9/22/14
State
Engineer: McComb neighborhood likely contaminated
Engineers have told officials in McComb that groundwater in the
Burglund neighborhood probably has been contaminated by a former
creosote plant and an old oil plant.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/09/20/engineer-mccomb-neighborhood-likely-contaminated/15987961/
Jamie Miller cleaning house at Department of Marine Resources
Director cleaning house to break with agency's scandalous past
Sun Herald
BY PAUL HAMPTON
BILOXI — The makeover of the state Department of Marine Resources is nearly
finished.
When Executive Director Jamie Miller took over a little less than a 18
months ago, the agency was a mess. Its director and several high-ranking
employees were under investigation by state and federal authorities. Rumors
were swirling. Jokes were told.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/20/5811727/miller-cleaning-house-at-department.html?sp=/99/184/832/
DMR's new NERR manager ready to welcome company to Coast estuary
Sun Herald
BY PAUL HAMPTON
Ayesha Gray followed a winding path to her new job as manager of the Grand
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve east of Pascagoula.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/20/5811573/new-nerr-manager-ready-for-company.html?sp=/99/184/832/
DMR Marine Patrol's Davis says professionalism is his goal
Sun Herald
BY PAUL HAMPTON
BILOXI -- There are some pretty fancy public-safety buildings on the Coast,
courtesy of Hurricane Katrina and the rebuilding fueled by federal dollars.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/20/5811572/davis-says-professionalism-is.html?sp=/99/184/832/
Toyota volunteers – 850 strong – make an impact
By Lynn West
New Albany Gazette
BLUE SPRINGS – Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi team members Saturday
proved they are not only good neighbors but also an active part of the
community.
http://djournal.com/news/toyota-volunteers-850-strong-make-impact/
Oil Spill
MISSISSIPPI EDITION - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH
SEGMENT 1: BP SPILL WELL CAPPED 4 YEARS AGO
MPB
Audio
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/mississippiedition/mississippi-edition-friday-september-19th/
BP says oil spill trial's penalty phase should not be cut short
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
September 19, 2014 at 11:40 AM
BP told a federal judge in New Orleans this week that it would need at
least three weeks to defend itself during a trial to set penalties stemming
from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The oil giant said his filing was a
response to suggestions that the trial may be cut short, and that doing so
would be "premature at this time."
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/bp_says_oil_spill_trial_penalt.html
Federal judge scolds BP for 'college term paper' trick in oil spill filing
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
September 19, 2014 at 2:38 PM
A federal judge overseeing Gulf oil spill litigation chastised BP's lawyers
this week for using a tactic to squeeze more words into a 35-page-limited
court filing, breaking court rules.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/federal_judge_scolds_bp_for_br.html
New indictment against ex-BP exec
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal grand jury has issued a new indictment against
a former BP executive charged with obstructing a congressional
investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://www.wdef.com/news/state/story/New-indictment-against-ex-BP-exec/Lfc0xC2vjkC45xEpW9ARBA.cspx
Applications will soon arrive for $500 million Gulf study program
30-year research initiative in response to BP oil disaster
Baton Rouge Advocate
By AMY WOLD
The National Academy of Sciences expects to start taking applications this
fall for the $500 million assigned to the 30-year Gulf Research Program,
set up as a result of criminal settlements from the Deepwater Horizon
disaster in 2010.
http://theadvocate.com/news/10280444-123/applications-will-soon-arrive-for
Regional
Oystermen fear closing of Apalachicola Bay
AP
APPALACHICOLA, Fla. -- Seafood workers and oyster harvesters say they are
worried about the future of Apalachicola Bay.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/20/5810512_oystermen-fear-closing-of-apalachicola.html?sp=/99/184/&rh=1
National
Marches on global warming draw tens of thousands
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of activists walked through Manhattan on
Sunday, warning that climate change is destroying the Earth — in stride
with demonstrators around the world who urged policymakers to take quick
action.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/march_on_global_warming_expect.html#incart_river
Dangers Aside, Railways Reshape Crude Market
Shipping Crude by Rail Expands as New Pipelines Hit Headwinds and Train
Companies Reap Revenue
Wall Street Journal
In May 2008, a locomotive with a grizzly bear painted on its side pulled
into a railroad siding next to an abandoned grain elevator in the ghost
town of Dore, N.D. The engine, property of the Yellowstone Valley Railroad,
hitched up a couple of tank cars of crude from nearby oil wells and set off
on a thousand-mile journey to Oklahoma.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/dangers-aside-railways-reshape-crude-market-1411353150
California Coastal Agency Takes on a Novel Role
Conservancy Office to Invest in Campground, for a Share of the Revenue
Wall Street Journal
AVILA BEACH, Calif.—A state agency charged with conserving California's
scenic coast is investing in a proposed shoreline development, part of a
novel partnership that could serve as a national model.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/california-coastal-agency-takes-on-a-novel-role-1411345457
