State
Alligator poaching on the rise
BY BRIAN BROOM
The Clarion-Ledger
JACKSON, MISS. — When Kathy Wilkinson of Eco-Tours of South Mississippi
took a boat filled with guests on a recent tour this week, she saw
something she said is becoming all too common — an alligator killed by
poachers.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/08/11/6360672/alligator-poaching-on-the-rise.html
Oil Spill
Biloxi council agrees to legal fees for BP claims
Sun Herald
BILOXI -- Following a meeting behind closed doors Monday, the City Council
accepted a $200,000 offer to settle a dispute over fees charged by the law
firm that fought for the city's $4.9 million oil spill claim.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/08/10/6360324_biloxi-council-agrees-to-legal.html?rh=1
New BP Gulf of Mexico Controversy
Fox News
Oil giant BP (BP) must fully disclose the details about its $18.7 billion
out-of-court settlement with the Department of Justice over the 2010 BP
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which killed 11 workers and spilled millions
of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2015/08/10/new-bp-gulf-mexico-controversy/
National
EPA moves to fix air pollution rule after Supreme Court loss
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to fix by this spring
the problem that caused the Supreme Court to rule against its major air
pollution regulation in July.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/250779-epa-moves-to-fix-air-pollution-rule-after-supreme-court-loss
Colorado, New Mexico Free Up State Funds for Gold-Mine Spill
Governors declare emergencies; EPA criticized for accident that sent
contaminants into river system
WSJ
The governors of Colorado and New Mexico declared emergencies Monday,
freeing up state funds to help clean up a mine spill that sent an estimated
three million gallons of toxic, mustard-hued sludge surging through the
regional river system.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/colorado-pledges-funds-to-help-clean-up-gold-mines-sludge-spill-1439237643
Opinion
Editorial: EPA's double standard
Boston Herald
Sure accidents happen — it's why we call them accidents. But you can bet if
some oil company had been responsible for filling a Colorado river with
toxic sludge — rather than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — the
Obama White House would be all over it.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/editorials/2015/08/editorial_epa_s_double_standard
