State
No cause determined in Madison quake
Clarion Ledger
In less than two months, two earthquakes have hit Madison County and
scientists don't know why.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/madison/2015/06/29/madison-county-eathquake/29457035/
3.2 magnitude earthquake confirmed in Madison County
WAPT
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. —A 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit Madison County Monday
morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
http://www.wapt.com/weather/possible-earthquake-reported-by-madison-county-residents/33828044
Damaging earthquakes not likely in Madison County quake zone
WLBT
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -Experts say there is no way to predict
or anticipate, so they rely on history to help them gauge what could happen
next. State Geologist, Michael Bograd at the Department of Environmental
Quality says he would not be surprised to see another quake in this area of
Madison County.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29436654/damaging-earthquakes-not-likely-in-madison-county-quake-zone
Bass reg changes coming
Clarion Ledger
Changes for largemouth bass limits are coming to several Mississippi
lakes next month. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries
and Parks announced that effective July 22, the creel limit at
Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada, and Sardis lakes will be raised from the
current seven-fish limit to 10 per day, per angler.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/06/30/bass-reg-changes-coming/29501049/
New state laws coming July 1
Clarion Ledger
Auto inspection stickers are a thing of the past after Tuesday, and
a caregiver's act goes into effect Wednesday. They are among the new
laws that go into effect July 1.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/06/29/new-laws-make-state-debut/29482661/
Oil Spill
Supreme Court won't hear BP, Anadarko appeal over Gulf spill fines
The Associated Press
June 29, 2015 at 10:47 AM
The Supreme Court won't hear appeals from BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
over Clean Water Act fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/supreme_court_bp_appeal.html#incart_river
Scientists say sandy clumps on Sunset Beach contained BP oil from 2010
spill
Tampa Bay Times
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the coast of Louisiana
dumped between 3 million and 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of
Mexico, scientists now say they have proof that a little bit of it wound up
on a Pinellas County beach.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/scientists-say-sandy-clumps-on-sunset-beach-contained-bp-oil-from-2010/2235552
National
Supreme Court rules against power plant limits; Mississippi Power already
working to meet regulations
Mississippi Power already working to meet regulations
Sun Herald
The Supreme Court ruled Monday against the Obama administration's attempt
to limit power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air
pollutants, but it may only be a temporary setback for regulators.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/06/29/6300243/supreme-court-rules-against-power.html
Mississippi, other states score victory in challenge to EPA rule
MBJ
Mississippi is one of 23 states that succeeded in convincing the U.S.
Supreme Court that cost of compliance — estimated $9.6 billion a year — for
coal-fired power plants should have been considered by the Environmental
Protection Agency in imposing limits on mercury and other air toxins under
the Clean Air Act.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/06/mississippi-other-states-score-victory-in-challenge-to-epa-rule/
High Court Strikes Down EPA Limits on Mercury Emissions
Justices say agency failed to properly consider cost of rules
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to the Obama
administration's environmental agenda by rejecting the first-ever rules
requiring power plants to cut mercury emissions and other toxic air
pollutants.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/high-court-strikes-down-epa-limits-on-mercury-emissions-1435590069
Supreme Court Blocks Obama's Limits on Power Plants
NY Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday blocked one of
the Obama administration's most ambitious environmental
initiatives, anEnvironmental Protection Agency regulation
meant to limit emissions of mercury and other toxic
pollutants from coal-fired power plants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/supreme-court-blocks-obamas-limits-on-power-plants.html?ref=earth&_r=0
Coal Industry Scores a Win but Fate of Plants Still in Air
AP
Coal companies and their supporters scored a courtroom victory with a U.S.
Supreme Court decision that said the Obama administration failed to take
potential costs into account when it decided to regulate toxic emissions
from many power plants.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/coal-industry-scores-win-fate-plants-air-32118329?singlePage=true
After Mercury Ruling, Scrutiny of Obama Climate Rules Grows
AP
Sweeping pollution limits at the center of President Barack Obama's climate
change plan are facing increased scrutiny in the wake of a Supreme Court
ruling that showed that the justices aren't afraid to thwart perceived
overreach by Obama or his Environmental Protection Agency.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/mercury-ruling-higher-scrutiny-obama-climate-rules-32117826?singlePage=true
Court emboldens GOP on climate regs
The Hill
The Supreme Court emboldened opponents of the Obama administration's
environmental agenda Monday with its ruling against a major air pollution
rule.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/246476-court-emboldens-gop-on-environmental-rules
Texas leads multistate suit against EPA over water rule
AP
HOUSTON — Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi have sued the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers in Houston federal court over
a rule that they say strips them of jurisdiction over water.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/06/texas-leads-multistate-suit-against-epa-over-water-rule/
Sixteen states sue EPA over clean water rule
Reuters
Sixteen states on Monday filed lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, contesting a rule that expands the definition of bodies
of water subject to federal pollution controls.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/us-usa-environment-water-epa-idUSKCN0P92QJ20150629
States sue to block Obama's water rule
The Hill
Eighteen states sued the Obama administration Monday to stop a new
regulation asserting federal authority over minor waterways like streams
and wetlands.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/246435-three-states-sue-to-stop-obama-water-rule
Opinion
The Mercurial Court
The Supremes rebuke the EPA but decline to rein in its abuses.
Wall Street Journal
A measure of the Environmental Protection Agency's radicalism is that on
Monday even this Supreme Court shot down one of its regulatory abuses. The
agency's extraconstitutional law-writing was too much even for the Court
willing last week to tolerate the rewriting of laws for ObamaCare subsidies
and housing discrimination.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mercurial-court-1435614498
