2026-02-02_Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News Mississippi Today • February 02, 2026 • 2:51 PM Gloster residents worry about health after Mississippi regulators allow more pollution from wood pellet plan WDAM-TV • January 31, 2026 • 1:50 AM Collins taking on multi-million dollar infrastructure projects in 2026 4.7 million project, paid for with a loan from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. "To have good streets to drive on and The Natchez Democrat • January 30, 2026 • 9:25 PM Federal bill signed by Trump funds Natchez State Street stormwater upgrades and has also received ARPA funds from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. This funding builds on other stormwater funding Federal Register • January 30, 2026 • 4:16 PM Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS s SIP Submission On September 3, 2019, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality submitted a SIP revision addressing CAA section The Meridian Star • January 29, 2026 • 10:48 PM Supervisors discuss striping for county roads, Long Creek Reservoir dam problems with the dam were first raised by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in 2008. The city in 2014 breached the The Natchez Democrat • January 29, 2026 • 10:01 PM Gloster residents worry about health with new Drax pollution limits residents first raised concerns about Drax in 2020 when the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality fined the facility $2.5 million

Mississippi WTVA-TV • February 02, 2026 • 3:04 PM Alcorn County EMA director updates on storm recovery efforts WLOX-TV • February 02, 2026 • 3:02 PM Public Safety Commissioner details response to winter storm that paralyzed North Mississippi The storm created widespread traffic jams and power outages. Mississippi Today • February 02, 2026 • 2:49 PM Mississippi lawmakers push nuclear power expansion legislation Mississippi Today • February 02, 2026 • 2:47 PM MEMA warns of 'huge gap' in disaster recovery funding SuperTalk Mississippi Media • February 02, 2026 • 2:22 PM Elon Musk sending more than 500 generators to Tippah County amid continued outages News Usa Today • February 01, 2026 • 6:59 PM Data Center Boom Comes to Mississippi – Site Selection Magazine time provided an environment for these big projects to happen." What does this influx of investment mean for the future of Mississippi? WXXV-TV • February 01, 2026 • 4:00 PM Two Coast ports receive federal funds WTOK-TV • January 31, 2026 • 11:30 PM Mississippi Forestry Commission supports winter storm recovery, begins damage assessments WLOX-TV • January 31, 2026 • 1:01 AM Gulf Coast Leaders discuss economic growth, restoration funds the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund during the meeting. "GCRF is broken," Lavers said. GCRF stands for the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. It was Magnolia State Live • January 29, 2026 • 12:18 PM Water crisis in Oxford: Major leak causing city to lose millions of gallons, prompting temporary service suspensions

Regional Yahoo! News • February 01, 2026 • 10:15 PM Tennessee residents celebrate state's plans to remove river dam: '[They are] drowning machines' The Peery's Mill Dam removal is promising for both environmental restoration and the livelihoods of local residents. As officials continue WALA-TV • February 01, 2026 • 6:51 PM Pensacola gets grant to transform Port, fuel creation of 2,000 jobs to manage funds recovered for economic damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Next Steps The city and Triumph will enter a WALA-TV • February 01, 2026 • 5:00 PM Improvements coming to marina in Mobile County Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA) directs offshore energy revenues to coastal restoration, conservation, and public access to water projects. MSN.com • February 01, 2026 • 4:34 PM How a New Orleans startup is recycling Louisiana's glass, and using it to rebuild lost wetlands How a New Orleans startup is recycling Louisiana's glass, and using it to rebuild lost wetlands Substack • January 30, 2026 • 2:03 PM I responded to oil spills for decades safeguards put in place after major spills such as the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spill disasters, it's clear to me we are far

National Associated Press • February 02, 2026 • 12:25 PM When forever chemicals contaminate drinking water, private well owners may be the last to know companies continued using the chemicals, which entered the environment through manufacturing wastewater, for years, even after scientific FundsforNGOs • February 02, 2026 • 9:47 AM Boosting Conservation Impact with the Rewilding Innovation Fund awarded to 79 projects, including studies on white-tailed eagles, coastal restoration initiatives, and drone-based habitat surveys. The fund The Express • February 02, 2026 • 9:18 AM Why too much phosphorus in America's farmland is polluting the country's water effects are increasingly visible in the form of algal blooms, fish kills and contamination of drinking water supplies. Farmers can measure Digitpatrox • February 02, 2026 • 8:07 AM Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations | America's toxic trade we will reduce the environmental footprint of our operations, continue strengthening local employment, [and] expand green areas," it said The Washington Post • January 31, 2026 • 11:00 AM Millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac. Here's what we know. and wildlife. Nutrients can drain oxygen quickly and contribute to fish kills and harmful algae blooms.Some wildlife experts are worried The Clarion-Ledger • January 30, 2026 • 9:31 PM 'Vile and putrid' sewage floods East Coast river after pipe break as a Riverkeeper, noting such a spill could lead to harmful algal blooms and fish kills," said Dean Naujoks, of the Potomac Riverkeeper, Associated Press • January 30, 2026 • 5:43 PM RES Wins National Award for Historic River Restoration industrial services, water & wastewater equipment, air quality & pollution control equipment, hazardous waste management, resource recovery, Sun Herald • January 30, 2026 • 12:00 PM Is New York City getting its composting program right? on the estimated $215 million per year that the city spends exporting solid waste to landfills and incinerators. The city's Department of