Bonnet Carre Spillway begins to close, public invited to Tuesday night meeting
Tuesday night the public is invited to attend a meeting at the St. Martin Community Center on Lemoyne Boulevard, starting at 7:30 pm.
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MDEQ Issues Three Additional Beach Closures
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued additional closures Wednesday for three beach stations (Stations 11, 12B, and 13A) in Harrison County due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) extending into those areas.…
MDEQ Issues Four More Beach Closures
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued additional closures Tuesday for four beach stations (Stations 11A, 12A, 14, and 15) due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) extending into that area. The previous…
MDEQ Adds Two Beach Stations to Closures
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two additional closures Thursday for two beach stations (Station 9 – Gulfport Harbor Beach and Station 10B – East Courthouse Road Beach) in Harrison County due to…
MDEQ lifts five beach advisories
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories Friday for Stations 1, 7, 7A, 10B, and 14. Three other advisories remain in effect. Advisories are lifted for: • Station 1 — Lakeshore…
BP oil money restoration projects
It’s been over seven years since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, but money from BP continues to flow into the area. News 25’s Payton Malone met up with leaders of a few projects benefiting from the funds. The Deepwater Horizon…
Regulators close Mississippi Sound to swimming after Nate
Mississippi environmental regulators have closed the waters of the Mississippi Sound to swimming until water sampling resumes. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality made the announcement Monday following Hurricane Nate. Spokesman Robbie Wilbur says sampling will resume once debris is…
MDEQ Issues Closure for all Mississippi Gulf Coast Beaches
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued a closure Monday for all beaches across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The beaches are closed to access as a public health precaution until the hurricane debris is…
MDEQ Issues Round Island Warning
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is issuing a warning to boaters here on the coast. They are warning boaters to stay clear of the round Island Marsh Restoration Construction Project. That project is near Pascagoula and the warning is…
Chevron Projects Concern Pascagoula Residents
Future plans for the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula put residents in the area on high alert. A group of residents who identify themselves as the Cherokee Concerned Citizens attended tonight’s MDEQ public hearing to speak out against two proposed projects.…
Beach Closure after Sewage Leak
A segment of water in Long Beach is closed after a sewage leak caused by electrical failure at a lift station near South Island View Avenue today. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued the closure from South Lang Avenue…
Gasoline Spill at Pass Christian Harbor
Mechanical failure caused nearly 50 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto a dock at Pass Christian Harbor today. A truck was filling up a tank at the Pass Christian Harbor when the line blew, causing about 45 gallons of…
MDEQ Issues Four Water Contact Advisories; Five Other Advisories in Effect
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued four water contact advisories Wednesday for sampling stations 1, 7, 10B, and 11A. Advisories are still in effect for stations 3, 11, 12A, 14, and 15. Advisories…
MDEQ Issues Two Water Contact Advisories in Hancock County and One in Harrison County
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Friday for sampling stations 2 and 3 in Hancock County and one for station 12A in Biloxi. Advisories are still in effect for…
MDEQ Lifts Three Water Contact Advisories; Three Advisories in Effect
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted three water contact advisories for beach monitoring stations 1, 6, and 13A on Friday. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
MDEQ Lifts One Beach Water Contact Advisory
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory for one beach monitoring station on Wednesday. Water samples at this station show the area has attained acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently…
MDEQ Places Two More Beaches on Water Contact Advisory
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, placed water contact advisories for two beach monitoring stations on Friday. Water samples at these stations show the areas have exceeded acceptable bacteria levels. There are currently four…
MDEQ Lifts Four Water Contact Advisories; One Station Under Advisory
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted four water contact advisories Wednesday for beach monitoring stations 1, 2, 7A, and 9. Water samples at these stations show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels.…
MDEQ Lifts Two Water Contact Advisories
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted water contact advisories for two beach monitoring stations on Friday. Water samples at these station show the areas have attained acceptable bacteria levels. There is currently one…
MDEQ Issues Two Water Contact Advisories
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued two water contact advisories Tuesday. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas.…
Coast Beaches and Oyster Reef Closed Until Further Notice
Effective at 4 p.m. today, all local beaches and oyster reefs on the Gulf Coast have been closed until further notice.
MDEQ Hosts Public Comment Forum
Tonight the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality hosted an open forum.