MDEQ Executive Director to step down
photo courtesy of MDEQ Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Gary C. Rikard has announced he will be leaving the agency...
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While algae bloom remains seafood deemed safe to eat
by Alex Paton
A Harmful Algal Bloom is still affecting all of South Mississippi’s beaches in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through...
Harmful algae closes all Mississippi Coast beaches
by Alex Paton
All of South Mississippi’s beaches are closed. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued additional closures Sunday for two beach stations (Station 19 and Station...
MDEQ announces four more beach closures
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued additional closures for four beach stations due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) that has spread...
MDEQ closes additional coast beaches, warns of harmful algae
by Alex Paton
UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), has issued additional closures for five beaches in Harrison County due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)...
Oil company reaches $3.5M settlement over oil spill
by Alex Paton
Mississippi will be receiving some money after a lawsuit was settled with the largest oil producer in the state. Denbury Resources will pay federal and...
500 gallons of fuel spill into Pascagoula River
by Alex Paton
Over the weekend a mechanical failure on one of Ingalls’ destroyer ships caused approximately 500 gallons of diesel fuel to be spilled into the Pascagoula...
MDEQ awards funds for new school buses
School districts across Mississippi are receiving funds to help pay for new school buses as part of a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality program seeking...
MDEQ to host Mississippi Restoration Summit
by Sarah Ulmer
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will host the second annual Mississippi Restoration Summit on November 14 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in...
Rundown on Recovery from Hurricane Nate
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Gulf Coast and South Mississippi have shifted to the recovery phase in the aftermath of Hurricane Nate. Authorities say that there have still...