State
$330K grant to help replace city's aging sewer system
The Associated Press
GREENVILLE, MISS. — The city of Greenville will spend $439,000 to make
extensive sewer repairs.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/05/12/6222634/330k-grant-to-help-replace-citys.html
Governor's Oyster Council on Restoration and Resiliency set for Biloxi
Mississippi Press
May 11, 2015 at 11:31 AM
The final meeting of the Governor's Oyster Council on Restoration and
Resiliency will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
http://www.gulflive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/05/governors_oyster_council_on_re.html
Oil Spill
Attorney asks for delay in federal penalties against BP
By KEVIN McGILL
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An attorney for clients with claims against BP in the
2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has asked a federal judge to delay a pending
decision on how much the corporation will pay in penalties for
environmental damage.
http://www.abc3340.com/story/29036251/attorney-asks-for-delay-in-federal-penalties-against-bp
BP oil spill: Court opens door to some BP settlement appeals
The Associated Press
May 11, 2015 at 8:20 PM
A federal appeals court has opened the door for BP to appeal some claims
related to a settlement reached after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/05/bp_oil_spill_court_opens_door.html#incart_river
National
Farmers Worry Over Reach of EPA Water Rules
WASHINGTON — May 12, 2015, 3:22 AM ET
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
Government rules to clarify which streams, tributaries and wetlands should
be protected from development and pollution are fueling political anger in
the country's heartland.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/farmers-worry-reach-epa-water-rules-30973303?singlePage=true
US Settles With New York Coke Plant for $12M Over Pollution
BUFFALO, N.Y. — May 11, 2015, 2:43 PM ET
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press
A coal-burning industrial plant that a federal official called an
"environmental outlaw" has agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims that
it polluted the air and water with harmful chemicals, authorities said
Monday.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-environmental-officials-progress-made-ny-fuel-plant-30949040
Opinion
EPA's Dangerous Desire To Become America's Energy Regulator
Forbes
Imagine that a federal agency seeks to fundamentally change the way
electricity is provided to every household, school and factory in the
United States.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2015/05/11/epas-dangerous-desire-to-become-americas-energy-regulator/print/
