Environmental Education
Environmental Education is aligned with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s (MDEQ) goal of maintaining an adequate level of outreach to ensure citizens, businesses, and communities engage in behaviors that both protect the health of and preserve Mississippi’s environment. The MDEQ’s Office of Community Engagement (OCE) offers an environmental education outreach platform through the office’s Environmental Justice (EJ) and Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs (SBEAP). Both programs collaborate with other internal programs that create opportunities for knowledge and interest in environmental stewardship. As a result, businesses, communities, government officials, and schools are provided essential environmental tools to help protect the State’s natural resources.
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM):
The OCE supports STEM by working with the agency’s internal programs to make interactive STEM activities available to students. Students get to engage across multiple disciplines while investigating, learning processes, and problem-solving. They gain knowledge that can encourage environmental stewardship and spark curiosity in STEM careers.
The collaboration between OCE and other internal programs has provided speakers, science fairs judges, interactive booths at collegiate and community events, and provided guided lab tours as well as hands-on educational training at the agency’s lab.
View the following links to learn more about the OCE’s STEM activities and careers at MDEQ.
OCE Training Presentations
Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
- Contractor Outreach
- Restoration Contracting Workshop 07.13.2017
- MDEQ Small Business Workshop MDA 7.13.2017
- Federal Contracting Programs with All Small Mentor-Protege Program 11.16.2016
- Child Care Workshop May 2015 Part I, Part II, Part III
Environmental Education & Training
- Air Pollution And Risk To Public Health
- Air Quality, Energy And Sustainability
- Community Preparedness
- Engaging Citizen Scientists In Marine Debris Research and Outreach
- Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Update
- Mississippi Air Quality
- Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program And Coastal Fish Consumption Advisories
- Our Policy: To Be A Responsible Corporate Citizen In Protecting The Environment
- Pascagoula Refinery: Our Long-Term Commitment
- Resources For Solid Waste Management
- Social Dimensions Of Nutrient Reduction: State Level Progress
- Steps Coalition