by Associated Press Published: June 16,2013
Tags: accident, casino, cleanup, crude oil, death, diesel, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, fuel gasoline, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hoel, hospitality, lodging, loil, motel, natural gas, offshore drilling, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tar ball, tourism tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn’t difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn’t common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Tourist John Henson of Atlanta disagrees, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 6,2013
Tags: air pollution, environment, federal agency, federal government, guidance, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, pollution, regulation, regulatory, Senator
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have renewed their fight to halt the Environmental Protection Agency from using regulatory guidance to expand the scope of the Clean Water Act. Cochran and Wicker are cosponsoring the Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act (S.1006), which would prevent the EPA and U.S. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 6,2013
Tags: advisory, angl;er, angling, beach, contamination, environment, fish, fishing, health, outdoors, pollution, public health, public safety, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, water, water contact, water pollution, water quality
HARRISON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted two water contact advisories issued June 1 for stretches of Harrison County beach. Advisories were lifted on the following beach monitoring stations: • Station 10B — East Courthouse (from Courthouse Road east to Teagarden • Station 11A — [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 5,2013
Tags: advisory, angling, bacteria, beach, contaminant, contaminate, contamination, environment, fish, fishing, health, outdoors, pollutant, pollution, public health, safety, sand, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming, water, water contact, water pollution, water quality
GULFPORT — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted three water contact advisories issued May 31. The cleared stations are: • Station 8 — Gulfport West (from Maria Avenue east to Camp Avenue • Station 9 — Gulfport Harbor Beach (from 20th Avenue east to Thornton Avenue • [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 29,2013
Tags: advisory, angl;er, angling, contaminant, contaminate, contamination, fish, fishing, health, pollution, public health, public safety, sewage, sewer, state agency, swim, swimmer, swimming, wastewater, water, water pollution
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has issued a temporary water contact advisory for Joe’s Bayou near Felicity Street in Bay St. Louis. The advisory is issued due to a city-reported sewer spill, which occurred Sunday night from a malfunctioning pump station. The City of Bay St. Louis has stopped [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 27,2013
Tags: accident, crude oil, death, disaster, disaster revoery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, gas, gasoline, hospitality, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — There’s now a draft plan for using fines from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to restore the Gulf Coast’s natural resources and economy. But the document doesn’t include two items required by federal law: a 10-year allocation plan or a three-year priority list of projects and programs, The Times-Picayune [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 21,2013
Tags: chemical, ecosystem, environment, federal agency, hurricane, pollution, storm, tropical, Weather, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — As hurricane season approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Hazardous Weather Release Prevention and Reporting alert to remind facility operators of certain regulations that require minimization of chemical releases during process shutdown operations. This alert is designed to increase awareness among facility operators about their obligation to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 21,2013
Tags: agriculture, ecosystem, environment, exempt, exemtion, farm, farmer, farming, federal agency, federal government, legislation, legislative, legislator, p senator, pollution, water pollution, water quality, wildlife
WASHINGTON — Legislation to exempt small farms from Environmental Protection Agency fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA), according to a release from U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The Senate passed WRDA legislation (S.601), and with it also approved all the provisions included in the Farmers [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 12,2013
Tags: ecosystem, environment, fine, foodservice, penalty, pollutant, pollution, public health, state agency, wastewater, water pollution, water quality, wildlife
PEARL — A foodservice company is paying an $18,000 civil fine for dumping wastewater into Jackson’s sewer system for 11 years without a permit. Valley Services agreed in March to pay the fine to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. An order published by the department says the company’s Pearl facility has been discharging wastewater [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 10,2013
Tags: beach, fish, fishing, outdoors, pollution, public health, swim, swimmer, swimming, water, water quality
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted six water contact advisories for Coast beaches. The advisories have been lifted on: • Station 1 — Lakeshore (from the Silver Slipper to Poinset) • Station 2 — Buccaneer (near State Park Road) • Station 3 — [...] [...]
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