State
Triathlon is canceled because of bacteria levels in water
WLOX
A coast event is canceled due to a danger lurking in the water. The
bacteria known as Vibrio Vulnificus, is a common one in warm brackish
waters like the Mississippi Sound. Since late spring, there have been
several reported cases of people getting infected as a result of Vibrio,
that's why the owners of Run-N-Tri have decided to cancel their 2nd annual
One Coast Triathlon.
http://www.wlox.com/story/29487128/triathlon-is-canceled-because-of-bacteria-levels-in-water
Fourth of July Weekend Leaves Coast Beaches Trashed
WXXV
The holiday weekend might be over but the Gulf Coast is seeing a messy
aftermath.
News 25's Laurene Callander caught up with Sand Beach Authority to see how
they plan on cleaning up the trash on our beaches.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/Fourth-of-July-Weekend-Leaves-Coast-Beaches/iqc9kYR9fUmVJfDBHr7gaQ.cspx
Regulators discuss Kemper refunds for Miss. Power customers
AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi regulators plan to discuss at a Tuesday
meeting how to obey a state Supreme Court order to refund about $350
million that Mississippi Power Co. has collected from customers to build a
power plant in Kemper County.
http://wsls.com/ap/regulators-discuss-kemper-refunds-for-miss-power-customers/
Gulfport neighbors learn about a free inspection program to make homes
energy efficient
WLOX
Community leaders in Gulfport are spreading the word about a free program
that could help homeowners save money on their power bills.
http://www.wlox.com/story/29486072/gulfport-neighbors-learn-about-free-inspection-program-to-make-homes-energy-efficient
Oil Spill
BP OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT
MPB
Mississippi's cities and counties will find out later this month how much
they will get from the sweeping eighteen-point-seven-billion-dollar
settlement agreement reached with BP over the twenty-ten oil spill. Details
of state and federal settlements were announced last week. MPB's Evelina
Burnett spoke with Gary Rikard of the state Department of Environmental
Quality.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/mississippiedition/mississippi-edition-friday-july-6th/
Gulf Coast residents react to BP settlement
WAPT
Video
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/gulf-coast-residents-react-to-bp-settlement/34023536
Alabama's BP Settlement Questioned by Locals
WKRG
After having a chance to digest the state's $2.3 settlement with BP, some
local leaders say they are less than pleased with the deal.
http://wkrg.com/2015/07/06/alabamas-bp-settlement-questioned-by-locals/
BP oil spill: Claims payments top $5.2 billion
Jennifer Larino
The Times-Picayune
July 06, 2015 at 11:06 AM
The administrator running the BP oil spill settlement says more than $5.2
billion has been paid to individuals and businesses harmed by the disaster.
The majority of those payments have gone to compensate businesses and the
Gulf of Mexico seafood industry.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2015/07/bp_oil_spill_claims_payments_t.html#incart_river
National
US court upholds EPA plan to clean up Chesapeake Bay
AP
PHILADELPHIA — A US appeals court Monday approved a federal plan to limit
pollution in the Chesapeake Bay despite objections from farmers, builders,
and others who accused the Environmental Protection Agency of a power grab.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/07/06/appeals-court-upholds-epa-plan-clean-chesapeake-bay/VvF7x84eQFxMPLlGWXBTvM/story.html
Opinion
Stopping EPA Uber Alles
Even when states win in court, they lose. Here is one legal remedy.
Wall Street Journal
The Supreme Court scolded the Environmental Protection Agency last week for
bombing Dresden, albeit long after the bombs fell. In 2011, the year the
EPA proposed the anticarbon mercury rule that the Court has now ruled
illegal, some 1,500 fossil-fuel-fired electric units were in operation.
Only about 100 have not already closed or complied at a cost of billions of
dollars.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/stopping-epa-uber-alles-1436124275
DAVID DALLAS: BP disaster demonstrates need for change
MBJ
Call me crazy, but I've always had a soft spot for British Petroleum. One
of my favorite childhood memories is having our car filled up and serviced
at the old Walt's Gulf station in the middle of downtown Cleveland,
Mississippi. Mr. Walt had a young man named Charles that worked for him.
Charles would let me help him fill up the car and check the oil and tire
pressure.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/07/david-dallas-bp-disaster-demonstrates-need-for-change/
