MDEQ protesting EPA’s decision about DeSoto County
by MBJ Staff Published: December 13,2011
Tags: air pollution, air quality, county government, environment, federal government, ozone, pollution, state government
DESOTO COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is objecting to a recent announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to include part of DeSoto County in the Memphis ozone non-attainment area. The EPA announced a proposal to include the urban areas of DeSoto County and Crittenden County, Ark., in the Memphis ozone [...] [...]
