4.14.14
Oil Spill
Study Finds Higher Depression, Anxiety Among Oil-Spill Workers
MPB
BY EVELINA BURNETT
Workers who did clean-up work after the BP oil spill appear to have higher
rates of depression and anxiety. That's among the findings of a National
Institutes of Health study of nearly 33,000 oil spill responders.
http://mpbonline.org/News/article/study_finds_higher_depression_anxiety_among_oil_spill_workers
Study finds high rates of depression, anxiety among Gulf oil spill cleanup
workers
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
April 11, 2014 at 4:25 PM
Researchers studying the health of nearly 33,000 people who did clean up
work during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill say it's still too early to
tell what impact exposure to oil and dispersants will have on their bodies
in the long-term. But early results show widespread symptoms of depression
and anxiety.
http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2014/04/study_finds_high_rates_of_depr.html#incart_river
4 years after spill, questions on long-term health
By STACEY PLAISANCE and KEVIN MCGILL
Associated Press
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - When a BP oil well began gushing crude into the Gulf
of Mexico four years ago, fisherman George Barisich used his boat to help
clean up the millions of gallons that spewed in what would become the worst
offshore spill in U.S. history.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25220884/4-years-after-spill-questions-on-long-term-health
Four years after BP disaster, erosion quickens along Gulf
Bird habitat also lost as plants die
Baton Rouge Advocate
By AMY WOLD
MYRTLE GROVE — The boats that pulled up to a shoreline in Bay Jimmy on
Thursday morning were still in water, but the GPS showed them traveling
over dry land.
http://theadvocate.com/home/8788071-125/four-years-after-bp-disaster
Four Years Later BP is a Much Smaller Company
CBS
Shares of BP (BP) have gained about 15 percent in the four years since its
Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010. The oil rig's explosion
spilled more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in one
of the worst environmental disasters in history that left 11 people dead
and wreaked incalculable environmental damage.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/four-years-later-bp-is-a-much-smaller-company/
State
Company goes to court to seek MDEQ hearing
Jeff Ayres
The Clarion-Ledger
An Ohio metallurgy company is asking as judge to order the state
Department of Environmental Quality to hold a hearing challenging a
permit the state agency granted to a competitor to build a facility
in Tishomingo County.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/money/business/2014/04/11/company-goes-court-seek-mdeq-hearing/7600563/
What a mess: Forrest County struggles with garbage woes
More than 9,000 residential properties in Forrest County are eligible for
Waste Pro's weekly collection service. Only 5,000 are signed up. What about
the other 4,000? Officials work on solutions
Hattiesburg American
LaQuanya Newton says that she and her husband, Andre, chose Rawls Springs
as the location for their first home together, because they craved the
peace and quiet of "country living."
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20140413/NEWS01/304130025/What-mess-Forrest-County-struggles-garbage-woes
Judge to look again at releasing Kemper records
AP
JACKSON — A judge will sort out which records about Mississippi Power Co.'s
Kemper County power plant should be released to a group that opposes the
plant.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/viewart/20140412/NEWS01/304120009/Judge-look-again-releasing-Kemper-records
Several agencies receive $317K in recycling funds
The Associated Press
April 14, 2014
NATCHEZ, MISS. — The city of Natchez, along with the city of Brookhaven and
Wilkinson County, received more than $300,000 last week to fund a regional
recycling effort.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/04/14/5494346/several-agencies-receive-317k.html?sp=/99/184/218/
Amite County hesitates over landfill for oil waste
AP
LIBERTY – Amite County supervisors are hesitating over a plan to
allow a landfill to bury oilfield waste and inject brine wastewater
underground.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2014/04/13/amite-county-hesitates-landfill-oil-waste/7686689/
Utility Authority work underway
Picayune Item
Friday, April 11, 2014
The Pearl River County Utility Authority is in the process of renovating
sewage treatment infrastructure in Picayune and Poplarville.
http://picayuneitem.com/2014/04/utility-authority-work-underway/
Volunteers come out to keep Biloxi beaches barefoot friendly
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -From the Interstate 110 loop to Porter Avenue, you may
have noticed hundreds of people picking up trash on Biloxi beaches
Saturday. The beach cleanup was sponsored by Barefoot Wine.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25232838/beach-cleanup-keeps-biloxi-barefoot-friendly
MGCCC students help inventory Pascagoula River system
WLOX
GAUTIER, MS (WLOX) -They spent hours in the woods and water this past week,
helping inventory nature on the Pascagoula River. College students in
Jackson County took part in Bioquest 2014.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25226912/bioquest-2014-brings-estuarine-awareness-to-mgccc-students
Regional
Length of shortest Gulf recreational red snapper season ever already at
risk
Press-Register
Jeff Dute
April 11, 2014 at 5:22 PM
The length of the Gulf of Mexico's shortest recreational red snapper season
ever at a proposed 11 days is already at risk.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/04/length_of_shortest_gulf_recrea.html#incart_river
National
Appeals court finds EPA carbon decision reasonable
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court says the Environmental Protection
Agency acted reasonably in deciding not to change the primary air quality
standard for carbon monoxide.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/appeals-court-finds-epa-carbon-decision-reasonable/2014/04/11/318e1a12-c19a-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_print.html
UN panel: Greenhouse gas emissions doubled despite climate action
The Hill
By Laura Barron-Lopez
Global greenhouse gas emissions accelerated to drastic levels at the start
of the century despite an increased number of policies directed at
mitigating global warming, the United Nations' top panel on climate change
says.
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/203427-un-panel-greenhouse-gas-emissions-doubled-despite-climate-action
Press Releases
Come celebrate Earth Day at Grand Bay Reserve with free nature walk led by
local botanist
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources/Grand Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) is offering a free plant walk
April 19 in celebration of Earth Day. Fred Nation, a local botanist,
freelance writer and photographer from Daphne, Ala., will lead the free
NERR adventure: a presentation and plant walk through a pine savanna at the
Grand Bay NERR. During the two-hour event, Nation, an engaging lecturer,
field guide and author of "Where the Wild Illicium Grows," will give
participants insight into the historic plants of Alabama, Mississippi and
the central Gulf Coast. He will also point out a variety of blooming
wildflowers during the stroll through this coastal habitat.
This activity will require a moderate amount of casual walking through a
variety of habitats. Plants that you have a chance of seeing in bloom
include pitcher plants (four types), sundews, butterworts, orchids and
bladderworts. Be sure to wear old shoes or boots because the ground may be
muddy in places. Bring plenty of water, bug spray, sunscreen and wear old
shoes or boots and a hat. You may also want to bring binoculars because you
never know what birds you might see during this time of year.
The April 19 event will run from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Participants should
arrive at 8:30 a.m. to register.) The Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center is
located at 6005 Bayou Heron Road, Moss Point, Miss. in Jackson County.
Visit www.grandbaynerr.org for directions and a map. For more information,
call Jennifer at 228-475-7047 or email her at jen.buchanan@dmr.ms.gov.
Tom Carlisle Robert Smith
The Grand Bay NERR is located in southeast Jackson County and includes
wetlands and waterways from Bang's Lake to the Alabama state line. A major
goal of the Reserve is to provide for research coordination and
dissemination of scientific data to the community and local decision-makers
to provide sound information on which to base management decisions.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing,
protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all
marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas
to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and
economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and
social changes. Visit the DMR online at www.dmr.ms.gov.
