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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
(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…
(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.…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.…
(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…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three beach water contact advisories Thursday for Station 4 (Bay St. Louis Beach), Station 6 (Pass Christian Central Beach), and Station 7A (Long Beach). Water samples…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two beach water contact advisories Friday for Station 2 (Buccaneer State Park Beach) and Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). Twelve other advisories remain in effect.…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued six water contact advisories Thursday for Station 4, Station 6, Station 7A, Station 8, Station 9, and Station 10. One other advisory remains in effect. The…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 07A (Long Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 07A — Long Beach — the extent is from…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Wednesday for Station 12B (Biloxi East Central Beach). Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. One advisory…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 8 (Gulfport West Beach). The advisory is issued for: Station 8 — Gulfport West Beach — the extent…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) — Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves announced that Chris Wells will serve as the permanent Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Wells served as the Chief of Staff at MDEQ for six years, and the…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that Chris Wells will serve as the permanent Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Wells served as the Chief of Staff at MDEQ for six years, and the Senior Attorney for…
(Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a water contact advisory Friday for Station 3 (Waveland Beach). One other advisory remains in effect. The advisory is issued for: Station 3 --…