State
Council offers recommendations to help restore Coast oyster industry
Sun Herald
LONG BEACH -- A council formed to help the oyster industry recover from a
'triple whammy' of disasters has offered recommendations to restore the
oyster economy.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article40433211.html
Council asked to approve code changes to fit solar farm
Hattiesburg American
Decisions by the Hattiesburg City Council on Oct. 19 could mean a
multimillion-dollar economic development impact over the next few
years.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/hattiesburg/2015/10/19/council-asked-approve-code-changes-fit-solar-farm/74221320/
Pass Christian fire engulfs oil containment material
WLOX
PASS CHRISTIAN, MS (WLOX) -Firefighters spent all day Monday battling a
blaze that engulfed a pile of stored oil spill containment materials in
Pass Christian.
http://www.wlox.com/story/30298601/pass-christian-fire-engulfs-oil-containment-material
D'Iberville native Anthony Wilson named president of Mississippi Power,
will become CEO Jan. 1
Mississippi Press
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- D'Iberville native Anthony L. Wilson has been
named president of Mississippi Power, according to the company, and will
also take over as CEO on Jan. 1.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/10/diberville_native_anthony_wils.html#incart_river
Oil Spill
$9 billion set aside to restore coast in proposed BP settlement
Houma Courier
By Jacob Batte
Published: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 8:31 p.m.
More than half of the $9 billion set aside in a proposed settlement from
the BP Oil Spill would be spent restoring damages from the spill, according
to a plan released by the group charged with overseeing the money.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20151019/ARTICLES/151019672/-1/sports06?Title=-9-billion-set-aside-to-restore-coast-in-proposed-BP-settlement
National
Radiation Sensors in Major U.S. Cities Turned Off Because They Don't Work
Most stations run by EPA can't monitor for beta particles in real time,
prompting criticism; agency says monitoring for gamma rays is enough
WSJ
A national radiation-monitoring system enhanced after the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks isn't working as intended, with nearly three-quarters of
stations not checking for a type of radiation in real time, including ones
in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/radiation-sensors-in-major-u-s-cities-turned-off-because-they-dont-work-1445276241
States probe VW over emissions, look for settlement money
AP
WASHINGTON
An expanding investigation into Volkswagen's emissions-cheating scandal
launched by state attorneys general could last years and will likely end in
a negotiated settlement.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article40429800.html
