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State
Picayune prepares for sewer work
The Associated Press
PICAYUNE, MISS. — The Pearl River County's Utility Authority has awarded a
$4 million contract for work on Picayune's aging wastewater collection
system.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/31/5721930/picayune-prepares-for-sewer-work.html?sp=/99/184/218/
McComb OKs sewer extension
The Associated Press
MCCOMB, MISS. — The city of McComb will build a 10,000-foot sewer line to
the planned Gateway Industrial Park where an oilfield worker camp and other
businesses are expected to be located.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/31/5721940/mccomb-oks-sewer-extension.html?sp=/99/184/218/
NE Mississippi's first natural gas station opens in Mantachie
Itawamba County Times
by Adam Armour
Northeast Mississippi's first natural gas pump is officially open for
business, and Gov. Phil Bryant is calling it a pioneering step for the
area.
http://itawambatimes.com/2014/07/29/ne-mississippis-first-natural-gas-station-opens-mantachie/
Oil Spill
Federal officials say BP can't dismiss suits by blaming drilling moratorium
Houston Chronicle
By Collin Eaton
The Justice Department has joined a fight to prevent BP from dodging
lawsuits by deep-water drillers and oil field services companies that
allege the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill left million-dollar holes in their
balance sheets.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Feds-BP-can-t-dismiss-lawsuits-by-blaming-5658346.php
BP's second quarter profit jumps, but still wary of future expense of oil
spill
Al.com
Michael Finch II
July 29, 2014 at 1:21 PM
BP PLC saw its profits rise Tuesday on the account of its investments in
Russian energy company Rosneft. BP reported $3.18 billion in replacement
cost profit for the second quarter compared with $2.4 billion the same
period last year.
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/bps_second_quarter_profit_jump.html
Regional
EPA plan gives no credit for Southern states' strides, utility regulators
say in Atlanta
Kristi E. Swartz
EnergyWire: Wednesday, July 30, 2014
ATLANTA -- Mississippi Power invested $600 million to outfit coal-fired
Plant Daniel with pollution controls.
The state's Public Service Commission approved one of the most aggressive
energy-efficiency programs in the Southeast (EnergyWire, June 26).
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060003769
Lawsuit settlement to fuel SLU effort to plant 3,300 trees in wetlands
across the region
Bob Warren
The Times-Picayune
July 30, 2014 at 10:46 AM
Financed by money from the recent settlement of a lawsuit, students and
scientists from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond will trek into
the region's wetlands this fall to plant 3,300 bald cypress and water
tupelo seedlings, the university said.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/07/lawsuit_settlement_to_fuel_slu.html#incart_river
National
EPA HEARS PRAISE, CRITICISM OF NEW AIR RULES
AP
DENVER (AP) — To retired coal miner Stanley Sturgill, the Environmental
Protection Agency's proposed rules limiting pollution from power plants
doesn't do enough to protect the public's health.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/epa-hears-praise-criticism-new-air-rules
Watchdog: EPA meeting internal climate change goals
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is exceeding most of its internal
climate change goals, according to the agency's watchdog.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/213770-watchdog-epa-meeting-internal-climate-change-goals
