State
EXPERTS: MADISON EARTHQUAKES ARE NOT ALARMING
MPB
The number of earthquakes in Mississippi has seemingly been on the rise
over recent months, but experts say there is little reason to be concerned.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2015/08/20/experts-madison-earthquakes-are-not-alarming/
Mississippi wildlife commission passes deer baiting proposal
Clarion Ledger
In yesterday's Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks meeting,
members voted unanimously in favor of baiting deer.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/outdoors/2015/08/20/wildlife-commission-passes-deer-baiting-proposal/32040217/
City of Bellevue formally begins incorporation process
WDAM
LAMAR COUNTY, MS (WDAM) -The City of Bellevue Executive Committee and city
leadership formally announced incorporation plans to the Lamar County Board
of Supervisors Wednesday morning.
http://www.wdam.com/story/29843463/city-of-bellevue-formally-begins-incorporation-process
Oil Spill
Millions in BP money going to cities hundreds of miles from Gulf Coast
The Associated Press
August 21, 2015 at 6:15 AM
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Clusters of landlocked municipalities more than
100 miles from the Gulf Coast have secured millions of dollars in BP money
through settlements designed to compensate local governments for lost
tourism dollars and other economic damage from the company's 2010 oil
spill, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/millions_in_bp_money_going_to.html#incart_river
National
The EPA Doesn't Know How to Deal With 300 Million Tons of Animal Poop
Bloomberg
Rene Miller grew up on a seven-acre slip of Duplin County, N.C., where her
mother, Daisy, raised corn, chickens, and hogs. Now, what was a neighbor's
tobacco farm across the narrow two-lane road is a field where a giant
sprinkler sprays waste from an industrial hog-raising operation onto
whatever happens to be planted there—corn, hay, soybeans. The force of the
liquefied manure is so strong it splatters the street sign Miller installed
to mark Daisy Miller Lane. "I can't go out in my yard to watch the cars go
by. I can't put my clothes out on the line," she says. "It stinks."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-20/the-epa-doesn-t-know-how-to-deal-with-300-million-tons-of-animal-poop
EPA downplays dangers of mine spill, but concerns linger
AP
More than two weeks after a mine spill fouled waterways in several Western
states, officials expressed concern Thursday over the long-term effects of
contaminated river bottoms as the federal agency that triggered the
accident downplayed the dangers.
http://news.yahoo.com/epa-downplays-dangers-mine-spill-concerns-linger-221110660.html
In downturn, frackers turn to toilet water in drought-prone Texas
Reuters
Top shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources Co (PXD.N) has found an
unusual way to both save water and cut costs for its wells: tapping the
treated runoff from toilets, sinks and showers in west Texas.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/21/us-pioneer-natl-rsc-fracking-water-idUSKCN0QQ0CA20150821
