While algae bloom remains seafood deemed safe to eat
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...
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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 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 closes all beaches on Mississippi Gulf Coast
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a closure Monday for all of the beaches across the Mississippi Gulf...
Your Power Bill and the Federal Government: Wicker Questions EPA Leader on Obama Administration’s Plan
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–New federal regulations could make your monthly light bill go way up. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan could mean Mississippi’s power plants...