11.13.14
State
Anadarko suit finalized, $68M to Columbus site
Commercial Dispatch
November 12, 2014 10:09:18 AM
Nathan Gregory
Barring an appeal, companies entrusted with cleaning up Kerr-McGee sites
across the country are going to receive the money they need to do so within
weeks, including the one focused on Columbus.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=37999
Tanker on Highway 82
WCBI
MATHISTON, Miss. (WCBI) — Some homes in Mathiston were evacuated Wednesday
night, after a tanker started leaking an ammonia vapor.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/report-tanker-on-hwy-82-reportedly-leaking-amonia-prompts-evacuation
Hattiesburg re-applying for Brownfields grant for landfill clean up
WDAM
The City of Hattiesburg is hoping the second time's the charm when it comes
to getting a much-needed federal grant to clean up an old landfill site.
The city wants a $200,000 EPA Brownfields grant to clean up about 10 acres
of city-owned land along the Leaf River east of Chain Park.
http://www.wdam.com/story/27370468/hattiesburg-re-applying-for-brownfields-grant-for-landfill-clean-up
What's in Your Water Part Three
WDAM
Mississippi's EPA Region 4 certified Public Health Lab tests about 100,000
water samples a year, both from public and private water supply systems in
the Magnolia State.
http://www.wdam.com/story/27369010/whats-in-your-water-part-three
Halcón pulls out of TMS
Matt Williamson
Enterprise-Journal
November 12, 2014 2:00 pm
One of the six companies drilling for oil in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
formation announced it is pulling out for now and focusing its efforts on
two other oil plays that are less vulnerable to falling oil prices.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_8aa92624-6a95-11e4-90ab-0327397023ea.html
Recycling is in Fashion at MSU
WCBI
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State University
Fashion Board models donned a different kind of attire this evening
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/video-recycling-is-in-fashion-at-msu
Oil Spill
After BP's disaster, a massive plan to revive the Gulf of Mexico
· Fortune
· by Rob Curran
NOVEMBER 12, 2014, 5:00 AM EST
As funds from the BP oil spill fines become available for environmental and
economic development projects this month, an alliance of conservation
groups has produced a master plan to protect the entire Gulf of Mexico
coastline in the U.S.
http://fortune.com/2014/11/12/bp-gulf-mexico-coast/
Louisiana recommends five projects for Restore Act oil spill fine money
Julia O'Donoghue
The Times-Picayune
November 12, 2014 at 4:41 PM
Louisiana has settled on the five projects it will ask a board made up of
federal and Gulf Coast states' officials to fund from fines levied against
BP and its partners for their role in the Deep Water Horizon spill.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/louisiana_restore_act_money.html#incart_river
National
Obama Faces Obstacles to Emissions Deal With China
Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama 's plan to curb greenhouse-gas emissions alongside
China sets the stage for lengthy confrontations with other nations
resistant to making cuts, Republicans who want to roll back regulations and
environmentalists pushing for bigger reductions.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-china-agree-to-curb-greenhouse-gas-emissions-1415763692
GOP: Climate deal is 'job-crushing'
The Hill
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday lambasted President Obama's climate deal
with China, calling it the kind of policy move that voters rejected at the
ballot box last week.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/223963-gop-climate-deal-with-china-job-crushing
Hundreds of business groups want EPA water rule scrapped
The Hill
The Chamber of Commerce joined 374 business groups Wednesday in telling the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its rule redefining its
jurisdiction over ponds and streams.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/223903-hundreds-of-business-groups-want-epa-water-rule-scrapped
Study: Many common chemicals found in fracking fluid
USA Today
BOULDER, Colo. — Fracking fluid used to help boost oil well
production contains many of the same chemicals found in toothpaste,
laundry detergent and laxatives, a new study says.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/12/study-many-common-chemicals-found-in-fracking-fluid/18945461/
