Mississippi Sound Coalition Manager Gerald Blessey talks about Bonnet Carre Spillway
Every time the U.S. Corps of Engineers opens the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana to deal with Mississippi River flooding, it’s an environmental and economic…
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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after dozens were killed or sickened in 2019 following the prolonged opening of a spillway used for flood control. U.S. District…
Mississippi Sound Coalition holding public information meeting
The Mississippi Sound Coalition is set to hold a public information meeting in Pascagoula. The agenda includes the impacts of Bonnet Carre Spillway on South Mississippi. Jackson County residents…
Mississippi Sound Coalition files lawsuit against Army Corps to protect marine mammals
The Mississippi Sound Coalition has officially filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is now the second lawsuit to be filed about the Bonnet Carre Spillway.…
Tracking the impact of the Bonnet-Carre Spillway on Mississippi's seafood
What is the Bonnet Carre Spillway? The Mississippi Sound Coalition is in a legal battle with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the opening of the Bonnet-Carre Spillway…
Mississippi Sound Coalition meeting on Bonnet Carre Spillway
The Mississippi Sound Coalition held a special meeting this afternoon. The Harrison County supervisor’s conference room was filled with several Coast and statewide leaders to discuss the next…
Mississippi Sound Coalition meets following U.S District Court ruling
The Mississippi Sound Coalition met to discuss their future plans following the U.S. District Court’s ruling last Wednesday. On January 18th, the U.S. District Court ruled that…
Mississippi Sound Coalition meets
The Mississippi Sound Coalition met this morning to discuss the state of the Coast and Mississippi Sound. 2019 marked a time of trials for many on the Mississippi Coast with the openings of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and subsequent algal…
Mississippi Sound Coalition meeting
Representatives from the 12 city and county governments across the Coast will be at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies tomorrow morning. It’s the regular meeting of the Mississippi Sound Coalition. During this meeting the group will take up a…
IMMS Director Dr. Moby Solangi Appointed to Serve As Chair for Mississippi Sound Coalition
He's been a familiar face if you've lived here in South Mississippi for any period of time-protector of marine life, the local environment, and most recently, one of the most vocal about the local impact on the unprecedented, back-to-back openings…