State
Teams checking air quality, fire hazard in wake of Chevron tank-lid failure
in Pascagoula
BY KAREN NELSON
Sun Herald
PASCAGOULA -- Air monitoring in neighborhoods around the Chevron Pascagoula
Refinery and over to south Alabama will continue through the weekend.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/10/02/6445956_teams-checking-air-quality-fire.html?rh=1&sp-tk=55355CE34175736ED04D73D1008F27939B1E9427A6C1694183EE473E5F944CA8D48595FC1BEC327A0604E91A1CAA17F527D556B2CB575FA2FDB8EEB197830D6175303F5D9B1F27883261B414B4115C68F20EE6AA223D34F9F844CD0B66C567CF84784831B35DD9F03305806E505F78119D2F4E7E69ED982B2AC9FAB90FEB7AF09364364A
Land buy gives Mississippi its largest stretch of protected land, rivals
Great Smoky Mountains park
Land buy gives states its largest stretch of protected land
BY KAREN NELSON
Sun Herald
PASCAGOULA -- A new land acquisition is changing the status of public lands
in Mississippi.
The Nature Conservancy, working with the Mississippi Forestry Commission,
has added 2,100 acres to the De Soto National Forest just west of Lucedale
-- where the Leaf River meets the Pascagoula -- creating the largest
continuous tract of protected land in the state.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/10/02/6445187/new-land-buy-gives-miss-its-largest.html
Top MDWFP deer biologist quits amid baiting controversy
Clarion Ledger
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Deer
Program leader has resigned amid recent controversy over the
legalization of hunting deer over bait.
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/10/01/mdwfp-deer-biologist-baiting-hunting/73137266/
Yokohoma Rubber dedicating new $300M Mississippi tire plant
AP
WEST POINT, MISS. — Yokohama Rubber Co. is set to dedicate a $300 million
Mississippi tire plant as its platform to compete for a bigger slice of the
North American tire market.
http://www.sunherald.com/2015/10/05/6449727/yokohoma-rubber-dedicating-new.html
Oil Spill
U.S. to announce resolution over 2010 BP oil spill: statement
Reuters
The United States on Monday will announce its resolution of federal and
state claims against BP PLC over the its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill
five years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/05/us-bp-usa-idUSKCN0RZ14A20151005
$18B BP settlement agreement announced in July to be filed Monday
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The public is about to get a look at details of an $18
billion settlement agreement announced in July to resolve years of legal
fighting over damage done by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2015/10/18b_bp_settlement_agreement_an.html#incart_most_shared-environment
National Seashore projects postponed
Pensacola News Journal
Two significant projects earmarked for Gulf Islands National
Seashore are postponed until next fall at the earliest.
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/10/03/national-seashore-projects-postponed/73300406/
100 projects compete for $10M in RESTORE money
Pensacola News Journal
early 100 Escambia County projects are now in contention for about
$10 million in BP oil spill money, and those that don't get funded
could receive money in the future as the British oil company
continues to pay for its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2015/10/02/escambia-county-restore-projects/73240558/
BP oil spill: Claims program payments reach $5.83 billion
Times-Picayune
Claims payments to people and businesses affected in the 2010 BP oil spill
have reached more than $5.83 billion, according to figures from the
settlement administrator.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/10/bp_oil_spill_claims_program_pa.html
Regional
City, ADEM reach agreement with EPA on plume
Montgomery Advertiser
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and a coalition
of city and state agencies and the Montgomery Advertiser officially
have control of the capital city plume.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2015/10/02/city-adem-reach-agreement-epa-plume/73191320/
National
Week ahead: EPA defends climate regs
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be on the hot seat as it
defends two controversial climate regulations.
http://thehill.com/regulation/255784-week-ahead-epa-defends-climate-regs
Senators push White House on ethanol mandate
The Hill
A group of senators is pushing the White House to issue a strong mandate
for ethanol fuel.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/255755-senators-push-white-house-on-ethanol-mandate
Dozens of deaths likely from VW pollution dodge
AP
Washington, Oct 3 (AP) Volkswagen's pollution-controlchicanery hasn't just
been victimless tinkering.
An Associated Press statistical and computer analysisshows that extra
pollution kills between five and 20 people inthe United States annually in
recent years.
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/dozens-of-deaths-likely-from-vw-pollution-dodge/ar-AAf41E9
