by MBJ Staff Published: October 16,2012
Tags: beach, closure, ecology, ecosystem, environment, pollution, public health, sewage, sewer, state agency, wastewater, wildlife
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has lifted a temporary water contact advisory issued Sept. 24 for Joe’s Bayou near Felicity Street in Bay St. Louis. The advisory was issued due to a sewer spill from a malfunctioning pump station. The advisory covered Joe’s Bayou and adjacent waters in the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 2,2012
Tags: carbon footprint, commercial, ecology, environment, green, mall, pollution, real estate, recycling, retail, sustainability, sustainable
RIDGELAND — Simon Property Group Inc., a retail real estate company, has won two recent awards for its commitment to sustainability issues. Simon properties in Ridgeland include Northpark Mall. For the second consecutive year, SPG has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) with inclusion in its select Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). Once [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 25,2012
Tags: contaminate, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fabricate, fabrication, fabricator, fine, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, pollution, portable toilet, sewage, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding, state agency, waste, wildlife
PASCAGOULA — Ingalls Shipbuilding has paid a $33,775 fine after a portable toilet dumped untreated waste into the East Pascagoula River for more than six years. Spokesman Bill Glenn says that the toilet station was connected to a storm drain at the Pascagoula shipyard after 2005′s Hurricane Katrina, instead of to the sewer system. The [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has expressed strong concerns about funding recommendations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its “lack of emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico.” At a hearing to review FY2013 budget requests for the Department of Commerce, Cochran challenged recommendations to terminate NOAA research programs [...] [...]
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