10/2/14
State
Hancock Co. Utility Authority blames cities for financial crisis
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -The Hancock County Utility Authority says if it
can't get the cities of Bay St. Louis and Waveland to purchase water from
them, the Utility Authority could go broke.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26682606/hancock-co-utility-authority-blames-cities-for-financial-crisis
SCUA sets budget, reappoints officers
Stone County Enterprise
By Jody O'Hara
The infrastructure is built, the contractors have been paid, the power is
turned on and it's time for the Stone County Utility Authority to begin a
new phase of its existence.
http://www.stonecountyenterprise.com/article_2300.shtml
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker tours Mississippi Sound, gets updates on
restoration, fishing industry
Mississippi Press
Warren Kulo
October 01, 2014 at 5:46 PM
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Included in U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker's tour of
Mississippi was a one-hour trip aboard a Mississippi Department of
Resources boat to tour the Mississippi Sound and get updates on the fishing
industry and Gulf restoration efforts, among other topics.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/10/us_sen_roger_wicker_tours_miss.html#incart_river
Coast Guard, IMMS release rehabilitated sea turtles back into the Gulf
Mississippi Press
October 01, 2014 at 5:44 PM
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Members of U.S. Coast Guard Station Gulfport and
the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies transported rehabilitated sea
turtles to a safe location in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/10/coast_guard_imms_release_rehab.html#incart_river
More agencies line up to ask for more money from Mississippi legislative
budget writers
The Associated Press
October 01, 2014 at 7:21 PM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Mississippi tourism officials are requesting more
public money to promote the state in big media markets such as Atlanta and
Chicago, hoping the investment will lure travelers to play golf, visit
civil-rights landmarks or hear authentic blues music close to its roots.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/10/more_agencies_line_up_to_ask_f.html#incart_river
Oil Spill
BP Must Face U.S. Suits by Foreign Investors, Judge Rules
Bloomberg
By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins - Oct 1, 2014
BP Plc, facing as much as $2.5 billion in claims by U.S. shareholders for
lost stock value connected to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, must fight
suits by foreign investors seeking millions of dollars more, a judge ruled.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-01/bp-must-face-lawsuits-in-u-s-by-foreign-investors-judge-says.html
National
Small Business Administration hits EPA over water rule
The Hill
A fight is breaking out inside the Obama administration over the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed water regulation.
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy on Wednesday urged
the EPA to withdraw the Waters of the U.S. rule, which seeks to clarify the
agency's authority to regulate smaller bodies of water like streams and
rivers.
http://thehill.com/regulation/219516-small-business-administration-criticizes-epa-over-new-waters-rule
EPA Planning to Issue Health Advisories On Harmful Algal Blooms by May 2015
Bloomberg
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to issue by May 2015 drinking
water health advisories for cyanobacteria, the harmful forms of blue-green
algae that contaminated water supplies in Toledo, Ohio, and resulted in a
weekend-long ban in early August, an agency official said Sept. 29.
http://www.bna.com/epa-planning-issue-n17179895601/
Baker Hughes to start disclosing fracking chemicals
The Hill
Oilfield service provider Baker Hughes Inc. said it will start disclosing
the chemicals it uses for every hydraulic fracturing operation.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/219443-baker-hughes-to-start-disclosing-fracking-chemicals
Legume Used in Fracking Causes Problems for Investor, Farmers
In the Race to Oil Patch Riches, One Wall Street Firm and Hundreds of
Farmers Have Slipped on a Skinny Green Legume Known as Guar
Wall Street Journal
In the race to the new riches of the oil patch, one Wall Street firm has
slipped on a skinny green legume.
When the price of guar soared to record heights in 2012, investors took
notice. Guar—a legume used to thicken products from toothpaste to peanut
butter—is also a key ingredient in the rock-shattering hydraulic-fracturing
process.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/legume-used-in-fracking-causes-problems-for-investor-farmers-1412205141
Opinion
Let's Find Out How Much 'Clean Power' the Feds Really Have
The EPA should ask for a court ruling before states and utilities spend
billions in compliance costs.
Wall Street Journal
By BRIAN H. POTTS And DAVID R. ZOPPO
Oct. 1, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan is
unquestionably the most controversial rule the agency has ever proposed. If
it goes into effect, the plan would require that total carbon emissions
from the power sector in the U.S. be reduced by 30% (from 2005 levels) by
2030.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/brian-h-potts-and-david-r-zoppo-lets-find-out-how-much-clean-power-the-feds-really-have-1412204691
