News Clippings 3/15/17

State Catch more fish with science Clarion Ledger If you want to catch more redfish and speckled trout, or just want to learn more about them, the University of Southern Mississippi wants to help. http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2017/03/14/catch-more-fish-science/99165300/ Emergency workers rehearse possible nuclear situation at Grand Gulf Vicksburg Post Warren County’s emergency workers were tested on their response to a nuclear emergency at Entergy’s Grand Gulf nuclear power plant during a mock release of nuclear contaminants from the plant. http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2017/03/14/emergency-workers-rehearse-possible-nuclear-situation-at-grand-gulf/ Plan to create panel to oversee licensing boards awaits action Daily Journal JACKSON – By March 23, the state House must decide whether to concur in a Senate proposal to create a commission to provide oversight of 26 occupational licensing boards. http://djournal.com/news/plan-create-panel-oversee-licensing-boards-awaits-action/ Oil Spill Mississippi Aquarium will support itself; $93M a ‘comfortable’ budget Sun Herald Consultant David Kimmel is confident the Mississippi Aquarium can be built and stocked with animals for $93 million.  Further, Kimmel said, he expects the aquarium to be self-supporting because it should be debt-free, or close to it, when it opens in early 2019. http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article138555553.html IHMC water robot boosts recovery from BP oil spill Pensacola News Journal In the first of two test runs this week on local waterways, a team of scientists from the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition on Tuesday launched an autonomous drone on Bayou Texar to map out the estuary and study its water quality. http://www.pnj.com/story/money/business/2017/03/14/ihmc-drone-robot-water-bp-oil-spill-escambia-county-restore-act-funds/99167024/ Regional Poultry breeder Aviagen culls U.S. flock over bird flu fears Reuters Aviagen [EWESJA.UL], the world's leading poultry breeding company, has euthanized chickens at a farm in Alabama over concerns about bird flu, the company said on Tuesday, as likely cases of the disease emerged in a top chicken-producing state. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-usa-idUSKBN16L1UX National EPA cuts may be deeper than previously reported CNN Cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency could be more significant than originally thought, meaning deeper cuts than the up to 25% of the agency's budget that's already been reported, according to a source close to the EPA. http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/14/politics/environmental-protection-agency-cuts/ How James Inhofe is upending the nation’s energy and environmental policies Washington Post For more than a decade, Sen. James M. Inhofe has raged against the scientific consensus that humans are fueling climate change, calling it “the greatest hoax” ever perpetrated on Americans. The Oklahoma Republican has blasted the Environmental Protection Agency as an “activist organization” that has unfairly burdened everyone from farmers to fossil-fuel companies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/how-james-inhofe-is-upending-the-nations-energy-and-environmental-policies/2017/03/14/2bebdbfa-081c-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html?utm_term=.f7629aba21da Trump to Drop Climate Change From Environmental Reviews, Source Says Bloomberg President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping directive to dramatically shrink the role climate change plays in decisions across the government, ranging from appliance standards to pipeline approvals, according to a person familiar with the administration’s plan. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-14/trump-said-to-drop-climate-change-from-environmental-reviews Power plants’ methane emissions much higher than thought: study The Hill Methane emissions from natural gas-fired power plants are much higher than federal officials have previously estimated, according to a new study. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/323941-power-plants-methane-emissions-much-higher-than-thought-study-says EPA to reconsider chemical plant safety rule The Hill Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday delayed a safety rule for chemical plants and kicked off a formal process to consider repealing it. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/323853-epa-to-reconsider-chemical-plant-safety-rule Trump targets Obama’s global warming emissions rule for cars The Hill President Trump will sign an order Wednesday to formally evaluate the Obama administration’s landmark greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/323996-trump-targets-obamas-car-fuel-efficiency-standards Trump to shelve fuel mileage rules, inviting a fight with California LA Times President Trump will direct the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to shelve aggressive vehicle fuel economy targets that are a pillar of climate action and anti-pollution efforts in California and nationwide, according to a senior administration official. http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-autos-20170315-story.html Can geo-engineering save the planet from climate change? Times-Picayune Much of the public hand-wringing over the effects of climate change centers on altering human, political and industrial behavior to reduce carbon emissions. But engineers are pondering some other, surprising remedies. http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/03/can_geo-engineering_save_the_p.html#incart_river_index EPA Official Accused of Helping Monsanto `Kill' Cancer Study Bloomberg The Environmental Protection Agency official who was in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto Co.’s Roundup allegedly bragged to a company executive that he deserved a medal if he could kill another agency’s investigation into the herbicide’s key chemical. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-14/monsanto-accused-of-ghost-writing-papers-on-roundup-cancer-risk LSU research on oil differs from EPA predictions Daily Comet Research conducted at LSU on four commercially available chemicals traditionally found around crude oil spills concluded that some of these chemicals move and change at different rates than originally predicted. http://www.dailycomet.com/news/20170314/lsu-research-on-oil-differs-from-epa-predictions When it rains, Los Angeles sends billions of gallons of 'free liquid gold' down the drain LA Times During one of this winter’s frequent storms, sheets of rainwater spilled from roofs, washed across sidewalks and down gutters into a sprawling network of underground storm drains that empty into the Los Angeles River channel. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-stormwater-20170308-story.html New regs for Wednesday: Prepaid cards, nuclear, water The Hill Water: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is moving forward with new ground water guidelines at nuclear power plants. Nuclear: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is drafting new rulesfor nuclear power reactors that are being decommissioned. http://thehill.com/regulation/323851-new-regs-for-wednesday-prepaid-cards-nuclear-water Opinion Harrison County makes the right call on the beach Editorial – Sun Herald If you walk into the tourist shops that line U.S. 90, you’ll likely see a shirt that says “Biloxi Beach.” http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/editorials/article138495828.html Press Releases USM Scientist’s 50-Year Career Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award University of Southern Mississippi Senior Research Scientist Harriet Perry was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society on Feb. 23 in Biloxi. http://news.usm.edu/article/usm-scientist-s-50-year-career-honored-lifetime-achievement-award Connect with us

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