State
Biofuel plant has permits to reopen
By Dennis Seid
Daily Journal
NEW ALBANY – A year after an explosion ripped apart the JNS Biofuel plant,
the facility appears ready to reopen.
http://djournal.com/news/biofuel-plant-permits-reopen/
City Officials, Local Resident Search for Solution to Trash Problem
Picayune Item
http://www.picayuneitem.com/2015/01/city-officials-local-resident-search-for-solution-to-trash-problem/
Senator calls for end to licenses, fees
Clarion Ledger
A state senator has introduced a bill that would abolish hunting and
fishing licenses and fees for Mississippi residents.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/01/24/senator-calls-end-licenses-fees/22304989/
Oil Spill
BP's finances 'better today than prior to the oil spill,' can handle $13.7B
fine, witness testifies
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
January 23, 2015 at 4:29 PM
BP's financial position is "better today than it was prior to the oil
spill," leaving the company more than able to pay the maximum $13.7 billion
penalty the government is seeking for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a
forensic accounting expert testified Friday (Jan. 23).
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/01/bps_finances_better_today_than.html
BP to call witnesses, make its case for lower oil spill penalty
The Associated Press
January 26, 2015 at 6:25 AM
NEW ORLEANS -- It will be oil giant BP's turn today to call witnesses as it
makes its case for a civil penalty lower than the $13.7 billion the federal
government is seeking for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/01/bp_to_call_witnesses_make_its.html#incart_river
Four Years After Deepwater Horizon, BP Oil Still Washes Up On Pensacola
Beaches
WUSF
Four years ago, an oil rig owned by BP exploded off the Louisiana
coast—causing one of the largest oil spills in U.S. history. The oil flowed
all the way to Florida's western panhandle, causing tourists to flee and
businesses to dry up. Now tourism is back and the money is flowing
again—but the oil remains.
http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/four-years-after-deepwater-horizon-bp-oil-still-washes-pensacola-beaches
National
Exxon Fined $1.05 Million for 2011 Yellowstone Pipeline Break
Company Also Agrees to Settlement of Claims Related to Seven Private
Properties Tied to Spill
Wall Street Journal
Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay a $1.05 million penalty for safety violations
related to a 2011 pipeline break under Montana's Yellowstone River, federal
regulators said Friday.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-fined-1-05-million-for-2011-yellowstone-pipeline-break-1422130978
Obama Administration Moves to Block Drilling in Parts of Alaska
Interior Department Plans to Designate Nearly 13 Million Acres in Refuge as
Wilderness
Wall Street Journal
The Obama administration is moving this week to designate areas of Alaska
off limits to oil and natural gas drilling in its latest effort to bolster
its environmental legacy.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-administration-moves-to-block-drilling-in-parts-of-alaska-1422215922?autologin=y
Senate bill targets EPA dumping permits
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) couldn't block permits for
companies looking to dump dredge and fill material into waterways under a
new legislation in the Senate.
http://thehill.com/regulation/230527-senate-bill-targets-epa-dumping-permits
New regs for Monday: Efficiency, lithium batteries, endangered fish
The Hill
Monday's edition of the Federal Register contains new energy conservation
standards for general service fluorescent lamps, mailing standards for
lithium batteries and protections for five species of endangered sawfish.
http://thehill.com/regulation/230515-new-regs-for-monday-efficiency-lithium-batteries-endangered-fish
America's first offshore wind project dealt major setback after utilities
bolt
Fox News
An ambitious and controversial push to erect America's first offshore wind
farm has been dealt what some call a potentially "fatal" blow after two
utility companies pulled out of commitments to buy energy from the lagging
operation.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/23/america-first-offshore-wind-project-dealt-major-setback-after-utilities-bolt/?intcmp=latestnews
