2026-07-20 Mississippi Environmental News

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MDEQ in the News The Cool Down • July 19, 2026 • 6:35 PM Mississippi board greenlights Lafayette County asphalt plant permits, despite months of pushback What happened? The Oxford Eagle reported that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board unanimously voted Tuesday to Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • July 17, 2026 • 4:48 PM USACE Vicksburg District to conduct vegetation management at Arkabutla Lake mission. The herbicide application has been coordinated with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Steel Market Update • July 17, 2026 • 10:16 PM Aluminum Dynamics sets Mississippi site for relocated recycled slab center to state permit records. The project, identified in Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) records as “Project Phoenix,” Northside Sun • July 17, 2026 • 1:02 PM Newsworthy: NEXTECH PARTNERS targeted, and more difficult to detect. According to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, electronic waste (e-waste) is one

Mississippi WLBT-TV • July 20, 2026 • 2:49 PM Vicksburg residents gather for protest against new data center project On Saturday morning, Vicksburg residents gathered to protest the new Amazon Web Services data center to be built in Warren County. WTOK-TV • July 20, 2026 • 3:03 PM Students cap conservation camp by pulling tires, trash from Pascagoula River Students cap conservation camp by pulling tires, trash from Pascagoula River SuperTalk Mississippi Media • July 20, 2026 • 2:27 PM A plan equal to the threat: Protecting Mississippi's deer herd from CWD - SuperTalk Mississippi Every generation of Mississippians inherits something they did not build and owes something they will never fully see. Our white-tailed deer herd is one such WTOK-TV • July 20, 2026 • 3:02 PM Lauderdale County gives statement on Compass Data Center The Compass project also positions Lauderdale County as a leader in one of the fastest growing industries in the world. SuperTalk Mississippi Media • July 17, 2026 • 10:56 PM Siemens Energy breaks ground on $300 million facility in Rankin County Mississippi Today • July 20, 2026 • 2:35 PM Proposed weir rehabilitation aims to restore East Pearl River SuperTalk Mississippi Media • July 17, 2026 • 11:24 PM Mississippi seeking federal assistance for 8 counties affected by Tropical Storm Arthur WXXV-TV • July 18, 2026 • 3:51 AM Inside the South Mississippi facility helping to improve weather forecasts WXXV-TV • July 18, 2026 • 6:00 PM Bollinger Shipyards opens advanced Workforce Training Center in Gulfport to expand America’s maritime industrial base WXXV-TV • July 17, 2026 • 11:00 PM Gulfport leaders celebrate grand opening of new Hampton Inn by Hilton Hotel

Regional The Palm Beach Post • July 17, 2026 • 6:45 PM Florida DOH issues alert for continuing Lake Okeechobee toxic algae online or via its toll-free hotline at 855-305-3903. Report fish kills to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute at 800-636-0511. Upworthy • July 17, 2026 • 8:28 PM Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good. to overharvesting, but also to human-caused disasters like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . While no single project can undo decades of AL.com • July 17, 2026 • 2:08 PM Navy chooses - again - to have nuclear carrier scrapped in Mobile in 2025, the Chamber had no comment . The Modern American Recycling Services of Alabama yard south of downtown Mobile is seen at right in Bradenton Herald • July 20, 2026 • 11:48 AM New funding boosts SW Florida oyster reef restoration habitat. ORE received a $244,842 grant from the Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund to support oyster reef restoration projects in the AOL • July 17, 2026 • 9:03 PM Traces Of Red Tide Organism Detected In Single East Coast Florida Sample from Southwest or Northwest Florida during the same period. No fish kills or instances of respiratory irritation suspected to be linked to

National 828NewsNOW • July 19, 2026 • 2:00 PM NC reaches $1 billion milestone for Helene water infrastructure recovery billion through the EPA to improve water infrastructure, restore rivers, conduct brownfield assessments and support hazardous waste cleanup. AOL • July 19, 2026 • 11:57 AM From Cuba, new clues to coral reef survival recover naturally. Meanwhile, a newly approved three-year coastal restoration initiative will build on earlier work restoring mangroves and The Meridian Star • July 18, 2026 • 2:35 AM New Focus on Wastewater Efficiency Brings Sludge Management Into the Spotlight Sludge Management When wastewater treatment falls short in managing semi-solid waste, harmful contaminants can escape into the environment, Targeted News Service (Print Edition) • July 19, 2026 • 5:00 AM EPA seeks proposals for FY27 Brownfields Job Training Grants News ServiceWASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of FY27 Brownfields Job Training MSN.com • July 18, 2026 • 9:40 PM US recycling isn't just about trash — it already supports 603,000 jobs nationwide jobs. If a fully circular system that includes reuse, repair, composting, and recycling were put into action, it could create 200 times the WLOX-TV • July 20, 2026 • 2:56 PM U.S. senator looks to hold Canadian government responsible for wildfire smoke. Here’s how A United States senator is threatening legislative action against Canada over the wildfire smoke choking the Midwest. WLBT-TV • July 20, 2026 • 2:47 PM Tropical Storm Fausto forms off Mexico’s Pacific as tropical depression swirls in Gulf of Mexico The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving to the west-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph). WCBI-TV • July 17, 2026 • 10:06 PM Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze