MDEQ Announces Restoration Projects


The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced a list of 19 new restoration projects during the Mississippi Restoration Summit in Biloxi on Tuesday. When implemented, these projects will add more than $83 million to the total already being spent on restoration projects in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

MDEQ to Host Mississippi Restoration Summit on November 14 Public Welcome to Attend


The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will host the second annual Mississippi Restoration Summit on November 14 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi. The public is invited to learn about current restoration projects in Mississippi and the announcement of new projects for 2017. Registration to attend the Restoration Summit is not required.

MDEQ Lifts Advisory for Station 11 in Gulfport


The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, lifted a water contact advisory Wednesday for Station 11 (Gulfport East Beach). A closure remains in effect for Station 15 (Shearwater Beach in Ocean Springs).

Ozone Results Again Show the Quality of Mississippi’s Air


The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced today that the 2017 Ozone Season ended on October 31 without any counties in Mississippi exceeding the current ozone standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ozone levels have continued a downward trend in the last 10 years dropping well below EPA’s current standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb).