State
Flooding concerns grow over dam near state line
WDSU
NEW ORLEANS —There were tense moments last night and this morning as a dam
located on a Pearl River County, Mississippi lake appeared to be on the
verge of breaking.
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/flooding-concerns-grow-over-dam-near-state-line/30870672
Officials forced to drain 50 acre lake after discovering leak in dam
WLOX
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Officials in Pearl River County tell us they
are working to drain an entire 50 acre lake in the Amackertown community
after a leak was discovered in a dam on Wednesday.
http://www.wlox.com/story/27908398/officials-forced-to-drain-50-acre-lake-after-discovering-leak-in-dam
Amackertown Dam Update
Picayune Item
http://www.picayuneitem.com/2015/01/amackertown-dam-update/
Harrison Co. Utility Authority must pay $30K in property lawsuit
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -The verdict is in. After an hour of
deliberation, the jury in the Harrison County Utility Authority lawsuit has
ruled that the authority must pay the Walker family $30,000.
http://www.wlox.com/story/27918384/harrison-co-utility-authority-must-pay-30k-in-property-lawsuit
Jury: Harrison County Utility Authority should pay family $30,000 for using
land
BY PAUL HAMPTON
Sun Herald
GULFPORT -- A jury has ordered the Harrison County Utility Authority to pay
a South Mississippi woman and her son $30,000. But that won't end their
fight over water and sewer lines the authority put on the family's
Woolmarket land.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/01/22/6031844_jury-harrison-county-utility-authority.html?rh=1
State's ventures into alt-fuel markets net few jobs
MBJ
by jack.weatherly
Published: January 22,2015
Solar-panel maker Stion Corp. is the only one of three alternative-energy
companies that received a total of about $175 million in loans, plus other
financial backing from the state of Mississippi that actually has employees
today.
http://msbusiness.com/blog/2015/01/22/state-venture-capitalist-0-2-alternative-fuel-efforts/
Entergy gives solar a shot
MBJ
by jack.weatherly
Published: January 22,2015
Entergy will build solar facilities in three Mississippi cities.
It is designated a pilot project even though solar technology has been
around for decades, because it is the first of "utility scale" in
Mississippi, said Aaron Hill, manager of the project for Entergy.
http://msbusiness.com/blog/2015/01/22/entergy-gives-solar-shot/
Oil Spill
BP oil spill rippled through 'fabric of Gulf Coast economy,' witness
testifies
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
January 22, 2015 at 5:10 PM
The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill took an economic toll that "reached out
into the fabric of the entire Gulf Coast economy," an impact only modestly
countered by BP's spending and investment in the region, an economic expert
testified on Thursday (Jan. 22).
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/01/bp_oil_spill_rippled_through_f.html
National
Obama to nominate deputy chief at EPA
The Hill
President Obama said he will nominate the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) acting deputy chief to take the position officially.
Stan Meiburg came back to the EPA as its acting deputy administrator in
October. He had worked at the agency for nearly four decades before
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/230472-obama-nominates-deputy-chief-at-epa
Capito named chair of subcommittee overseeing EPA
Register-Herald
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment
and Public Works Committee, has announced that Sen. Shelley Moore Capito,
R-W.Va., will serve as chair of the Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Subcommittee.
http://www.register-herald.com/news/capito-named-chair-of-subcommittee-overseeing-epa/article_7acb7c21-9b79-5a46-be61-1323dc6161bf.html
GOP to seek changes to EPA coal ash rule
The Hill
House Republicans are planning a bill aimed at providing more certainty to
utilities by amending the Environmental Protection Agency's coal ash
disposal rule.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/230410-gop-to-seek-changes-to-epa-coal-ash-rule
Move over IRS. The EPA is now the most polarizing government agency
Washington Post
And the award for most polarizing federal government agency goes too ...
the Environmental Protection Agency!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/01/22/move-over-irs-the-epa-is-now-the-most-polarizing-government-agency/
Stricter Farm-Pollution Rules Nixed in Maryland
Wall Street Journal
In one of his first official acts, Maryland's new Republican Gov. Larry
Hogan put the brakes on expanded farm-pollution regulations just as they
were about to take effect, setting up a potential fight with the
Democratic-controlled Legislature and drawing concern from the federal
agency monitoring Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/stricter-farm-pollution-rules-nixed-in-maryland-1421979598?autologin=y
