Waste Pro low bidder for city garbage service

Meridian Star

Meridian's Waste Pro, the city's garbage collection contractor for the last six years, submitted the low bid at Tuesday's agenda setting meeting at city hall.

http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/waste-pro-low-bidder-for-city-garbage-service/article_5eaf56a6-14eb-5d6d-82e8-9a2f9cc0c446.html

Oil Spill

Government Council Seeks Public Comment On BP Oil Spill Settlement Funds

WFSU

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf Coast, and cost BP a total of $61.2 billion. Now a government council is seeking public input on how some of thatmoney should be spent.

http://news.wfsu.org/post/government-council-seeks-public-comment-bp-oil-spill-settlement-funds

National

EPA watchdog to ‘evaluate’ drinking water monitoring

The Hill

The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has begun “preliminary research” into the department’s oversight of state drinking water testing.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/293860-epa-watchdog-to-evaluate-drinking-water-monitoring

Health Commissioner: State Acted Properly on Tainted Water

The state followed federal guidelines in addressing industrial chemical contamination of a village's drinking water, but the Environmental Protection Agency gave "confusing, changing and inconsistent guidance," New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said Tuesday.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/village-residents-contaminated-water-speak-hearing-41743728

Is a blue fire tornado the future of oil spill cleanup?

Fox News

A blue fire tornado sounds like it could be an alarming natural disaster, but this phenomenon could actually offer a way to burn fuel with reduced carbon emissions, a new study finds.

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/08/31/is-blue-fire-tornado-future-oil-spill-cleanup.html

Feds move toward online auctions for oil, gas drilling

The Hill

Federal officials are clearing the way for online auctions for oil and natural gas drilling rights on federal land.

http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/293805-feds-issue-new-rules-for-oil-and-gas-auctions

Opinion

It’s good to have Lt. Gov. Reeves in Coast’s corner in fight for BP money

Sun Herald

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves can come back any time.

Reeves was on the Coast last week trying to soothe the Coast’s perennial case of the jitters about state funding. We’re thankful for the state’s help on some big project such as MGM Park in Biloxi and the aquarium proposed for Gulfport.

http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/editorials/article98937562.html