State
Patrick Johnson Jr. - ag environmental advocate
Brad Robb
Delta Farm Press
Having the foresight to recognize a need, and then gather the critical mass
support to eventually create something that benefits many, are attributes
of true vision and leadership.
http://deltafarmpress.com/management/patrick-johnson-jr-ag-environmental-advocate?page=1
Costs for Mississippi Power's Kemper power project rise another $9 million
Sun Herald
BY MARY PEREZ
Mississippi Power revised its cost estimate for the Kemper power project up
$9 million in its monthly status report filed Wednesday.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/04/01/6154660/costs-for-mississippi-powers-kemper.html
Fulton gets a spring cleaning as part of the Great American Cleanup
Itawamba County Times
Like the gaps between the couch cushions and the space below the bedroom
dresser, Fulton needs to undergo a little sprucing up every now and again.
This time of year is the perfect time for that.
http://itawambatimes.com/2015/04/01/fulton-gets-a-spring-cleaning-as-part-of-the-great-american-cleanup/
Emergency Declaration: Necessary or Nah?
Jackson Free Press
Judy Hughes owns less property than when she bought her southwest Jackson
home three decades ago.
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2015/apr/01/emergency-declaration-necessary-or-nah/
Ridgeland expecting 10,000 people for Kidfest! at Freedom Ridge Park
By TYLER CLEVELAND
Madison County Journal
RIDGELAND - The 13th annual KidFest! Ridgeland kicks off its first weekend
Friday at Freedom Ridge Park, with gates opening at 9 a.m. The festival
runs April 3-4 and April 11-12, and event organizers have been preparing
for a year.
http://onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=30025
Oil Spill
BP says oil spill fine above $2.3 billion would threaten future of U.S.
business
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
April 01, 2015 at 2:47 PM
BP says an oil spill fine any larger than $2.3 billion would drain its U.S.
unit of cash and threaten its future operations in the Gulf of Mexico. BP
faces up to $13.7 billion in fines for pollution caused by the 2010
disaster.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/04/bp_oil_spill_fine_broke.html#incart_river
Regional
Real long-term future of red snapper management in Gulf up to U.S. Congress
Press-Register
Jeff Dute
April 02, 2015 at 5:30 AM
Even as members of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council discuss
the mind-numbing minutiae of red snapper management at a meeting this week
in Biloxi, other talks a thousand miles away may determine its real
long-term future.
http://www.al.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2015/04/real_long-term_future_of_red_s.html#incart_river
4.0 earthquake slightly rattles Mid-South
WMC
The answer is, yes. The ground did shake throughout the Mid-South just
before 11 p.m. Wednesday night.
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28700657/mid-south-feels-tremors-from-earthquake
National
Senate GOP presses EPA on climate models
The Hill
A group of Senate Republicans is pressing the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to explain the climate change models it uses for its
regulations.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/237669-senate-gop-presses-epa-on-climate-models
EPA expands areas of approved use for Dow's Enlist Duo herbicide
Reuters
BY CAREY GILLAM
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday more than doubled the
number of U.S. states where Dow AgroSciences' controversial new herbicide
can be used.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-agriculture-dow-enlist-idUSKBN0MS5GF20150401
California Orders Unprecedented, Mandatory Water Cuts
Sierra Nevada snowpack levels fall to record low
Wall Street Journal
California's long-running drought has officially reached crisis mode, with
Gov. Jerry Brown ordering statewide water reductions for the first time
ever.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/california-orders-unprecedented-mandatory-water-cuts-1427913893
