Dispute continues to roil over wastewater
Hattiesburg American
Tim Doherty
June 6, 2015
Late last month, Hattiesburg took its first official step down a path
leading to a mechanical plant for treating the city's wastewater that is
pumped into the Leaf and Bouie rivers.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/hattiesburg/2015/06/06/hattiiesburg-wastewater-dispute/28630737/
Hernando to join program, redevelop contaminated properties
AP
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Hernando has signed up for a state "brownfields"
program to entice private-sector developers to clean up and reuse
contaminated sites.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Hernando-to-join-program-redevelop-contaminated-6312504.php
Pump Station Causes Sewage Spill on HWY 90
WXXV
A sewage spill caused a big stink on Highway 90 in Biloxi this morning, but
city leaders tell News 25 it's all cleaned up now.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/Pump-Station-Causes-Sewage-Spill-on-HWY-90/MieAcNhkJU2YCuhQTnvyjA.cspx
Flesh Eating Bacteria: Things To Know
WTOK
During this time of year many people seek summer fun near the water. If you
are one of those, there's something that you might need to know . It
involves a flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in varying forms in both
fresh water and salt water.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Flesh-Eating-BacteriaThings-To-Know-About-It-306300941.html
Our Town: Sizing Up the Kemper County Coal Plant
WTOK
There's no denying the Kemper County coal plant is big. $6.2 billion
dollars big. At its peak, more than 6,000 workers(Embedded image moved to
file: pic02306.jpg) big. And big enough to disturb 350 acres for mining
each year.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Our-Town-Sizing-Up-the-Kemper-County-Coal-Plant-306355061.html
Atmos Energy seeking safety pipeline changes
By Rod Guajardo
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Atmos Energy customers could begin seeing a slight increase on
their bills as the natural gas distribution company hopes to make changes
to its pipeline system.
http://djournal.com/news/atmos-energy-seeking-safety-pipeline-changes/
McCullough becomes head of Miss. Development Authority
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Glenn McCullough will officially begin his tenure
Monday as executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority.
http://www.wjtv.com/story/29260844/mccullough-becomes-head-of-miss-development-authority
Mississippi's river monsters
Clarion Ledger
Mississippi summers are the definition of hot, and folks flock to
rivers and lakes to have fun and cool off. Kids on towables scream
with excitement as they are pulled by boat, and others take an
occasional dip while relaxing on sand bars.
Days on the water are generally carefree, but beneath the surface
there are fish of monstrous proportions, including one infrequent
visitor to freshwater that is a killer.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/06/06/mississippis-river-monsters/28623677/
Oil Spill
EARLY RESTORATION INCLUDES $37M IN NEW PROJECTS FOR MISSISSIPPI
MPB
About 70 people attended a meeting Thursday evening on the Mississippi Gulf
Coast to hear about the latest round of oil spill early restoration funding
proposals, which includes several local projects. MPB's Evelina Burnett
reports.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2015/06/05/early-restoration-includes-37m-in-new-projects-for-mississippi/
Jury acquits BP exec accused of lying about oil spill flow
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
June 05, 2015 at 3:33 PM
A jury on Friday (June 5) acquitted former BP executive David Rainey on a
charge he lied to federal agents about the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/06/david_rainey_acquitted_bp_oil.html#incart_story_package
Midnight deadline approaches for oil spill settlement claims
The Associated Press
June 08, 2015 at 7:13 AM
With a midnight Monday deadline approaching to file claims under a 2012
settlement over the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the claims administrator
said he expected a last-minute rush of filers.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/midnight_deadline_approaches_f.html#incart_river
Regional
3.0 magnitude earthquake measured near Eutaw, fifth in area since November
Al.com
Melissa Brown
June 06, 2015 at 3:12 PM
A small but notable earthquake shook parts of west Alabama Saturday
afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
http://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/index.ssf/2015/06/30_magnitude_earthquake_measur.html#incart_river
Oyster shell recycling project providing building material for oyster reef
south of New Orleans
New Orleans Advocate
AMY WOLD
Diners have consumed enough oysters in New Orleans this year that tons of
recycled shells from the seafood delicacy will help build a half-mile
oyster reef south of the city this fall.
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/opinion/editorial/12541981-123/oyster-shell-recycling-project-providing
National
Week ahead: Senate panel to take up bill blocking EPA water rule
The Hill
Senate Republicans will begin moving legislation to force the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to rewrite a rule asserting regulatory power over
small waterways.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/244152-week-ahead-senate-panel-to-take-up-bill-blocking-epa-water-rule
Exxon to Face Regulators' Questions Over Quakes
Texas is scrutinizing U.S. energy producers on injection wells to dispose
of wastewater from hydraulic-fracturing operatio
Wall Street Journal
Texas regulators are scrutinizing some of the biggest U.S. energy producers
in the wake of several earthquakes that have rocked the Dallas-Fort Worth
area.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-to-face-regulators-questions-over-quakes-1433593802
Opinion
The EPA's 'Clean Power' Mess
The plan will ensure that energy plants operate like cars in stop-and-go
traffic, cutting efficiency.
Wall Street Journal
By BENJAMIN ZYCHER
June 7, 2015 6:21 p.m. ET
'Flexibility" is the advertised hallmark of the Environmental Protection
Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan, which by 2030 would reduce
carbon-dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants by 30% from 2005 levels.
The central feature of the plan is a forced shift away from inexpensive
coal-fired power. Not to worry, says EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy: "With
EPA's flexible proposal, states choose the ways we cut carbon pollution, so
we can still have affordable, reliable power to grow our economy."
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-epas-clean-power-mess-1433715694
Dirty Rotten Ethanol Scoundrels
The feds admit defeat on the mandate but pile on a new subsidy.
Wall Street Journal
Mark down May 29 as the date when the last tether connecting ethanol
subsidies to reality came unhitched, and the fuel made from corn and tax
dollars achieved a kind of postmodern perfection. On the same day the Obama
Administration conceded that the U.S. auto fleet cannot practically consume
enough ethanol to fulfill Congress's quotas, it announced a new program so
motorists can consume more ethanol.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/dirty-rotten-ethanol-scoundrels-1433716070
