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Sierra Club accuses state of bias in favor of offshore drilling

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:26:35 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Opponents say Mississippi officials stacked the deck in favor of offshore natural gas drilling when they wrote rules to allow it. Sierra Club attorney Robert Wiygul questioned employees of the Mississippi Development Authority at a hearing yesterday. He argued the state was biased in favor of allowing drilling, when the law [...]

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Activist: Coast city’s water, air, soil polluted by industrial plants

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:35:00 +0000

MOSS POINT — Past and present industrial plants have contaminated the Moss Point area’s water, soil and air with toxic chemicals, damaging people’s health, says chemist and environmental activist Wilma Subra. Three plants spewed more than 200 tons of chemicals into the air before they closed, including 193 tons from the International Paper-Moss Point Mill [...]

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