Mammoth teeth fossils found on Mississippi beach
Gulf Coast, Miss. (WXXV)-Back in August 2024, a mammoth tusk was found in a creek in Central Mississippi. Gulf Coast resident Cole Moody has found parts of a…
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MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory following sewage discharge into Orphan Creek in Hancock County
(JACKSON, MS) –MDEQ is issuing a water contact advisory following the release of wastewater into Orphan Creek in Hancock County. The advisory covers a section of Orphan Creek from MS-603 to MS-43 (see attached map). This advisory is being issued due to a temporary…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory for Long Beach
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a beach water contact advisory for Long Beach. The beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory for Pass Christian West Beach
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a beach water contact advisory for Pass Christian West Beach. The beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of…
MDEQ Lifts Beach Water Contact Advisory for Gulfport Central Beach
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted the beach water contact advisory for Gulfport Central Beach. Water samples at this station show the area has reached acceptable bacteria levels. Currently,…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory for Three Mississippi Beaches
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued beach water contact advisories for: Waveland Beach, Pass Christian East Beach, and Gulfport Central Beach. The beach is not closed; however, there may…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisories for Four Beaches
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued beach water contact advisories for Waveland Beach, Bay St. Louis Beach, Pass Christian Central Beach and Long Beach. The beach is not closed; however, there may…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Long Beach
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a beach water contact advisory for Long Beach. There is one other advisory in effect. The beaches are not closed; however, there may be…
MDEQ Issues Beach Water Contact Advisory in Biloxi
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a beach water contact advisory for Biloxi West Central Beach. Four other beach water contact advisories remain in effect. When water samples show…
Restore Act projects announced at Mississippi Restoration Summit
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality hosted their seventh annual Restoration Summit at the Coast Convention Center. MDEQ’s Office of Restoration leads the state’s efforts to improve Gulf…
7th annual Restoration Summit Thursday at the Coast Convention Center
Purposeful restoration, that’s the theme of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Restoration Summit this year. The free event offers the public a chance to learn…
Semi truck leaking fuel on I-10
A semi-truck hit an a vehicle that had broken down on Interstate 10 east Thursday morning, causing a fuel leak. MHP spokesman Cal Robertson said the incident happened about 3:20 a.m. at the 65-mile marker, which is near the Gautier-Vancleave…
MDEQ reminds beachgoers to be mindful of water advisories
Today is the official start of summer, the perfect time to go to the beach. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality wants to remind visitors when beach advisories are…
Mississippi tests floating trash traps in coastal bayous
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is using BP oil spill money in a test to see whether floating trash traps placed in coastal waterways can make a big reduction in the amount of litter in the Mississippi Sound. The Mississippi…
MDEQ deploys litter collectors to South Mississippi
Keeping the Mississippi Sound clean and beautiful is necessary for a thriving environment here in South Mississippi. In an effort to continue that mission, a pilot project funded by…
MDEQ Issues Water Contact Advisory in Biloxi
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) issued a water contact advisory in the City of Biloxi Friday. The advisory area in the Mississippi Sound stretches from Brady Drive to Ocean Club Boulevard and includes the old…
MDEQ Revises Closure for Section of Beach in Long Beach
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) revised a preemptive beach closure that was issued Wednesday for a segment of beach in the City of Long Beach. Additional information from the city to MDEQ staff helped pinpoint…
MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Friday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
MDEQ Lifts Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three beach water contact advisories Monday for Stations 1,2, and 15. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. Three…
MDEQ Issues Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued five beach water contact advisories Wednesday for Station 1 (Lakeshore Beach), Station 3 (Waveland Beach), and Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach). Five other advisories remain in…
MDEQ Issues Five Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued five beach water contact advisories Tuesday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach), Station 12A (Biloxi West Central Beach), Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach), Station 14 (Front…
MDEQ Lifts Two Beach Water Contact Advisories in Pass Christian
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted two beach water contact advisories Friday for Station 5 (Pass Christian West Beach) and Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach). Water samples at these stations show the…
MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory in Gulfport
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a beach water contact advisory Thursday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
MDEQ Issues Three Beach Water Contact Advisories
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued three beach water contact advisories Tuesday for Bay St. Louis Beach, Pass Christian West Beach and Pass Christian Central Beach. Three other advisories remain…