State
USM celebrates groundbreaking for $16 million Marine Education Center
Sun Herald
OCEAN SPRINGS -- State officials broke ground Wednesday morning on a $16.2
million construction project to build the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Marine Education Center.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/08/26/6383452/usm-celebrates-groundbreaking.html?sp=/99/184/
National
Groups push feds for new natural gas rules
The Hill
A federal rule cracking down on venting or leaks at natural gas drilling
sites would save millions of dollars in royalty revenue for the government,
two groups say in a new ad campaign out Wednesday.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/252049-groups-push-feds-for-new-natural-gas-rules
Green groups threaten to sue over fracking regulations
The Hill
Environmental groups are threatening to sue federal regulators if they
don't issue new standards for hydraulic fracturing.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/252013-green-groups-threaten-to-sue-over-fracking-regulations
EPA says it underestimated mine waste blowout risk
The Hill
Workers with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) underestimated the
risks of the mine waste spill this month in Colorado, the agency said.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/252020-epa-says-it-underestimated-mine-waste-blowout-risk
New regs for Thursday: Garbage, radioactive waste, bicycles
The Hill
Thursday's edition of the Federal Register contains new garbage disposal
rules for municipal solid waste landfills, low-level radioactive waste
disposal facilities, and bicycles in a national park.
http://thehill.com/regulation/251984-new-regs-for-thursday-garbage-radioactive-waste-bicycles
Press Releases
EIA expects near-term decline in natural gas production in major shale
regions
Natural gas production across all major shale regions in EIA's Drilling
Productivity Report (DPR) is projected to decrease for the first time in
September. Production from these seven shale regions reached a high in May
at 45.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and is expected to decline to
44.9 Bcf/d in September. In each region, production from new wells is not
large enough to offset production declines from existing, legacy wells.
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=22672&src=email
