8/11/2014
State
Hattiesburg owes nearly one million dollars for contract breach
WDAM
An award of nearly one million dollars is what the City of Hattiesburg will
owe a construction company for unfinished work.
http://www.wdam.com/story/26227818/hattiesburg-owes-nearly-one-million-for-contract-breach
Fall fishing seminars will return to the Gulf Coast Research Lab
WLOX
After successful spring and summer seminars on tripletail, cobia and
speckled trout, the Gulf Coast Research Lab in Ocean Springs has added two
additional events in the fall geared toward helping anglers catch redfish
and flounder.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26244858/fall-fishing-seminars-will-return-to-the-gulf-coast-research-lab
Oil Spill
Migratory bird program popular with farmers
Baton Rouge Advocate
BATON ROUGE, La. – Four years ago, as oil continued to spew into the
Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, state and
federal biologists started making plans to help the future of
wildlife in Louisiana wetlands.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2014/08/10/louisiana-migratory-birds-farmers/13877751/
Regional
Vibrio infections not confined to Florida, are steadily rising in Louisiana
Adriane Quinlan
The Times-Picayune
August 08, 2014 at 4:38 PM
A bacterium that thrives in warm saltwater, and infects swimmers through
open cuts, made headlines last month for infecting 13 people in Florida and
killing three. But vibrio vulnificus is not confined to state lines and, in
fact, has infected 8 people this year in Louisiana.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/08/vibrio_infections_not_confined.html#incart_river
National
EPA chief: Teach climate change in schools
The Hill
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy said students
should be taught the science behind climate change in schools.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/214743-epa-chief-says-climate-change-should-be-taught-in-school
Texas may ignore EPA climate rule
The Hill
The top environmental regulator in Texas said the state may choose not to
follow the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rules limiting carbon
pollution from power plants.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/214691-texas-may-ignore-epa-climate-rule
Presence of Invasive Species Complicates Efforts to Protect Dwindling
Native Species
Bloomberg
For industries struggling to comply with protections for endangered
species—or declining species that may soon be listed as endangered—one of
the most difficult complicating factors is the presence of invasive
species.
http://www.bna.com/presence-invasive-species-n17179893495/
