Sierra Club attorney Robert Wiygul, questioning employees of the Mississippi Development Authority at the first hearing on a lawsuit by the Gulf Restoration Network and the Sierra Club filed over the Mississippi Development Authority's proposed rules for oil and gas seismic testing, drilling and production in the Mississippi waters, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in Jackson, Miss. Wiygul argues the [...]
Mississippi Development Authority erred in issuing permit for offshore natural gas drilling, opponents say
Published: Wednesday, August 08, 2012, 11:59 PM By The Associated Press 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 Wednesday. He argued the state was biased in favor of allowing drilling, when [...]
Opponents: Officials wrote rules favoring drilling
By Jeff Amy on August 08, 2012 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) โ 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 Wednesday. He argued the state was biased in favor of allowing drilling, [...]
Community conference held for victims of the B.P. Oil Spill
Written by: Allison Braxton New Orleans, LA -- It's been more than two years since the B.P. Oil Spill. The frustration among Louisiana's commercial fishermen is mounting. Today, The Gulf Organized Fisheries in Solidarity and Hope or "GO FISH" coalition organized a community conference to find out what's next in the B.P. Oil Spill settlement process. GO FISH addressed [...]
Judge Grants Tentative Approval to $7.8 Billion BP Oil Spill Settlement
Published by Rhonda Miller on 02 May 2012 07:23pm A federal judge in New Orleans granted preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposed settlement of $7.8 billion in BP oil spill claims. MPBโs Rhonda Miller reports the decision affects thousands of Mississippi residents and businesses. Standing on the porch of his Ocean Springs home, fisherman Anthony Pizzi says he has not [...]
Sierra Club back in court over Miss. Power plant
By JACK ELLIOTT JR. JACKSON, Miss. The Sierra Club of Mississippi is arguing in court that Mississippi Power Co. should assume the risk of building a new coal power plant, rather than customers, while an appeal trying to stop the project goes through the courts. "If Mississippi Power thinks it is such a good idea to build this boondoggle, the [...]