State
Entergy starts second phase of solar project
Clarion Ledger
Entergy Mississippi has started construction on the second phase of
its Bright Future project that will use solar panels to produce
electricity in three of its markets.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/money/business/2015/07/09/entergy-starts-second-phase-solar-project/29934741/
Oil Spill
City of Jackson to seek part of BP settlement money
Clarion Ledger
The state will get $1.5 billion from the BP oil spill settlement,
and Jackson officials hope some of it will go to the city to help
with the $400 million federal consent decree the city is under for
improvements to wastewater treatment plants.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/07/09/city-jackson-seek-part-bp-settlement-money/29915697/
With options dwindling, BP seized a chance to settle oil spill case
Reuters
In early May, with its legal options dwindling and investors impatient, BP
Plc saw a chance to negotiate what became a $18.7 billion settlement that
ended five years of litigation over the worst offshore oil spill in U.S.
history.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/us-bp-spill-deal-insight-idUSKCN0PJ0DX20150709
Minnesota's Loons Could See $22 Million from BP Oil Settlement
KSTP
After an $18.7 billion settlement between BP and the United States
government, Minnesota could get millions of dollars for the state's
contaminated loons.
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3847981.shtml
National
Utilities lobby top Obama officials on climate rule
The Hill
Lobbyists representing major electric utilities met with top Obama
administration officials this week, urging them to roll back provisions of
the upcoming climate rule for power plants.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/247384-utilities-lobby-top-obama-officials-on-climate-rule
Emails show party planning and more between EPA official, environmental
groups
Fox News
They worked hard, they played hard.
Newly obtained emails reveal a seemingly close relationship, during and
after work hours, between an EPA office and influential environmental
groups -- showing a top agency official encouraged one such group to write
an anti-coal report and even invited members to a summer bash featuring an
"ice luge" for liquor shots.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/09/newly-released-emails-show-close-connection-between-epa-and-influential/?intcmp=latestnews
States face shaky financial futures; pensions at risk
USA Today
(Miss. Ranked 33)
States are mounting an uneven fiscal recovery from the Great
Recession, with energy-rich states leading and Northeastern states
with big pension obligations lagging, a new study shows.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/07/06/state-fiscal-health-pension-funds-report/29763379/
Opinion
Strength in Numbers: Tackling Environmental Challenges By Collaborating
with the Neighbors Next Door
CAFO, Collaboration, Collaborative Problem Solving, Environmental Justice,
Flooding 0 Comments
by Johnny DuPree
Rural communities in Mississippi face a seemingly insurmountable number of
challenges to gaining access to a variety of resources.
https://blog.epa.gov/blog/2015/07/strength-in-numbers/
Our view: Is BP settlement a good deal for Alabama? We think not
AL.com Editorial Board
July 09, 2015 at 12:15 PM
While we are eager to put the oil spill behind us, the deal is only
worthwhile if it's fair for coastal Alabama.
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/07/our_view_is_bp_settlement_a_go.html
