2014
The Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend more than $300 million to
restore Mississippi's barrier islands. As MPB's Evelina Burnett reports,
the chain of islands along the southern end of the Mississippi Sound are
the state's first line of defense from storms.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/corps_plan_hopes_to_restore_mississippi_barrier_islands
County wide clean-up in Monroe County
WTVA
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA)--Monroe County officials are looking to enhance
economic development by literally cleaning up the county .
Leaders say unsightly trash and debris along highways and roads can impact
how potential business owners think of the county.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/County-wide-clean-up-in-Monroe-County/LZIoGS6Nsk-zKeF92-1ZzQ.cspx
Mississippi House passes amended bill to restructure DMR, require yearly
audit
The Associated Press
March 11, 2014 at 2:57 PM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- A plan to reorganize the scandal-plagued Department
of Marine Resources and require that it be audited every year is moving
forward.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/03/mississippi_house_passes_bill_4.html#incart_river
National
Appeals court turns aside industry challenge on EPA requirements
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 11, 2014
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has turned aside an industry effort to
weaken compliance requirements for environmental standards that reduce soot
pollution from power plants.
http://www.therepublic.com/w/US--Appeals-Court-Power-Plants
EPA Steam-Plant Emission Rules Survive Utilities' Challenge
Bloomberg
By Andrew Zajac March 11, 2014
U.S. rules governing emissions from steam-generating power plants survived
a court challenge brought by utilities and the state of Texas, which said
the regulations were improperly devised.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-11/utilities-challenge-to-u-dot-s-dot-emissions-rules-rejected-by-court
Federal Agencies Developing Data, Tools For Local Climate Resiliency,
McCarthy Says
Bloomberg
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
By Andrew Childers
March 10 — Federal agencies are developing the data and tools local
governments need to develop their own climate adaptation and resiliency
strategies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and
other officials told the National League of Cities March 10.
http://www.bna.com/federal-agencies-developing-n17179882745/
Climate change not a top worry, poll finds
The Hill
By Rebecca Shabad
Climate change is not a top concern to the public, according to a Gallup
poll released Wednesday.
On a list of 15 national issues, climate change ranks near the bottom with
only 24 percent worrying about it "a great deal."
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/200536-climate-change-not-a-top-worry-in-us
Natural gas industry struggles to keep promises
BY JONATHAN FAHEY
AP Energy Writer
March 11, 2014
HOUSTON -- America's plan to use more natural gas to run power plants, make
chemicals, drive vehicles and heat homes may not go as smoothly as
expected.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/03/11/5407799/natural-gas-industry-struggles.html
