Posts Tagged ‘CLAIBORNE COUNTY’

Lawsuit brought against former Hercules plant over pollution

by Associated Press Published: October 4,2012

Tags: air pollution, air quality, CLAIBORNE COUNTY, contaminant, court, ecosystem, environment, health, lawsuit, legal, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, pollution, public health, wildlife

HATTIESBURG — Eleven plaintiffs, including a Hattiesburg church, have filed a lawsuit in an ongoing dispute over pollution from the old Hercules facility. Ashland Inc. of Covington, Ky., purchased Hercules in 2008. It has not yet responded to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Hattiesburg. Local residents have complained for years about pollution from [...] [...]

Grand Gulf refueling taking longer than expected

by Associated Press Published: May 10,2012

Tags: CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Entergy, Entergy Nuclear, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Suzanne Anderson

VICKSBURG — Refueling Grand Gulf Nuclear Station has taken longer than plant officials said a year ago, and officials now aren’t saying when it will be completed. The Claiborne County plant shut down Feb. 19 to refuel the boiling-water reactor and increase its generating capacity by 13 percent. Entergy Nuclear spokeswoman Suzanne Anderson says that [...] [...]

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