State
MISSISSIPPI POWER OPPONENT HOPES TO BLOCK RATE INCREASE
MPB
The state Supreme Court is being asked to stop an emergency rate increase
associated with the construction of Mississippi Power's Kemper County Coal
Plant.
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2015/08/24/mississippi-power-opponent-hopes-to-block-rate-increase/
Regional
Pollution monitoring program gets boost thanks to money from a settlement
last year between ExxonMobil and Louisiana
Baton Rouge Advocate
A voluntary program that has watched for chemical pollution in the
Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Plaquemines Parish since 1986 is
getting a technology boost, thanks to money from a settlement last year
between ExxonMobil and the state.
http://theadvocate.com/news/13203890-123/settlement-funds-to-upgrade-mississippi
Southern Co. to purchase natural gas company for nearly $8 billion
Mississippi Press
Warren Kulo
August 24, 2015 at 11:36 AM
Southern Co, the parent company of Mississippi Power, reached a deal to
purchase natural gas company AGO Resources for about $7.93 billion,
according to multiple reports.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/southern_co_to_purchase_natura.html#incart_river
National
Obama to traditional energy producers: Get with the program
The Hill
President Obama challenged energy utilities, fossil fuel producers and
their allies in Congress on Monday to get onboard with his push for clean
energy or risk backlash from American consumers and companies.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/251855-obama-to-traditional-energy-producers-get-with-the-program
EPA knew of danger at abandoned mine, documents show
The Hill
Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knew of the
potential for a poisonous water "blow-out" at an abandoned mine in Colorado
at least a year before the major spill earlier this month.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/251780-epa-knew-of-blow-out-risk-before-colo-mine-spill
Water Fight Stirs Up Old Rivalries in Colorado
Front Range, where most Coloradans live, and Western Slope, where much of
the rain and snow falls, jostle for position in new water plan
WSJ
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—As many as 60,000 tourists raft the Colorado River
above this scenic canyon town each summer, and local boosters want to keep
them coming—by diverting some of the river's flow to feed a new network of
white-water recreation parks.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/water-fight-stirs-up-old-rivalries-in-colorado-1440439441
