Oil Spill
4 years after BP spill, FL leaders kayak seashore
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL, Associated Press
Friday, April 25, 2014
GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE, Fla. (AP) — For Dan Brown, seeing the globs
of orange and brown oil that washed up along the Florida Panhandle's 58
miles of protected national park beaches four years ago was like a punch in
the stomach.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/4-years-after-BP-spill-FL-leaders-kayak-seashore-5428731.php
State
COFO Bldg. Cleanup Halted
WTOK
Debris cleanup at the demolition site for the historic COFO building in
Meridian has not resumed since Monday. That's when the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality(Embedded image moved to file:
pic01837.jpg) sent an inspector to the site after receiving a complaint.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/COFO-Bldg-Cleanup-Halted-256561921.html?ref=921
Hearing delayed on Mississippi Power Kemper costs
AP
Upcoming hearings on whether Mississippi Power Co. should be able to
get customers to pay for its Kemper County power plant have been
postponed.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/business/2014/04/24/hearing-delayed-kemper-costs/8120329/
Jackson Co. Holds Hazmat Training Exercise
WXXV
With a practice train and hard hats, Jackson County is preparing for the
worst. A fake chemical spill and dummy victims met them on-site of a staged
emergency. When hazardous waste spews, officials get suited and booted.
Jackson County first responders are running a drill to prepare for a hazmat
train situation.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/Jackson-Co-Holds-Hazmat-Training-Exercise/06tOBIGq9kCqn8mJv8eRiQ.cspx
Emergency responders train on dealing with rail accidents
WLOX
ACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Every day, trains pass through South Mississippi
carrying thousands of gallons of hazardous materials. Jackson County
emergency responders said if there is ever a rail accident, they want to
know exactly how to deal with it because that can save lives. Thursday they
held a training exercise simulating a train accident.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25336075/responders-train-on-dealing-with-train-accidents
OSHA releases findings, penalties for deadly Chevron explosion
WLOX
PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) -The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) has issued $24,000 in citations to Chevron
USA, Inc. related to the November 15, 2013 explosion that left one worker
dead at the company's Pascagoula refinery.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25333553/osha-releases-findings-penalties-for-deadly-chevron-explosion
Chevron Pascagoula Refinery hit with $24,000 in OSHA fines related to
November explosion death of employee from Semmes
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
April 24, 2014 at 5:27 PM
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Chevron's Pascagoula refinery has been fined
$24,000 related to the November explosion and fire that left one employee
dead, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/04/chevron_hit_with_24000_in_osha.html#incart_river
Pascagoula seeks volunteers for Great American Cleanup, BB Jennings Park
restoration work Saturday
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
April 24, 2014 at 11:27 AM
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Pascagoula's Parks and Recreation Department
will move forward with the second phase of a BB Jennings Park restoration
project Saturday, and volunteers are sought to help restore the native
plants in the area.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/04/pascagoula_seeks_volunteers_fo.html#incart_river
Regional
EPA nears decision on coal ash regulation
Chattanooga Times Free Press
By Dave Flessner
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Southern environmental leaders who want stricter controls over the disposal
of coal ash are challenging utility complaints that such regulations will
push up the price of electricity.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/apr/24/epa-nears-decision-coal-ash-regulation/?businesstnvalley
Lab owner gets 2 years' probation, $10,000 fine for doctoring environmental
test results
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
April 24, 2014 at 7:07 PM
The co-owner of Laboratory Technology in Kenner was sentenced Thursday to
two years of probation and fined $10,000 by a federal judge in New Orleans,
after pleading guilty to doctoring the results of toxicity tests on samples
of "produced water" from oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/04/chemical_lab_owner_gets_2_year.html#incart_river
National
Coast Guard completes investigation into BP oil spill
Northwest Indiana Times
The U.S. Coast Guard has completed its investigation into the BP Whiting
Refinery oil spill in Lake Michigan and forwarded its findings to a hearing
officer in Washington, D.C.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/coast-guard-completes-investigation-into-bp-oil-spill/article_27264b7d-b934-52ad-b5f4-1039324a7c63.html
