9/3/14
State
Gulfport waterways to be cleaned with $2 million in grants
WLOX
Two waterways in Gulfport that are overgrown with vegetation will be
cleaned. On Tuesday Gulfport city leaders approved plans for Katrina grant
money from the Mississippi Development Authority.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26430500/gulfport-waterways-to-be-cleaned-with-2-million-in-grants
Mississippi Power: Kemper plant costs rise $30 million
Sun Herald
BY MARY PEREZ
Construction and startup expenses have added $30 million more to the cost
of Mississippi Power's Kemper County lignite plant, the company reported
Tuesday in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in
its monthly status report to the state Public Service Commission.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/02/5776787/mississippi-power-kemper-plant.html?sp=/99/184/185/
Harrison County endorses energy efficiency
WLOX
You've got a $ 6.8 million project in front of you that pays for itself.
That's what an energy savings consultant told Harrison County supervisors
Tuesday. That offer that sounds too good to be true, also comes with a
guarantee.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26429116/harrison-county-endorses-energy-efficiency
Oil Spill
Halliburton Energy Services agrees to $1.1 billion settlement over BP oil
spill
Katherine Sayre
The Times-Picayune
September 02, 2014 at 3:47 PM
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement
with Gulf Coast business and property owners over the 2010 BP oil spill,
plaintiffs' lawyers announced Tuesday.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/halliburton_energy_services_ag.html
Halliburton reaches $1B Gulf oil spill settlement
BY KEVIN MCGILL AND JONATHAN FAHEY
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Halliburton's agreement to pay more than $1 billion to settle
numerous claims involving the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be a
way for the company and victims of the spill to avoid years of costly
litigation — if all the pieces fall into place.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/09/02/5776088/halliburton-reaches-11b-oil-spill.html?sp=/99/184/218/
Halliburton to Settle Deepwater Horizon Claims for $1.1 Billion
Wall Street Journal
Halliburton Co. will pay $1.1 billion to Gulf Coast residents, local
governments and businesses affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil
spill, moving to limit its liabilities ahead of a court ruling that could
have increased its costs.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/halliburton-to-settle-deepwater-horizon-claims-for-1-1-billion-1409664524
Restore Act project proposals subject of Thursday meeting in New Orleans
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
September 02, 2014 at 5:55 PM
The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will hold a meeting
in New Orleans on Thursday evening to explain how residents can propose
projects to be funded with money from the federal Restore Act.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/restore_act_project_proposals.html#incart_river
BC Commission Approves RESTORE Act Plan
WMBB
About $6 million could start arriving in Bay County in about six months,
but before that the Restore Act Committee has a bit of work to do.
http://www.wmbb.com/story/26431981/bc-commission-approves-restore-act-plan
BP seeks to oust head of Gulf oil spill claims program
The Associated Press
BP PLC has asked a federal judge to remove Patrick Juneau as administrator
of damage claims from its 2010 oil spill, saying he failed to disclose a
major conflict of interest.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/bp_seeks_to_oust_head_of_gulf.html
National
House panel to hear from regulators on carbon rule
The Hill
House Republicans are continuing their push against the administration's
carbon pollution rules on existing power plants next week when they return
from recess.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/216438-house-panel-to-hear-from-regulators-on-carbon-rules
GOP launches probe of 'improper influence' on EPA climate rule
The Hill
Republicans are investigating what they call "improper influence" from a
national green group on the Obama administration's signature Environmental
Protection Agency climate change regulation.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/216419-gop-launches-probe-of-green-groups-improper-influence-on-epa
EPA chief pushes economic case of capturing methane
The Hill
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy on Tuesday stressed the
need for industry to tamp down on methane leaks and flaring.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/216398-epa-chief-presses-industry-on-economic-case-of-capturing-methane
Greens sue for tougher rules to protect fish
The Hill
A coalition of environmental groups filed lawsuits against the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking tougher standards to protect
fish from industrial cooling water intake devices.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/216444-greens-sue-for-tougher-rules-to-protect-fish
Recovery knocks 21 fish species from watch list
AP
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twenty-one species of fish made the leap Tuesday off a
watch list of seafood to avoid as unsustainably overfished, leaving
conservationists and many fishermen and chefs celebrating the turnaround of
a West Coast fishing ground declared an economic disaster area by the
federal government just 14 years ago.
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/02/recovery-knocks-21-fish-species-from-watch-list/20956131/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058
