8/21/14
State
Tina Shumate's federal charges in DMR scandal dropped after 2-year sentence
on state charges
The Associated Press By The Associated Press
on August 20, 2014 at 2:34 PM,
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Federal prosecutors, apparently satisfied with a
guilty plea in state court, are dismissing charges against a former
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources manager.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news//print.html?entry=/2014/08/tina_shumates_federal_charges.html
Presley to Obama: no nuclear waste storage here
Geoff Pender, The Clarion-Ledger5:22 p.m. CDT August 19, 2014
Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has forwarded to President Obama resolutions passed by the PSC
opposing storage of nuclear waste in
Mississippi and to people here paying for a failed plan to store it in Nevada.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/19/presley-obama-nuclear-waste-storage/14307743/
Regional
TVA board to vote on replacing Memphis coal plant
Posted: Aug 20, 2014 7:49 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 20, 2014 7:49 PM CDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority's board is scheduled
to vote on a proposal to retire the coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in
Memphis and replace it with a natural gas facility.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26331969/tva-board-to-vote-on-replacing-memphis-coal-plant
National
EPA Wades Into Water Fight With Farmers
by Frank Morris | August 20, 2014 — 4:52 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule change that would
redefine its reach under the Clean Water Act. The EPA says, it's an attempt
to clarify which bodies of water are subject to regulation, but farmers
have strong objections. Frank Morris of member station KCUR has the story.
FRANK MORRIS, BYLINE: The Clean Water Act can be confusing. Bill Heffernan
has worked his crop farm in Central Missouri for decades. Then suddenly
this summer he discovered a big hunk of it is special.
http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2014/08/20/141376/epa_wades_into_water_fight_with_farmers?source=npr&category=science
