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State
Air quality improving
DeSoto could be removed from non-attainment list
DeSoto Times
By ROBERT LEE LONG
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:05 AM CDT
So far, so good — with just two months to go, all of the Mid-South counties
in non-attainment with federal air quality standards have been far below
ozone pollution levels and that bodes well both environmentally and
economically for the state's fastest-growing county.
http://www.desototimes.com/articles/2014/07/29/news/doc53d6c8cb7279e208460612.txt
25-year-old man dead, 3 injured after Omega Protein explosion in Moss Point
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
July 28, 2014 at 5:41 PM
MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- One man is dead and three other workers are
injured after a morning explosion at Omega Protein in Moss Point, fire
Chief Tommy Posey confirmed.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/07/officials_on_scene_at_omega_pr.html#incart_river
East Jackson County man killed in Moss Point Omega plant explosion; 3
others injured
Sun Herald
MOSS POINT -- Jerry Lee Taylor II, 25, was killed Monday morning in an
explosion that injured three others at the Omega Protein Plant in Moss
Point.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/28/5717913/emergency-officials-on-scene-at.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1
Helena man killed in Omega Protein explosion; 3 injured
WLOX
MOSS POINT, MS (WLOX) -Jerry Lee Taylor, 25, was killed Monday morning
after an explosion at the Omega Protein plant in Moss Point. Taylor lived
in the Helena community of Jackson County.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26129569/helena-man-killed-in-omega-protein-explosion-3-injured
Oil Spill
Restoration Council approves RESTORE process for oil spill funds
By VALERIE GARMAN | The News Herald
Published: Monday, July 28, 2014 at 17:16 PM.
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A group tasked with paving the way for allocating
billions of dollars in Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines has moved one step
closer to putting those dollars to work.
http://www.newsherald.com/news/business/restoration-council-approves-restore-process-for-oil-spill-funds-1.351511
Editorial: Reject oil spill myths
Pensacola News Journal
And so it goes, the aftermath science of the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill continues to reveal how the disaster is still here on our
shores. In a story Sunday, PNJ environmental reporter Kim Blair
revealed how toxic traces of dispersant chemicals that were
controversially used in 2010 are present in tar balls on our beaches
today.
http://www.pnj.com/story/opinion/2014/07/29/editorial-reject-oil-spill-myths/13288059/
Regional
Bogalusa paper mill discharge settlement money paid, newspaper reports
Bob Warren
The Times-Picayune
Around 2,000 people in Washington and St. Tammany parishes have begun
receiving money for claims stemming from the Temple Inland paper mill's
2011 discharge into the Pearl River, a newspaper reported.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/07/bogalusa_paper_mill_discharge.html#incart_river
National
White House Pushes Economic Case for Climate Action
Wall Street Journal
By AMY HARDER
The White House is trying to put a price on delaying action on climate
change.
Aiming to create a sense of urgency around its actions to curb greenhouse
gas emissions, the White House is issuing a report Tuesday that argues that
the longer the delay, the more future generations will bear costs.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/07/29/white-house-pushes-economic-case-for-climate-action/
New White House climate report: Waiting on action boosts costs dramatically
BY CHRIS ADAMS
McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The cost of waiting to act on climate change would be enormous
and would grow rapidly with each passing year, the White House says in a
new report coming out Tuesday.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/29/5718371/new-white-house-climate-report.html?sp=/99/184/767/312/
EPA to get earful from climate rule friends, foes
Politico
By: Andrew Restuccia
July 28, 2014 11:18 PM EDT
Get comfortable.
An estimated 1,600 people are slated to sound off to the Environmental
Protection Agency on its proposed climate change rule for existing power
plants this week at a series of marathon public hearings.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/epa-climate-change-rule-global-warming-109468.html?hp=l4
EPA chief: Climate rule 'changing tone' of talks
The Hill
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said the
administration's signature climate change regulation is "changing the tone"
of conversations with global leaders.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/213478-epa-chief-climate-rule-changing-tone-of-international-talks
EPA chief won't attend public hearings on climate rule
The Hill
Environmental chief Gina McCarthy won't be attending any of the four public
hearings on the agency's landmark climate rule this week.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/213486-epa-chief-wont-attend-public-hearings-on-climate-rule
GAO wants EPA to do more on fracking wastewater
The Hill
Congress' watchdog agency faulted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
for its oversight of hydraulic fracturing wastewater injected into the
ground, saying the agency doesn't adequately work to mitigate emerging
risks to drinking water.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/213635-gao-wants-epa-to-do-more-on-fracking-wastewater
Waste Management selling subsidiary for $1.94B
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — Waste Management is selling a subsidiary to Energy Capital
Partners for $1.94 billion as part of its effort to focus on its core
business.
It is selling Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., which owns or runs 17
waste-to-energy facilities and four independent power-producing plants in
the U.S.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/29/5719021/waste-management-selling-subsidiary.html?sp=/99/102/
