2026-07-12 Mississippi Environmental News

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MDEQ in the News Public News Service • July 13, 2026 • 6:57 AM Restoration planned for Grand Butture Island in Mississippi Gulf Coast into Grand Bay in Alabama. Chris Wells, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, said the work will cover AL.com • July 12, 2026 • 1:00 PM Mississippi and Alabama want to restore island to create more shrimp, crab habitat from the Gulf states tasked with distributing funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement —allocated $55 million to restore Grand

Mississippi WLOX-TV • July 13, 2026 • 2:53 PM IMMS uses acoustic tags to track endangered sea turtles near fishing piers IMMS uses acoustic tags to track endangered sea turtles near fishing piers The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA • July 10, 2026 • 5:44 PM Dolphin that rode out Katrina on MS Coast has died at Atlantis Bahamas, nonprofit group says end of a long journey. The dolphin was first captured in the Mississippi Sound in July 1988 for the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Ceta WJTV-TV • July 12, 2026 • 5:57 PM Fire engulfs Delta Fuel building in downtown Natchez WTVA-TV • July 13, 2026 • 2:54 PM Tupelo plans to demolish old Jefferson Davis Hotel downtown The city of Tupelo plans to demolish the old Jefferson Davis Hotel in downtown, according to the city’s development services director. Taking The Kids • July 13, 2026 • 1:17 AM The Mississippi Lighthouse Still Guiding Boats After More Than 150 Years in 1848, the lighthouse was built to guide ships navigating the Mississippi Sound toward the Port of New Orleans. It also marked the narrow WTVA-TV • July 13, 2026 • 2:55 PM Minor storm damage in Tupelo on Thursday afternoon Storms on Thursday caused minor damage in Tupelo.

Regional The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA • July 13, 2026 • 12:00 PM Controversial Louisiana neoprene plant settles hazardous waste probe with feds for hazardous waste. The EPA says this process was never authorized; Denka began using a hazardous waste landfill in early 2023. EPA found The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA • July 10, 2026 • 11:00 AM Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser: Aerospace can drive better employment in La., but only if we invest in our workforce issues deeply important to Louisiana, from hurricane forecasting and coastal restoration to national defense and advanced manufacturing. I Gulf Coast GC • July 13, 2026 • 10:53 AM LaBelle sewage spill sparks environmental and health concerns He added, "The impacts to the ecosystem could be huge, could cause fish kills, could trigger an algae bloom. In addition to the human public Medium • July 11, 2026 • 2:43 AM When the Ocean Turns Electric Blue: Florida’s Rare “Cold Shock” Phenomenon Captivates North America life, particularly species accustomed to Florida’s typically warm waters. Fish kills, for example, are a known consequence of sudden cold

National The New York Times • July 09, 2026 • 10:02 PM Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch that the plant shutdown complied with regulations. The Braven plant closed after multiple unresolved hazardous waste management violations, WDAM-TV • July 12, 2026 • 8:13 PM Keystone Pipeline system’s operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill South Bow also would pay Kansas more than $3 million for environmental restoration projects under a proposed decree filed Friday in U.S. Associated Press • July 10, 2026 • 3:02 PM MidFirst Bank and The Nature Conservancy Celebrate $160,000 Milestone for Sustainability and Conservation Efforts PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PHILANTHROPY WOMEN MEN RECYCLING FUND RAISING ENVIRONMENT CONSUMER FINANCE SUSTAINABILITY SOURCE: MidFirst Bank Medium • July 10, 2026 • 9:02 AM Flooded Today, Thirsty Tomorrow: Understanding India’s Water Crisis in wastewater treatment plants where harmful chemicals, bacteria, and solid waste are removed. The treated water, though not suitable for The Palm Beach Post • July 10, 2026 • 5:42 PM Florida DOH issues alert for toxic blue-green in Lake Okeechobee 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. NPR • July 13, 2026 • 10:14 AM EV battery recycling has an economics problem. Colorado has a solution get recycled. If they're treated like trash, they become hazardous waste due to the risk of toxic leaching or dangerous fires. Treating them WVTF-FM & RADIO IQ • July 13, 2026 • 10:50 AM Scientists blamed heat, drought and pollution for massive fish kills in Virginia and Maryland find. Striped bass as well.” Wood says people could help to prevent fish kills by planting trees along waterways. “Trees are our greatest The National Academies of Sciences • July 13, 2026 • 1:41 PM Reimagining Plastics on America Recycles Day Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs Review