State
Landfill expansion opposed
Clarion Ledger
Opposition is expected again to a request to expand the Faircloth
rubbish landfill near Clinton.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/10/12/opposition-landfill-expansion/73824630/
City seeks $600k loan to raze, clean Kuhn
Vicksburg Post
The city of Vicksburg is going to the state to seek a low interest loan
totaling about $600,000 from the Mississippi Development Authority.
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2015/10/06/city-seeks-600k-loan-to-raze-clean-kuhn/
New Pascagoula River Audubon Center celebrating grand opening with 3 days
of events in Moss Point
Mississippi Press
MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- After years of planning and fundraising, the new
$2.3 million Pascagoula River Audubon Center in Moss Point will open
Thursday.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/10/new_pascagoula_river_audubon_c.html#incart_river
Oil Spill
BP to reimburse Louisiana $58 million for legal fees, litigation costs and
expenses in oil spill settlement
Baton Rouge Advocate
Oil giant BP will reimburse $58.25 million to the Louisiana Attorney
General's Office for its expenses, fees and litigation costs tied to the
2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that caused millions of barrels of oil to
spew into the Gulf of Mexico.
http://theadvocate.com/news/13687973-125/bp-to-reimburse-louisiana-58
National
With Market on Their Side, Electric Utilities Skip Fight Against Carbon
Rule
Cheap natural gas, falling costs for wind, solar already have power
companies on low-carbon path
WSJ
U.S. coal companies and at least 16 state governments are working on
challenges to the Obama administration's new rule limiting carbon emissions
from power plants. Most electric utilities have a different strategy: They
are embracing it.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/with-market-on-their-side-electric-utilities-skip-fight-against-carbon-rule-1444606397
U.S. Readies for a Return of Bird Flu
Steps under way to combat poultry farm outbreaks during fall migration
WSJ
U.S. poultry companies and regulators are taking unprecedented steps to
combat the potential return of an avian-influenza virus that roiled egg and
turkey farmers earlier this year and killed more than 48 million birds.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-readies-for-a-return-of-bird-flu-1444665965
Why are so many oil trains crashing? Track problems may be to blame
LA Times
The only sign of trouble aboard a Norfolk Southern train, hauling roughly
9,000 tons of Canadian crude in western Pennsylvania last year, was a
moderate sway in the locomotive as it entered a bend on the Kiskiminetas
River.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-crude-train-safety-20151007-story.html
Opinion
See attached for Wyatt Emmerich editorial regarding Jackson's wastewater
issues.
BOBBY HARRISON: Despite funding increases, Mississippi sits at bottom
Daily Journal
Public education in Mississippi, kindergarten through 12 grade, garners
$2.54 billion of the total $6.26 billion state-support budget or $2.54
billion of a total $11.8 billion state budget – depending on how the state
budget is defined.
http://djournal.com/opinion/bobby-harrison-despite-funding-increases-mississippi-sits-at-bottom/
(See attached file: 20151012152320.pdf)
