State
Hinds County residents reignite fight to stop landfill expansion
WLBT
HINDS COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) -Landfill owners in Hinds County
want to expand their business, but many folks who live and work near the
area are saying no to the proposed project.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30321007/hinds-county-residents-reignite-fight-to-stop-landfill-expansion
Coast groups attend senate panel hearing to support protecting the
Pascagoula River
Sun Herald
JACKSON -- Jeff Wilkinson told a Coast group outside a state Senate
committee meeting Wednesday, "It seems like every few years we have to
fight something like this."
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article40576788.html
Forrest County to host Clean Up Day for non-hazardous materials
WDAM
FORREST COUNTY (WDAM) -Forrest County residents will have a chance to get
rid of that old refrigerator or TV set they might have sitting in their
garage free-of-charge this weekend.
http://www.wdam.com/story/30317391/forrest-county-hosting-clean-up-day-saturday-for-non-hazardous-materials
Forrest County Clean Up Day
WHLT
FORREST COUNTY,Miss – Residents in Forrest County will be able to properly
dispose of unwanted items this Saturday.
http://whlt.com/2015/10/21/forrest-county-clean-up-day/
Aldermen to consider amendment for storm-water retention structures
Oxford Eagle
When developers wanted to put a storm-water retention pond on the front of
their property, they needed a variance by the Oxford Planning Commission
since the city ordinance classified storm-water retention structures in the
same category as any "structure."
http://www.oxfordeagle.com/2015/10/21/aldermen-to-consider-amendment-for-storm-water-retention-structures/
Gautier joins other coastal governments in effort to challenge current FEMA
flood maps
Mississippi Press
GAUTIER, Mississippi --- City leaders adopted a resolution on Tuesday night
to urge the Mississippi Legislature to appropriate $1.5 million to further
a combined effort of the three coastal counties to obtain more accurate and
consistent flood zone mapping.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/10/gautier_joins_other_coastal_go.html#incart_river
Ashley Edwards to head Gulf Coast Business Council
Sun Herald
Ashley Edwards, who has served as CEO of the Hancock County Port and Harbor
Commission since 2013, will become the new president of the Gulf Coast
Business Council effective Dec. 1.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article40779651.html
Oil Spill
La. 1 bridge deal: 10% of offshore revenue OK for infrastructure
Times-Picayune
The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday (Oct.
21) approved a compromise proposal that will allow the Louisiana 1 bridge
to be completed with offshore oil money, rather than BP oil disaster fine
money.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/10/compromise_reached_on_la_1_10.html#incart_most_shared-environment
Lawyer indicted in BP oil spill fraud case
AP
JACKSON, Miss. — A Texas lawyer faces criminal charges after he was accused
of submitting thousands of false claims for damages from the 2010 Gulf of
Mexico oil spill.
http://www.gulflive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/lawyer_indicted_in_bp_oil_spil.html#incart_river
Regional
Historic vote moves 2 Mississippi River sediment diversions toward
construction
Times-Picayune
The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday (Oct.
21) voted to allow its staff to begin engineering and design work necessary
to begin building at least two major diversions of Mississippi River
sediment and water to restore wetlands in the Barataria Basin and Breton
Sound, possibly as early as July 2019.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/10/historic_vote_moves_two_missis.html#incart_river
National
Strong Oklahoma Quakes Linked to Industrial Activity, Study Says
U.S. Geological Survey says wastewater from fracking likely induced
earthquakes
AP
TULSA, Okla.—A sharp rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past 100 years
is likely the result of industrial activities in the energy-rich state,
such as oil and natural gas production, a new study suggests.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/strong-oklahoma-quakes-linked-to-industrial-activity-study-says-1445483701
Opinion
WILL PRIMOS: Let's build on Roosevelt's foundation
Daily Journal
When we visit the places that wildlife call home we marvel at the peace we
find. I for one was lucky to have been able to canoe, hike, ride bikes as
well as hunt or fish in every county of our fine state.
http://djournal.com/opinion/will-primos-lets-build-on-roosevelts-foundation/
