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Two years after the oil spill, environmental leaders and fishermen are concerned about possible long-term problems below the surface.

Two years after the oil spill, thousands of Mississippians are eligible for a proposed settlement requiring BP to pay $8 billion to residents of the Gulf Coast states. Some believe the economic and health impacts of the disaster are far from over.

In spite of extensive research on the oil spill, most of it is not released to the public because federal and state agencies plan to use it as evidence in lawsuits against BP.  Some Gulf Coast residents would like their questions answered - now.

On Friday, it will be two years since the BP oil spill. There’s disagreement about has far Mississippi has come in the recovery.

Friday marks two years since the Gulf oil spill. Thousands of cases of Gulf Coast residents who had  their income or health harmed by the oil spill are being considered in federal court in New Orleans this week. As far as the coastal clean-up, BP says that’s mostly done.

Two years after the nation’s worst oil spill, some say Mississippi beaches and businesses are finally casting off the oil-soaked image and returning to normal. Others are still struggling to find a “new normal.”

The Infinity Science Center at NASA's Stennis Space Center opens April 12.  And Governor Phil Bryant announced plans on April 11 for the National Oceans and Applications Research Center, also at Stennis.

The Public Service Commission will consider a temporary certificate for Mississippi Power to continue construction on its Kemper County plant. On March 15, the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed approval for the project.

A bill that would allow the sale of beer in Mississippi with a higher percentage of alcohol is in the hands of the Governor. 

In the past two weeks, 37 dead sea turtles have washed up on Mississippi beaches. Scientists are investigating the possible cause of the sudden spike in turtle deaths.

The Sierra Club and the Gulf Restoration Network are taking the Mississippi Development Authority to court to keep offshore drilling regulations from going into effect.

A recent study found a dead zone, where oxygen is too low to support life, in the Gulf stretching along Mississippi’s barrier islands.

Energy is high on the national radar with rising gas prices and tensions in the Middle East.  The Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi drew national leaders and regional protesters.

Republican presidential contenders are crisscrossing Mississippi with tomorrow’s primary election expected to play a decisive role in narrowing down the race.

Beginning March 19,.seismic testing permits will be offered by the Mississippi Development Authority. No date has been set, so far, to offer leases for drilling.