State
The Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain Director Spoke at Biloxi
Rotary Club Today
WXXV
The Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain is a member supported
non-profit organization that serves to protect the six coastal counties'
natural lands, scenic areas, fresh water resources, and wildlife habitat.
Director Judy Steckler was a featured speaker at today's Biloxi Rotary Club
meeting.
http://www.wxxv25.com/news/local/story/The-Land-Trust-for-the-Mississippi-Coastal-Plain/l4Q9YjPuIky-Yz_nY1W3tQ.cspx
Oil Spill
Jackson County entities receiving checks this week from BP settlements,
some have plans for money
Mississippi Press
Warren Kulo
August 11, 2015 at 4:45 PM
JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi -- Jackson County's government and school
entities are receiving their checks from the recently announced BP
settlements this week, attorney Robert Wilkinson said Tuesday.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/08/jackson_county_entities_receiv.html#incart_river
BP-Funded Center Vacuums Up Petabytes of Data on Gulf Oil Spill
Bloomberg
Oil wasn't the only thing that gushed after a well operated by BP Plc
exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. There was also a fountain of research.
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-12/bp-funded-center-vacuums-up-petabytes-of-data-on-gulf-oil-spill
Regional
Florida Leads Multistate Suit to Block EPA Air Quality Rules
Bloomberg
Florida sued to block a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that
would require 35 states to take additional steps to cut carbon emissions
from power plants.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-11/epa-air-quality-rules-challenged-by-states-led-by-florida
Kentucky joins in challenging EPA power plant rules
AP
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has joined several other states in a legal
challenge against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its power
plant regulations.
http://www.wtvq.com/story/d/story/kentucky-joins-in-challenging-epa-power-plant-rule/51525/n3rsBVp1DEibBG7UwRN73A
New Orleans' future depends on coastal restoration, but where's the money?
Times-Picayune
The finalists among the slogan contest run by the Dirty Coast clothing
store to commemorate Hurricane Katrina's anniversary sum up the hopes of
many South Louisiana residents: "Keep Land in Our Wetlands," "Save the
Boot," "The World Needs More Louisiana," "Let The River Run Through It,"
"Greaux the Delta, Greaux Our Home."
http://www.nola.com/futureofneworleans/2015/08/coastal_restoration_wheres_the.html#incart_river
National
EPA confident in climate rule's future
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is confident that neither a
federal court nor a future president could overturn its landmark climate
rule for power plants.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/250858-epa-confident-in-climate-rules-future
EPA working on fix for mercury emissions rule
Detroit News
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency says by April it
will have developed a plan for how to account for compliance costs
in its regulations for mercury emissions from coal-fired power
plants, as required by a recent Supreme Court ruling.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2015/08/11/epa-mercury-emissions-rule-fix/31492053/
Chamber ramping up attacks on ozone rule
The Hill
The business lobby is ramping up efforts to sack a controversial air
pollution rule from the Obama administration.
http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/250844-chamber-ramping-up-attacks-on-ozone-rule
Court accuses EPA of 'filibustering' on pesticide safety
The Hill
A federal court scolded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for
continually delaying a formal response to a request that it restrict a
pesticide's use.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/250822-court-accuses-epa-of-filibustering-on-pesticide-safety
EPA Chief Apologizes as Anger Mounts
WSJ
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy apologized
Tuesday for a mine spill in Colorado that her agency caused last week and
planned to travel to the area Wednesday, amid increasing criticism from
lawmakers about the EPA's response.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-chief-apologizes-for-toxic-spill-affecting-rivers-in-colorado-new-mexico-1439321379
New regs for Wednesday: Oil and gas, nuclear, Head Start
The Hill
Wednesday's edition of the Federal Register contains new performance
standards for oil and gas operations, fitness-for-duty requirements for
nuclear construction sites, and rules for determining the environmental
impact of nuclear reactor accidents.
http://thehill.com/regulation/250816-new-regs-for-wednesday-oil-and-gas-nuclear-head-start
Opinion
Mine Busters at the EPA
Who you gonna call when the green police unleash a toxic river?
WSJ
'Ghostbusters" has been playing again on cable, so we are reminded that the
villain of that movie classic was a bully from the Environmental Protection
Agency. He broke the ghost-containment grid and all hell broke loose. So
who you gonna call today when the E-men dump three million gallons of toxic
slurry down the rivers of the West?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mine-busters-at-the-epa-1439336495
