2025-11-07_Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News The Greeley Tribune • November 06, 2025 • 1:48 PM Explosion at Mississippi chemical plant causes ammonia leak, evacuations according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said in a post on X that " DNYUZ • November 06, 2025 • 11:11 AM Explosion at Mississippi plant sends large plume of yellow smoke into the air according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said in a post on X that " USTimesMirror • November 06, 2025 • 6:55 AM Explosion at Mississippi chemical plant prompts evacuations amid ammonia leak 49 were blocked in both directions. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said "air monitoring operations are underway and SuperTalk Mississippi Media • November 06, 2025 • 3:36 AM No injuries reported after explosion at Yazoo County ammonia plant Reeves. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, and the Mississippi Department of freedom969 • November 06, 2025 • 2:57 AM Emergency crews respond to ammonia leak at Mississippi fertilizer plant " the governor said. Personnel from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality were among various teams dispatched to the scene, The Mississippi Free Press • November 06, 2025 • 2:21 AM Yazoo City Residents Ordered to Shelter in Place After Explosion, Ammonia Leak the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Department of Public WSVN-TV • November 06, 2025 • 2:17 AM Explosion at Mississippi hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer causes ammonia leak, evacuations when the explosion took place was not immediately clear. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said in a post on X that "air The Vicksburg Post • November 06, 2025 • 12:59 AM Explosion causes chemical leak at Yazoo City plant; no immediate danger for Warren County is a possible ammonia leak at the plant. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and other agencies are responding to the scene.

Mississippi Cape Coral Living Magazine (PR Newswire) • November 06, 2025 • 12:45 PM Jacobs Expands Role in Jackson, Mississippi with New Wastewater Operations Contract Jacobs Expands Role in Jackson, Mississippi with New Wastewater Operations Contract Yahoo! News • November 05, 2025 • 5:11 PM Hattiesburg Zoo provides health update on giraffe Sue Ellen escaped monkey recovered deceased in Mississippi "The sand provides cushioning and creates a stable environment, preventing slipping and Northside Sun • November 05, 2025 • 6:29 AM Mississippi opioid settlement council stirs confusion as it evaluates grants requesting tens of millions of dollars told members that researchers have found no public health or law enforcement use for wastewater opioid data. But after some council members,

Regional DredgeWire • November 06, 2025 • 12:59 AM Louisiana restoration group hosts third Community Coastal Day to urge protection efforts model, which is used by scientists, engineers, students and more. Coastal restoration is a job for every field, concentration and interest, NewsBreak • November 05, 2025 • 3:40 AM Harris County Launches New Programs to Help Residents Reduce Waste and Support Sustainability experiences with landfill use. The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) created the 2022-2042 Regional Solid Waste Management Plan. The Te

National PicketFenceMedia • November 06, 2025 • 8:00 AM Residents Press for Sand over Seawalls at OCTA Coastal Rail Meeting too heavily on quick fixes instead of long-term coastal restoration. Environmental advocates and city officials echoed those concerns. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • November 06, 2025 • 5:28 AM To study how PFAS moves in the air, MPCA turns to pine needles problems. While agency scientists have widely studied the presence of PFAS in solid waste, soil, water, consumer products, and even fish, NFWF • November 06, 2025 • 3:13 AM Request for Quotations: Methods and Protocols for Calculating the Water Quantity and Quality Benefits of Conservation Projects changes in water-quantity and quality resulting from environmental restoration or conservation projects. Working closely and constructively NewsBreak • November 05, 2025 • 11:59 PM In the wake of a near-total fish kill, southwest Iowans wade into water testing catching a problem early on. "It is the community members that report the fish kills," Reese said. "They report if the water looks like it KTOO-FM • November 05, 2025 • 8:45 PM Alaska aims to regulate its own hazardous waste Alaska might soon regulate its own hazardous waste if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authorizes the Alaska Department of Recycling Today • November 05, 2025 • 4:55 PM APR relaunches Recycling Demand Champions Program postconsumer resin (PCR). The program also is supported by The Recycling Partnership . "At a time when virgin plastic prices are dropping