5.13.14
State
Tupelo debris removal begins, process could take 90 days
By Robbie Ward
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Day one of tornado debris removal ended Monday with the first
dents in piles lining Tupelo neighborhood streets.
http://djournal.com/news/tupelo-debris-removal-begins-process-could-take-90-days/
COFO building, torn down without permit, has asbestos
Clarion Ledger
Jerry Mitchell Blog
Environmental officials say they warned city officials in Meridian
that a permit was needed before tearing down the historic building
where James Chaney, Mickey Schwerner and his wife, Rita, all worked
in 1964.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/journeytojustice/2014/05/12/cofobuildingasbestos/9012969/
Supervisors commit to Front Beach replenishment
WLOX
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -Jackson County supervisors are moving forward
with plans to shore-up the eroding seawall and boardwalk along Front Beach
in Ocean Springs.
http://www.wlox.com/story/25493190/supervisors-commit-to-front-beach-replinishment
Mississippi poultry farmers in need after more than one million birds
killed in April 28 tornadoes
The Associated Press
May 13, 2014 at 7:06 AM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Poultry growers are looking for some help after the
April 28 tornadoes that caused tremendous damage on farms and the loss of
more than a million birds in four Mississippi counties.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/05/mississippi_poultry_farmers_in.html#incart_river
Public comment sought on Hills Heritage Area plan
WTVA
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area is
seeking public comment on a draft management plan.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/Public-comment-sought-on-Hills-Heritage-Area-plan/UPhmGcT2bE6TjM-0Mz-XtQ.cspx
Another DMR employee's state trial delayed in Biloxi
Sun Herald
BY ANITA LEE
BILOXI -- A plea hearing is scheduled May 28 in Circuit Court for former
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources employee Grant Larsen.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/05/12/5567052/another-dmr-employees-state-trial.html?sp=/99/184/185/
National
Coal rules will devastate, say biz groups
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency's carbon dioxide limits for new power
plants will devastate the economy by leading to a steep surge in energy
prices, the coal industry and its allies warned.
http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/205902-obama-coal-rules-will-devastate-say-biz-groups
Ice melt in part of Antarctica 'appears unstoppable,' NASA says
By Jason Hanna, CNN
The complete melting of a major section of west Antarctica's ice sheet
appears inevitable, and the process could lead to higher end-of-century
global sea levels than previously anticipated, researchers said Monday.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/12/us/nasa-antarctica-ice-melt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
EPA Pushes Cities toward Better Stormwater Management
Bloomberg
By Nora Macaluso - May 12, 2014
Bloomberg BNA — Requirements that municipalities use green infrastructure
as part of their stormwater management practices are becoming more common
in local and state permitting procedures and regulations, an Environmental
Protection Agency official said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-12/epa-pushes-cities-toward-better-stormwater-management.html
Update of fisheries law pits West Coast against East Coast
By Kyung M. Song
Seattle Times Washington bureau
WASHINGTON — The nation's chief fisheries law was enacted in 1976 in a
climate of alarm: the oceans were losing fish faster than they could
reproduce, and most of the diminishing harvests were being scooped up by an
armada of Soviet and Japanese factory trawlers.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023580155_magnusonstevensxml.html
Opinion
The Dubious Benefits of Further Ozone Reductions
The proposed EPA standard is very close to levels that are found naturally
in some regions of the country.
Wall Street Journal
By JULIE E. GOODMAN And SONJA SAX
May 11, 2014 5:21 p.m. ET
Over the past several decades the U.S. has achieved remarkable success in
reducing air pollution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency,
the country has reduced six common air pollutants by 72% since 1970. These
reductions are credited with achieving meaningful public-health benefits,
from improved respiratory health to increased life expectancy.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304178104579536120366671620
Exposing the EPA
Documents reveal a lawless attempt to block an Alaska mine project.
Wall Street Journal
A basic precept of American democracy is that petitioners before their
government receive a full and fair hearing. The Obama Environmental
Protection Agency is in urgent need of that remedial civics lesson.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303603904579491643733173318?mg=reno64-wsj
Ethanol boosts the price of your hamburger
Chicago Tribune
Checked the price of hamburger at the grocery store lately? Whoa!
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/editorials/2014/05/12/ethanol-boosts-price-hamburger/9016177/
