Posts Tagged ‘environmentalists’

Environmentalists back in court to fight Kemper coal plant

by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012

Tags: bench, coal, construction, courts, electricity, energy, environment, environmentalists, environmernt, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, natural gas, Power plant, utilities

KEMPER COUNTY — Environmentalists have gone back to court with their continued opposition to construction of a coal power plant in east Mississippi. In the latest court filing in Harrison County Chancery Court, the Sierra Club of Mississippi wants the plant’s builder, Mississippi Power Co., to assume the risk of construction while the appeal proceeds. [...] [...]

Environmentalists file lawsuit to block offshore drilling

by Associated Press Published: March 15,2012

Tags: accident, courts, disaster, environment, environmentalists, explosion, gas, habitat, lawsuit, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, pollution, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife

GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Sierra Club and The Gulf Restoration Network have asked a Hinds County judge to block the state from enacting new regulations on offshore drilling. Dan Turner, spokesman for the Mississippi Development Authority, said he has not seen the lawsuit and cannot comment. The groups contend the process is moving [...] [...]

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