State
DEQ alleges violations at Madison County lake project
Clarion Ledger
Madison County could face up to $20,000 in fines imposed by the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for alleged
violations at the county-sponsored Sulphur Springs park project in
Camden.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/02/03/deq-violations-madison-county/22790151/
Mississippi DEQ fines salvage company
WCBI
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – Demolition of the old Bryan Plant in West Point
will cost the salvage company. The Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality fined Kohart Surplus and Salvage 75 hundred dollars for starting to
tear down the building before checking for asbestos.
http://www.wcbi.com/wordpress/video-mississippi-deq-fines-salvage-company-over-asbestos-issues-at-west-point-bryan-plant
Weighing wastewater
Justin Vicory
Enterprise-Journal
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 2:00 pm
With time and options running out, Magnolia aldermen on Monday looked at
taking the first steps to reroute the city's wastewater to McComb's
treatment plant.
http://www.enterprise-journal.com/news/article_d2cefd92-abcd-11e4-bdd1-57478dd62797.html
Oyster fishermen and seafood dealers react to Governor's Council on Oysters
WLOX
PASS CHRISTIAN, MS (WLOX) -What do oyster fishermen and seafood dealers
think of the newly created Governor's Oyster Council? Interesting question,
since we didn't see any fishermen at Monday's ceremony creating the
council. So, WLOX News visited the docks in Pass Christian on Tuesday
morning for reaction to the initiative.
http://www.wlox.com/story/28016794/oyster-fishermen-and-seafood-dealers-react-to-governors-council-on-oysters
Army Corps of Engineers to pump $27.6 million into Mississippi dredging,
construction, maintenance
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
February 03, 2015 at 5:16 PM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will allocate an additional $27.6 million
to Mississippi this year to supplement its dredging, construction and
maintenance work, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran said today.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/02/army_corps_of_engineers_to_pum.html#incart_river
Supervisors discuss a cleaner county
Bolivar Commercial
by Courtney Warren
02.03.15 - 01:59 pm
As people drive up and down U.S. Highway 61 and through the different towns
and cities in Bolivar County they may notice a great deal of litter along
the road.
http://www.bolivarcom.com/view/full_story/26443873/article-Supervisors-discuss-a-cleaner-county?instance=main_article
Mississippi Power adds $45 million more to cost of Kemper power plant
Sun Herald
BY MARY PEREZ
The cost of the Kemper County power plant has risen $45 million more,
Mississippi Power reported Tuesday.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/02/03/6052330/mississippi-power-adds-another.html
KiOR fails to pay taxes by deadline
Commercial Dispatch
February 3, 2015 9:58:13 AM
Slim Smith
Monday was the day property taxes came due. Those who failed to meet that
deadline face a 1 percent per month penalty.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=39760
Legislature passes first 'killing deadline'
Clarion Ledger
Lawmakers scrambled to meet a Tuesday night deadline for general
bills to pass committees — the first "killing deadline" of the 2015
legislative session.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/03/legislature-passes-first-killing-deadline/22829621/
Oil Spill
Ruling on BP fine over 2010 U.S. oil spill months away: lawyers
Reuters
Tue, Feb 3 2015
HOUSTON (Reuters) - It may be months before a final verdict is issued on
the size of the fine BP Plc will pay under the Clean Water Act for its 2010
Gulf of Mexico oil spill, lawyers said on Tuesday after the last phase of
the trial ended.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/us-bp-trial-idUSKBN0L724420150203
Regional
Voluntary plan to reduce fertilizers not enough to shrink Gulf's 'Dead
Zone', new study says
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
February 03, 2015 at 3:25 PM
Major voluntary strategies used on Midwest farmland to curb fertilizers
that feed the annual low oxygen "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico don't
remove enough nutrients to succeed, according to a new, peer reviewed
scientific study.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/02/voluntary_fertilizer_reduction.html#incart_river
National
E.P.A. Says Pipeline Could Spur Emissions
NY Times
WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency review of
theKeystone XL pipeline emphasized that the recent drop in
global oil prices might mean that construction of the
pipeline could spur increased development of the Canadian
oil sands — and thus increase planet-warming greenhouse
gas emissions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/us/politics/epa-review-of-keystone-pipeline-notes-potential-rise-in-greenhouse-gases.html?ref=science&_r=0
Watchdog: EPA still interfering with investigations
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has improved its relationship
with its internal watchdog, but it is still impeding with some
investigations, its inspector general said.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/231602-watchdog-epa-still-interfering-with-investigations
