State
Mississippi Phosphates, bankrupt fertilizer maker, to end production and
lay off 200 workers
By JEFF AMY
Associated Press
December 05, 2014 - 5:52 pm
JACKSON, Mississippi — Mississippi Phosphates said Friday that it will lay
off about 200 employees and contractors as the bankrupt fertilizer company
ends production and seeks a buyer.
http://m.therepublic.com/view/story/ecdb2e4639d84bcc9f0a8055997a782d/MS--Mississippi-Phosphates-Bankruptcy
Mississippi Phosphates will lay off up to 175 people, stop fertilizer
production
Manufacturer is stopping fertilizer production, looking for buyer
BY KAREN NELSON AND REGINA ZILBERMINTS
Sun HeraldDecember 5, 2014
PASCAGOULA -- Mississippi Phosphates, a major fertilizer producer in east
Jackson County that has been plagued with environmental issues in recent
years, announced Friday it will be stopping production of its diammonium
phosphate (DAP) product early next week.
http://www.sunherald.com/2014/12/05/5952789/mississippi-phosphates-stops-fertizler.html?sp-tk=FB038318C01B58DFC9F54E91F9F42D294CF8022E9997C050BCC6586CA1CB262975CEDCD499D759E60A61F832ED7DBCDDA145ABFA08981C6CE7617C6DB915A7BAE8AFA0A3996C00DE1218201684EC34155D5A9944FFA744E5919D41142E5E078CD425B4E97CCDE5F41B6483D6A867A11C8BB0B2D7
DeSoto waste grant aimed at computer recyling
Henry Bailey Jr.
Commercial Appeal
"We're glad — we've never had a grant like this and e-waste is our
fastest-growing recycle program," Ray Laughter, county Environmental
Services manager, said of the award announced this week by Gary Rikard,
executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality,
in a media release from Jackson.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/desoto/desoto-waste-grant-aimed-at-computer-recyling_32000301
Trashed land owned by JPS being cleared
Clarion Ledger
What one area business owner called a lousy first impression to the
city of Jackson was resolved Friday, at least temporarily.
On Friday, a Jackson Public Schools crew cleared 16th Section
property, located on the I-20 frontage road between Gallatin Street
and McDowell Road, which was riddled with garbage. The action came
after WLBT-TV reported the mess.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2014/12/05/16-section-land-dump/19952581/
Oil Spill
BP cutting jobs
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON – BP is cutting mid-level supervisors in its oil production and
refining businesses and in back-office corporate functions, the British oil
giant's chief financial officer told the Times of London as it is set later
this week to lay out its plans through the end of this decade.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/12/07/bp-cutting-jobs/
National
McConnell: Senate GOP wants to rein in EPA
Posted December 6
By BRUCE SCHREINER
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The new Republican-led Senate intends to try to rein in
federal environmental regulators by inserting language into their budget to
impede their "overreaching efforts that are strangling our economy,"
incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a farm group Saturday.
http://www.wral.com/mcconnell-senate-gop-wants-to-rein-in-epa/14251682/
Fossil-fuel lobbyists, bolstered by GOP wins, work to curb environmental
rules
Washington Post
Oil, gas and coal interests that spent millions to help elect Republicans
this year are moving to take advantage of expanded GOP power in Washington
and state capitals to thwart Obama administration environmental rules.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-bolstered-by-gop-wins-work-to-curb-environmental-rules/2014/12/07/3ef05bc0-79b9-11e4-9a27-6fdbc612bff8_story.html
Energy firms secretly helped state attorneys general fight Obama
The Hill
Energy companies have secretly been behind some efforts by state attorneys
general to fight Obama administration initiatives, The New York Times
reported.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/226265-energy-firms-secretly-helped-state-attorneys-fight-obama
Opinion
Watch Out for That Puddle, Soon It Could Be Federally Regulated
The EPA wants to redefine 'the waters of the United States' to mean
virtually any wet spot in the country.
Wall Street Journal
By M. REED HOPPER And TODD F. GAZIANO
Earlier this year the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of
Engineers proposed a rule redefining the "waters of the United States" that
are subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. The two agencies
recently finished collecting public comments on their draft rule and are
deciding how to proceed.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/m-reed-hopper-and-todd-f-gaziano-watch-out-for-that-puddle-soon-it-could-be-federally-regulated-1417990935?KEYWORDS=epa
