Happy Birthday to the State of Mississippi, 197 years old today.
State
MDEQ Awards White Goods Solid Waste Assistance Grant to Lamar County
WDAM
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http://www.wdam.com/story/27586848/mdeq-awards-white-goods-solid-waste-assistance-grant-to-lamar-county
Proposed EPA ozone rule could crimp Mississippi's economy
Mississippi Watchdog Blog
By Steve Wilson / December 9, 2014
New EPA regulations meant to help children and people with lung disease
could cost Mississippi.
http://watchdog.org/186305/proposed-epa-rule-on-ozone/
Kiosks help identify birding sites in South Mississippi
Sun Herald
BY VICKI TERRINONI
MOSS POINT -- Say you want to find a Mississippi Kite. Do you know where to
look?
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/12/09/5960791/kiosks-help-identify-birding-sites.html?sp=/99/184/201/
Legislative leaders recommend $6 billion state budget
Clarion Ledger
Legislative budget leaders recommended a $6.013 billion total state
budget for the next fiscal year, which is less than the $6.2 billion
budget proposed last month by Gov. Phil Bryant.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/09/legislative-leaders-recommend-billion-state-budget/20162471/
Oil Spill
Feds blast BP's request to cut billions in spill fines
December 9, 2014 at 3:19 pm by Collin Eaton
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON – U.S. attorneys are contesting BP's request for a federal judge to
cap its potential pollution fines at $3,000 a barrel, arguing that
environmental regulators are well within their legal bounds to hike the
penalties for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/12/09/feds-blast-bps-request-to-cut-billions-in-spill-fines/
Louisiana restoration projects should get top priority with BP oil spill
fine money, environmental groups say
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
December 09, 2014 at 5:47 PM
Rebuilding Louisiana's coast, including the rapidly eroding Mississippi
River delta, should be the main use of billions of dollars in expected BP
Deepwater Horizon oil spill fine and restoration money, according to two
reports released Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation and a
coalition of national and Louisiana environmental groups.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/12/bp_oil_spill_money_projects.html#incart_river
BP Sees $1 Billion of Restructuring Charges Amid Crash in Crude
Bloomberg
By Nidaa Bakhsh - Dec 10, 2014
BP Plc (BP/) forecast about $1 billion of restructuring charges through
next year as it overhauls its operations amid the crash in oil prices.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-10/bp-sees-1-billion-of-restructuring-charges-amid-crash-in-crude.html
National
EPA chief: Clean water, climate regs critical to beer-making
The Hill
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said clean water
protections are critical to breweries, especially when faced with climate
change impacts.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/226536-epa-chief-clean-water-climate-regs-critical-to-beer-making
Senate confirms Tennessee Valley Authority nominees
The Hill
The Senate confirmed two Tennessee Valley Authority nominees on Tuesday.
The Senate voted 86-12 to confirm the nomination of Virginia Lodge and
86-12 on the nomination of Ronald Walter — both will serve on the board of
directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/226538-senate-confirms-tennessee-valley-authority-nominees
Leaks from natural gas drilling are falling, study finds
The Hill
Methane leaks from natural gas drilling and production have fallen from the
last estimate more than a year ago, according to a study sponsored by the
industry and an environmental group.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/226416-leaks-from-natural-gas-drilling-are-falling-study-finds
