Tuesday, February 10, 2015

News Clippings 2.10.15

State

Thomas addresses city's EPA woes

Meridian Star

By Jeff Byrd

February 10, 2015 5:00 am


Meridian's Ward 1 City Councilman Dr. George Thomas said drainage and

sewage problems cited last week by the United States' Environmental

Protection Agency will be fixed.

http://www.meridianstar.com/news/thomas-addresses-city-s-epa-woes/article_dcda3fb0-b0da-11e4-a61b-1f39e931ad99.html







Water woes: No matter what happens, customers will pay


By Steve Wilson | Mississippi Watchdog



Sewer fees in the Jackson metro area going up, no matter what happens in

the fight over a proposed wastewater treatment plant in Rankin County.

http://watchdog.org/198203/wastewater-treatment-plant/



East Beach property issue to go before State Supreme Court

WLOX


OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) -The State Supreme Court is set to hear opening
arguments Tuesday in a case that asks the question who owns a stretch of
east beach in Ocean Springs.
http://www.wlox.com/story/28064240/east-beach-property-issue-to-go-before-state-supreme-court





DMR to ask city to lease property where Jaycee Hut is located

WLOX


BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -On Tuesday, Department of Marine Resources (DMR)
officials will ask the City of Biloxi if they can lease the property where
the old Jaycee Hut is located in Biloxi next to the DMR headquarters.
http://www.wlox.com/story/28063920/dmr-to-ask-city-to-lease-property-where-jaycee-hut-is-located





City Sees Recycling Changes


Brookhaven Daily Leader


http://www.dailyleader.com/2015/02/05/city-sees-recycling-changes/





Regional





Sustainable seafood summit focuses on aquaculture and regulating imports

Benjamin Alexander-Bloch



The Times-Picayune



February 09, 2015 at 4:10 PM



An annual summit on sustainable seafood kicked off Monday (Feb. 9) in New

Orleans, focusing on reasons to promote national aquaculture efforts and

better regulate imported farmed seafood.

http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/02/sustainable_seafood_summit_in.html#incart_river