State
EPA in Grenada to test for possible contamination
WTVA
GRENADA, Miss (WTVA) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is in Grenada
evaluating a possible chemical contamination from a former manufacturing
plant.
http://www.wtva.com/EPA_in_Grenada_to_test_for_possible_contamination_.html
INTERVIEW WITH CHEVRON PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER ALAN SUDDUTH
WXXV
Pascagoula residents living near a cluster of industrial plants have taken
matters into their own hands after noticing their common health problems
could be linked to pollutants in the air. Tonight, they meet to discuss
Chevron's hazardous waste permit. News 25's Shelby Myers has the details.
http://www.wxxv25.com/2016/05/02/interview-with-chevron-public-and-government-affairs-manager-alan-sudduth/
Harrison County residents object to oyster farm proposal near Bay bridge
Sun Herald
GULFPORT -- Harrison County residents on Monday took exception to plans by
the Department of Marine Resources to lease out a section of Bay of St.
Louis to oyster farming.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article75230007.html
Oyster farm project faces neighborhood opposition
WLOX
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -Plans for a proposed oyster farming project in
the Bay of St. Louis were discussed before the Harrison County Board of
Supervisors at Monday's meeting. Supporters call it a much needed boost for
the oyster industry, while opponents fear it will prevent future growth.
http://www.wlox.com/story/31868828/oyster-farm-project-faces-neighborhood-opposition
Supes OK gravel pit
DeSoto Times-Tribune
Amid controversy over a proposed gravel pit operation near the Evening
Shade neighborhood in east DeSoto, the county Board of Supervisors on
Monday gave final OK to an application by Memphis Stone and Gravel to
operate its pit for another 10 years in the Nesbit area.
http://www.desototimes.com/news/supes-ok-gravel-pit/article_38a201ca-10b6-11e6-a9f8-6b02e3bf2997.html
Supervisors seek savings through energy audit
By Caleb Bedillion
Daily Journal
TUPELO – A company will examine buildings owned by Lee County to determine
whether those facilities can become more energy efficient.
http://djournal.com/news/supervisors-seek-savings-through-energy-audit/
TEAM WASTE HITS COAST STREETS
WXXV
One Coast waste contractor hit the streets to serve its newest areas on
Monday morning.
http://www.wxxv25.com/2016/05/02/team-waste-hits-coast-streets/
Budget cuts mean fewer restaurant inspections in South Mississippi
Sun Herald
Restaurant inspectors in South Mississippi are working out of their homes
and cars after major cuts to the budget of the Mississippi Department of
Health closed offices and cut staff.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/article75235137.html
Tax cuts lead to budget cuts, layoffs
Health, corrections, emergency management affected
WAPT
JACKSON, Miss. —Big budget cuts could lead to big layoffs at some state
agencies.
Lawmakers closed the session leaving almost every state agency with fewer
dollars.
http://www.wapt.com/politics/tax-cuts-lead-to-budget-cuts-layoffs/39346440
Oil Spill
BP Drops $1 Billion Seafood Industry Spill Payments Fight
Bloomberg
After fighting for more than two years to avoid paying almost $1 billion in
oil spill damages to Gulf Coast shrimpers, oystermen and seafood processors
it claimed didn't exist, BP Plc has thrown in the towel.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-03/bp-drops-fight-over-1-billion-seafood-industry-spill-payments
U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal in shareholder suit against BP
Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from shareholders
seeking to revive their class action lawsuit against BP claiming the
British oil company misrepresented its safety procedures prior to the 2010
Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-bp-idUSKCN0XT152
Regional
Resettling America's first 'climate refugees'
NY Times
ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, LA.
Each morning at 3:30, when Joann Bourg leaves the mildewed and rusted house
that her parents built on her grandfather's property, she worries that the
bridge connecting this spit of waterlogged land to Louisiana's terra firma
will again be flooded and she will miss another day's work.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article75242642.html
National
What's at Stake in Next Round of Mercury Rule Litigation?
Bloomberg
The deadlines for power plants to come into compliance with the
Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards may have
passed, but attorneys who are following the issue told Bloomberg BNA that
there is still a lot at stake in the next round of litigation over the
regulation.
http://www.bna.com/whats-stake-next-n57982070456/
EPA Panel Finds Glyphosate Not Likely to Cause Cancer
Bloomberg
Glyphosate, a weed killer developed by Monsanto that is now the most widely
used pesticide in the U.S., likely does not cause cancer, according to an
Environmental Protection Agency review panel.
http://www.bna.com/epa-panel-finds-n57982070575/
Researchers Aim to Put Carbon Dioxide Back to Work
NY Times
BERKELEY, Calif. — Think, for a moment, of carbon dioxide as
garbage, a waste product from burning fossil fuels. Like other
garbage, almost all of that CO2 is thrown away — into the
atmosphere, where it contributes toclimate change. A small amount
is captured and stored underground to keep it out of the air.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/science/carbon-dioxide-recycling.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fearth&action=click&contentCollection=earth®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0
1 million trees in California killed by unstoppable disease
Washington Post
Healthy forests are especially important at a time of climate change -
they're an incredible tool to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Dead forests, on the other hand, can light the spark for wildfires, which
are already showing a long-predicted uptick in activity.
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/05/million_trees_in_california_ki.html#incart_river_index
Opinion
The environmental toll of storing fossil fuels
The Hill
As energy prices have swooned, inventories of all fossil fuels have grown
to unusually high levels.Coal stockpiles have mounted, crude oil storage
has filled and natural gas stocks remain unusually large for the spring
season.
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/278477-the-environmental-toll-of-storing-fossil-fuels
