State
Mississippi groups attack carbon dioxide limits
By JEFF AMY, Associated Press
Thursday, January 1, 2015
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi regulators and utilities are savaging the
federal government's proposal to force Mississippi power plants to cut
carbon dioxide emissions.
http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/Mississippi-groups-attack-carbon-dioxide-limits-5989064.php
Kemper Co. power plant price rises again
WLOX
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) -The cost to build the Kemper County power plant just
keeps going up. Friday, Mississippi Power let the Public Service Commission
know it will cost another $25 million to finish building the lignite plant.
And the company admits in its monthly report that figure could go up
another $50 million before construction is completed.
http://www.wlox.com/story/27750185/kemper-co-power-plant-price-rises-again
Carcass dumps vexing
Ernest Herndon
Enterprise-Journal
January 2, 2015 2:00 pm
Appalling. Atrocious. Idiots.
Those were some of the terms used by Pike County officials Wednesday when
discussing the problem of deer carcasses dumped off bridges and along
roadsides, as well as the broader issue of litter.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_a0124e56-92a3-11e4-a5f5-bf52b9886466.html
Q&A with Phil Bryant: Mississippi governor discusses 2015 agenda in AP
interview
The Associated Press
January 04, 2015 at 8:08 PM
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he's proposing a
"Taxpayer Works Agenda" for the 2015 legislative session, including an
income-tax cut for people with low to moderate earnings, a boost in tourism
advertising, scholarships for community college students and a pay raise
for Highway Patrol troopers.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/01/qa_with_phi_bryant_mississippi.html#incart_river
2015 legislative agendas will garner debate
Clarion Ledger
Election-year sessions of the Mississippi Legislature are typically
mundane, with lawmakers shying away from controversial issues and
policies.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/01/03/legislative-agendas-will-garner-debate/21240629/
Don't expect WMA closings, license fee increases, deer tags this year
Clarion Ledger
While 2014 saw many changes – such as baiting hogs, safety orange
regulations, primitive weapons and daily bag limits for antlerless
deer – 2015 may be the year of no change. And that's not entirely
bad .
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/outdoors/outdoorsreport/2015/01/03/expect-wma-closings-license-fee-increases-deer-tags-year/21251583/
Oil Spill
NSU's oil spill study: 96 hours of staring at coral
Sun Sentinel
It will be about as exciting as watching grass grow.
But to help protect marine life against oil spills, two Nova Southeastern
University researchers plan to monitor corals for 96 hours straight to see
how they react to oil.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-nsu-coral-experiment-20150102-story.html
Regional
New species found in Gulf of Mexico
Houma Courier
By Jonathan Olivier
Published: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 6:43 p.m.
A study released earlier this month uncovered 107 new species of organisms
living in deep water areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20141230/ARTICLES/141239956?tc=cr
National
Interior secretary criticizes fracking bans
The Hill
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell criticized local and state bans on
hydraulic fracturing, saying they create confusion for the oil and natural
gas industries.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/228385-interior-secretary-criticizes-fracking-bans
States work to meet new renewable energy standards
AP
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than five dozen giant turbines erected on a
remote mesa in western New Mexico began churning out power for the state's
largest electric provider on New Year's Day.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fdc0ec8900e14d7497d12386ecef3822/states-work-meet-new-renewable-energy-standards
Asbestos victim wages resolute battle to ban deadly substance
By David McCumber
SF Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The goal, Paul Zygielbaum says, is "to die of something else."
Something other, that is, than the asbestos-related disease he's been
fighting for 15 years.
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Asbestos-victim-wages-resolute-battle-to-ban-5993592.php
EPA wants cleaner wood-burning fires, new rules expected by February
UPI
Published: Jan. 2, 2015 at 4:06 PM
Brooks Hays
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) --WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) --Wood fires still help
keep many Americans warm during the winter. But if indoor wood fire burning
-- whether open hearth or wood stoves -- aren't built or set up properly,
they can negatively affect air quality and lead to health risks.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2015/01/02/EPA-wants-cleaner-wood-burning-fires-new-rules-expected-by-February/5451420226709/
Opinion
Meth Heads in the White House
Obama plans to regulate methane even as emissions plummet.
Jan. 4, 2015 5:54 p.m. ET
Wall Street Journal
In his last two years in office, President Obama seems determined to leave
an environmental legacy by undermining the major reason his economic legacy
will be better than it deserves to be: the domestic fossil fuel boom. A
surge of new federal regulation is headed for the oil and gas industry,
starting as soon as this month with a crackdown on methane.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/meth-heads-in-the-white-house-1420412043
