10/31/14
State
Hancock Co. beaches are about to get a major face lift
WLOX
HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Hancock County's sand beach is about to undergo
a $1 million transformation. Sand that washed away from the shoreline
during Hurricane Isaac will be replaced.
http://www.wlox.com/story/27170523/hancock-co-beaches-are-about-to-get-a-major-face-lift
Long Beach land owners raise concerns about canal project
WLOX
LONG BEACH, MS (WLOX) -Some Long Beach land owners are raising concerns
about plans to widen a major drainage canal. The Long Beach Water
Management District is currently seeking easements to proceed with the
project, but some residents worry about the impact of that widening work.
http://www.wlox.com/story/27169816/long-beach-land-owners-raise-concerns-about-canal-project
DMR heads 'ran it like they owned it' former employee told judge
Sun Herald
BY ANITA LEE
BILOXI -- He did not name names, but when Kerwin Cuevas pleaded guilty
Thursday morning to embezzlement in state court, he said the people in
charge at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources "ran it like they
owned it."
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/10/30/5884657_former-dmr-employee-kerwin-cuevas.html?sp=/99/100/&rh=1
Oil Spill
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY GULF ECOSYSTEM, ECONOMY ARE LINKED
MPB
With hundreds of millions of dollars in oil spill restoration money soon
flowing to Mississippi, environmental advocates are working hard to show
the economic importance of a healthy ecosystem. MPB'S Evelina Burnett was
in Jackson County this week when tourism leaders got a firsthand look.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2014/10/31/environmental-groups-say-gulf-ecosystem-economy-are-linked/
NOAA establishes 10 priorities for restoring Gulf of Mexico
Houston Chronicle
From the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has come a
funding source to plan for longterm survival of the Gulf of Mexico's
ecosystem and communities that depend upon it.
http://www.chron.com/news/science-environment/article/It-s-not-too-late-Add-your-thoughts-to-NOAA-s-5858908.php
BP brings new evidence in bid to oust oil spill claims administrator
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
October 30, 2014 at 8:06 PM
BP is pushing harder in its campaign to remove Patrick Juneau from his post
overseeing oil spill claims payments, presenting records the oil giant says
prove the Lafayette attorney is not fit to run the program.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/bp_reveals_new_evidence_in_bid.html
National
Hagel: 'Climate change presents security issues' for US
The Hill
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said "climate change presents security
issues" for the U.S., but that the Pentagon may be in a good position to
help convince policymakers and people to take it more seriously.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/222361-hagel-climate-change-presents-security-issues-for-us
Oil lobby: Fracking saved Americans $248 billion last year
The Hill
Hydraulic fracturing saved Americans almost $250 billion last year,
according to a report issued by the oil and gas industry Thursday as part
of a move to ratchet up the fight against looming regulations meant to
restrict "fracking."
http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/222335-oil-lobby-fracking-saved-americans-248-billion-last-year
As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions Of Gallons Of Water Lost
NPR
Imagine Manhattan under almost 300 feet of water. Not water from a
hurricane or a tsunami, but purified drinking water — 2.1 trillion gallons
of it.
http://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359875321/as-infrastructure-crumbles-trillions-of-gallons-of-water-lost
History of U.S. biofuel mandate provides opening for legal challenge
Reuters
Thu, Oct 30 2014
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Probable legal challenges to proposed cuts
in the 2014 U.S. biofuel mandate could focus on a two-word phrase dropped
from the U.S. law establishing the renewable fuel program back in 2005:
distribution capacity.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/30/usa-biofuels-idUSL1N0SP1L820141030
Environmental Groups Back Some Candidates Who Resist Goals
The Aim Is to Maintain Democratic Control of the Senate
Wall Street Journal
By AMY HARDER and BETH REINHARD
Oct. 30, 2014 7:31 p.m. ET
Environmental groups are spending a record amount of money for a midterm
election, with the goal of keeping the Senate out of Republican hands. But
in the process, they are backing Democrats who oppose some of the
environmentalists' top goals, including stopping the Keystone XL pipeline
and curbing fracking for oil and natural gas.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/environmental-groups-back-some-candidates-who-resist-goals-1414711866
Parched Cities Share Water in West
Longstanding Rivals Phoenix and Tucson, Hit by Drought, Stop Going It Alone
Wall Street Journal
By JIM CARLTON
Oct. 30, 2014 7:30 p.m. ET
PHOENIX—A recent agreement by this city and Tucson, Ariz., highlights a
growing trend in the drought-plagued Southwest: water agencies sharing
resources to stretch limited supplies rather than going it alone.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/parched-cities-share-water-in-west-1414711838
Opinion
EPA's Clean Power Plan encourages expansion of fracking
By Elizabeth Glass Geltman, contributor
The Hill
Recently, Republican Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Rep. Darrell Issa
(R-Calif.) began an inquiryinto whether the Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC) had unlawful participation in Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) rule-makings, including the proposed Clean Power Plan.
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/222398-epas-clean-power-plan-encourages-expansion-of-fracking
