State
Cleanup continues at Hercules plant
Hattiesburg American
One year after demolition began at the Hercules plant on West Seventh Street in Hattiesburg, cleanup and building removal are almost complete at the iconic site built shortly after World War I to extract rosin from leftover pine stumps.
CVS fined $24,000 over hazardous waste rules at Forest store
AP
CANTON, Miss. (AP) – CVS Pharmacy is paying a civil fine of nearly $24,000 after failing to properly handle and keep records of hazardous waste at a Mississippi store.
http://wjtv.com/2016/11/06/cvs-fined-24000-over-hazardous-waste-rules-at-forest-store/
Traffic snarled due to spill
DeSoto Times-Tribune
For the second time in two weeks, a major traffic tie-up was caused by a hazardous spill on Interstate 55, according to state and local authorities.
Federal program enhances Coastal environment
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -A wide range of environmental projects in the three coastal counties have come to life thanks to a more than decade old federal program.
http://www.wlox.com/story/33627541/federal-program-enhances-coasts-environment
DMR shows off new vessels, transparent spending
WLOX
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -A first-of-its-kind boat is helping the Department of Marine Resources show taxpayers just where their tax dollars are going. The AMBAR 12-meter boat cost DMR nearly $285,000 to build and was one of several new vessels that were available for the public to view on Saturday at Point Cadet Plaza in Biloxi.
http://www.wlox.com/story/33639554/dmr-shows-off-new-vessels-transparent-spending
Why a DMR boat sank and cost taxpayers $485,000
Sun Herald
One of the boats the Department of Marine Resources will have on display Saturday at Point Cadet in Biloxi just got out of rehab. And it was an expensive stay.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article112654333.html
2,700 acres along Pearl River to be Rankin wildlife area
AP
JACKSON, MISS.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is giving 2,700 acres along the Pearl River in Rankin County to a private land conservation group.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/state/mississippi/article112769208.html
Lumberton receives grant for water, sewer repairs
Hattiesburg American
Lumberton has finally received the matching funds it needs to use a $2.3 million grant from the Army Corps of Engineers for water and sewer improvements.
‘River Monster’ – Local angler hooks ‘prehistoric’ fish
Sea Coast Echo
A local fisherman made a surprise catch Thursday, an ancient fish called the Bowfin, which are rare to South Mississippi.
http://www.seacoastecho.com/article_10332.shtml#.WCCKomrx6Uk
Fall fishing gears up on Coast
Sun Herald
November is considered a perfect time for fall fishing.
Anglers have an opportunity to hit the bays and rivers for fish in mild weather. According to The Weather Channel, the temperatures will remain above normal for a while. Highs will be in the low to high 70s through Nov. 13 and only occasional rain showers are in the forecast four of the next five days.
http://www.sunherald.com/sports/outdoors/article112900783.html
Mississippi Power Further Delays Kemper Plant; Cost Nears $7 Billion
Facility and associated coal mine were originally supposed to cost $2.9 billion at most
AP
JACKSON, Miss.—Mississippi Power Co. now says it won’t complete its Kemper County power plant until the end of the year, a delay of a month that pushes up the price tag by $25 million to nearly $7 billion.
Dalrymple family, Tippah County group honored at CREATE meeting
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Martha Dalrymple fought hard to hold her emotions in check as she accepted the McLean Award for Philanthropy Thursday at the CREATE Foundation’s annual meeting Thursday.
http://djournal.com/news/dalrymple-family-tippah-county-group-honored-create-meeting/
Regional
Gasoline Pipeline Is Back in Service After Last Week’s Deadly Blast
One person died when equipment struck the pipeline, which carries gasoline from the Gulf Coast to New York, causing an explosion
AP
HELENA, Ala.—A gas pipeline that exploded in Alabama last week is back in service, the pipeline company said.
Service was restarted at 5:45 a.m. Sunday on the pipeline that transports gasoline from the Gulf Coast to New York City, according to Colonial Pipeline Co.
Internal documents reveal how Colonial responds to gas pipeline explosions, breaks
Al.com
Two days after a gasoline pipeline exploded in Shelby County, Alabama, killing one worker and injuring four others, owner and operator Colonial Pipeline faces a post-incident assessment and planning process that has become familiar in recent months.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/internal_documents_show_how_co.html
More than 60 petrochemical accidents reported in Louisiana during two weeks in October
Times=Picayune
The U.S. Coast Guard's National Response Center received reports of more than 60 petrochemical spills, leaks and releases in Louisiana and along its coast over a two-week period in October, an average of roughly four incidents reported a day, according to a new analysis. Equipment failure was cited as the cause for nearly two-thirds of the incidents reported.
It's park versus pigs and the federal government has had to bring the guns out
The State
COLUMBIA, SC
During the past year, federal trappers have killed more than 100 wild hogs at Congaree National Park under a program they hope will keep pigs from menacing visitors and destroying rare plants at the nationally acclaimed preserve southeast of Columbia.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article113022318.html
National
EPA moves forward with optional cap-and-trade system for climate rule
The Hill
The Obama administration is moving forward with an optional cap-and-trade system that states could use to comply with its climate change rule for power plants.
Big Oil pledges $1 billion for gas technologies to fight climate change
Reuters
Some of the world's biggest oil companies, including Saudi Aramco IPO-ARMO.SE and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L), pledged on Friday to invest $1 billion to develop climate-friendly technologies as a global deal to wean the world off oil came into force.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-climatechange-idUSKBN12Z158
Regulators overhaul oil, gas drilling rules for national parks
The Hill
The National Park Service (NPS) updated its standards Friday for oil and natural gas drilling on land it owns, bringing hundreds of wells under the agency’s authority for the first time.
More Than Half of U.S. Pipelines Are at Least 46 Years Old
Building new systems has become harder amid opposition from landowners and environmental groups
WSJ
More than 60% of U.S. fuel pipelines were built before 1970, according to federal figures. Recent disruptions on Colonial Pipeline Co.’s fuel artery running up the East Coast show why some energy observers worry that this is a problem.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/aging-pipelines-raise-concerns-1478128942
EPA on Notice for Not Regulating Some Tap Water Contaminants
Bloomberg
Failure to regulate several drinking water contaminants could land the Environmental Protection Agency in court again. This would follow resolution of a lawsuit over its failure to regulate perchlorate, an ingredient used in rocket fuel and fireworks.
http://www.bna.com/epa-notice-not-n57982082294/
Earthquake rocks central Oklahoma oil town
AP
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) - A sharp earthquake centered near one of the world's key oil hubs Sunday night triggered fears that the magnitude 5.0 temblor might have damaged key infrastructure in addition to causing what police described as "quite a bit of damage" in the Oklahoma prairie town of Cushing.
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/33643605/earthquake-rocks-central-oklahoma-oil-town
New Discovery Broadens VW Emissions-Cheating Crisis
California regulators find Audi engines were rigged to produce lower CO2 emissions in tests than on road
WSJ
BERLIN—Regulators in California recently discovered software installed on some ofVolkswagen AG’s Audi models that appears to have allowed the cars to cheat carbon-dioxide emissions testing standards, according to people familiar with the matter.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-probe-in-germany-extended-to-chairman-1478429066
Opinion
Coast knows best how to leverage BP money
Sun Herald
The Coast is very close to making an offer for spending BP economic damages money that will be very hard for the state to refuse.
http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/editorials/article112701413.html
