by Associated Press Published: June 16,2013
Tags: accident, casino, cleanup, crude oil, death, diesel, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, fuel gasoline, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hoel, hospitality, lodging, loil, motel, natural gas, offshore drilling, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tar ball, tourism tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn’t difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn’t common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Tourist John Henson of Atlanta disagrees, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 5,2013
Tags: commercial fishing, ecosystem, environment, fishing, food, seafood, season, shrimp, shrimper, shrimping, state agency, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2013-14 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters for June 11 at 6 a.m. All regulations set forth in ordinances of the MDMR will be in full force and effect and all boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 30,2013
Tags: bench, court, ecosystem, environment, fine, fish, fish kill, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill, plant, pulp mill, sawmill, timber, water pollution, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has ordered Temple Inland, a subsidiary of International Paper, to pay $3.3 million and serve two years of probation for polluting the Pearl River in 2011 with illegal discharges from its Bogalusa paper mill that killed thousands of fish. Equipment malfunctioned at the mill, which makes containerboard, allowing an [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 29,2013
Tags: alligator, appeal, court, crude oil, energy, gasoline, judge, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, natural gas, Oil, petroleum, real estate, residential real estate, wildlife
WILKINSON COUNTY — Tom Christmas and his wife argue that they didn’t discover the 84-plus alligators on land next to their homestead until four years after they bought the property in southwest Mississippi. Exxon Mobil Corporation counters that the Christmases’ real estate agent told them about the alligators as far back as 2003. Exxon says [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 29,2013
Tags: deer, deer hunting, hunt, hunter, hunting, magazine, media, outdoors, publication, rank, ranking, whitetail deer, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Outdoor Life’s June/July issue names Mississippi as one of its top 10 states to hunt whitetail trophy. After tallying the scores, Mississippi ranked seventh with an abundance of game to hunt, relatively low cost for guided hunts and hunter-friendly laws and regulations. The magazine uses real-world considerations to assess the top ten [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 28,2013
Tags: alligator, ecosystem, environment, hunt, hunter, hunting, hunting permit, hunting season, outdoors, park, reptile, state agency, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will issue 920 lottery-based permits for seven hunting zones for the 2013 alligator season. The 10-day season runs from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. A private lands season is also available to landowners whose properties meet specific qualifications within 28 open counties. Applications for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 27,2013
Tags: accident, crude oil, death, disaster, disaster revoery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, gas, gasoline, hospitality, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — There’s now a draft plan for using fines from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to restore the Gulf Coast’s natural resources and economy. But the document doesn’t include two items required by federal law: a 10-year allocation plan or a three-year priority list of projects and programs, The Times-Picayune [...] [...]
Wayne Ranson grew up in the Mississippi Delta with a passion for the outdoors. Quail hunting ranked among his favorite pastimes, and he once raised and trained pointers and could literally quail hunt from his home if he wanted. But, that is just all a warm memory now. “They’re almost all gone,” said Ranson, a [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 21,2013
Tags: chemical, ecosystem, environment, federal agency, hurricane, pollution, storm, tropical, Weather, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — As hurricane season approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Hazardous Weather Release Prevention and Reporting alert to remind facility operators of certain regulations that require minimization of chemical releases during process shutdown operations. This alert is designed to increase awareness among facility operators about their obligation to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 21,2013
Tags: agriculture, ecosystem, environment, exempt, exemtion, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, federal government, legislation, legislative, legislator, p senator, pollution, water pollution, water quality, wildlife
WASHINGTON — Legislation to exempt small farms from Environmental Protection Agency fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA), according to a release from U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The Senate passed WRDA legislation (S.601), and with it also approved all the provisions included in the Farmers [...] [...]
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