State
Residents oppose expansion of landfill near Clinton
Faircloth expansion to be taken up by Hinds County supervisors
WAPT
CLINTON, Miss. —The Hinds County Board of Supervisors is expected to hear
arguments on both sides of a controversy over the expansion of a landfill
near Clinton.
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/residents-oppose-expansion-of-landfill-near-clinton/31761040
DeSoto to launch countywide anti-litter campaign
Commercial Appeal
DeSoto County and its cities are getting ready to team up on litter.
A public announcement is planned for 8:30 a.m. Monday on the third floor of
the County Administration Building in Hernando. At the announcement, the
county's Board of Supervisors will be joined by mayors from Hernando, Horn
Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven and Walls.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/desoto/desoto-to-launch-countywide-antilitter-campaign_81170574
Recycling steady in Hub City after fee implementation
WDAM
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -The City of Hattiesburg has 1,600 participants in
its curbside recycling program since the city's takeover of the service in
January 2015.
http://www.wdam.com/story/28418769/recycling-steady-in-hub-city-after-fee-implementation
County ponders pilot recycling program
Meridian Star
By Jeff Byrd
March 13, 2015 4:00 am
The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors discussed a plan during its
Thursday work session to begin a recycling pilot program.
http://www.meridianstar.com/news/county-ponders-pilot-recycling-program/article_f2f6c268-c931-11e4-8507-97b622e661a6.html
City begins infrastructure improvements
Vicksburg Post
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen unsealed several bids Tuesday for
a variety of work and infrastructure projects around the city.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2015/03/12/city-begins-infrastructure-improvements/
Mississippi Power, regulators, ask Kemper decision rehearing
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Power Co. and the Public Service
Commission are asking the state's highest court to reconsider its ruling
overturning rate increases to fund the company's Kemper County power plant
and ordering $200 million in refunds.
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268748/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=XFhQLEKa
Oil Spill
Transocean loses appeal in safety board subpoena case
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Thursday affirmed the authority of
government investigators to probe offshore rig contractor Transocean's
involvement in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Transocean-loess-appeal-in-safety-board-subpoena-6131028.php
Regional
Fourth recent earthquake reported in Greene County
Tuscaloosa News
Published: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake Wednesday night near
Eutaw in Greene County.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20150312/NEWS/150319843?tc=cr
In blow to energy industry, federal judges return 7 parish environmental
damage suits to state courts
Mark Schleifstein
The Times-Picayune
March 12, 2015 at 6:15 PM
In a setback for the energy industry, two federal judges have ordered seven
environmental damages lawsuits filed by Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes
against dozens of oil and gas companies returned to state courts for trial.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/03/in_blow_to_energy_industry_fed.html#incart_river
National
EPA Head Unbowed on Plans to Finalize Power Plant Carbon Rules This Summer
Bloomberg
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said March 11 she remains
unbowed in the face of attacks on the EPA's power plant carbon pollution
limits—including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent call for
states to ignore them.
http://www.bna.com/epa-head-unbowed-n17179923904/
House GOP wants changes to EPA coal ash rule
The Hill
House Republicans released draft legislation that they said would add
certainty to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) coal ash disposal
regulation.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/235496-house-gop-wants-changes-to-epa-coal-ash-rule
Opinion
Sensible U.S. action needed for recycling plastics
The Hill
Around 80 percent of the United States population has access to some type
of recycling program. These programs are widely available at our homes,
businesses, and in public locations. Despite the ease of access to
recycling, however, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that
in 2011, less than 35 percent of U.S. households and 10 percent of
businesses recycled.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/235406-sensible-us-action-needed-for-recycling-plastics
