2026-03-19 Mississippi Environmental News

MDEQ in the News The Connection • March 18, 2026 • 4:32 PM A battle over data centers heats up along the Mississippi-Tennessee state line get its way. Angie Davis delivers a statement at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality public hearing held on Feb. 17, 2026, The Oxford Eagle • March 17, 2026 • 2:00 PM Open-pit dirt mining operation given OK the company has obtained its small mining permit from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and plans to pursue a full mining

Mississippi The Meridian Star • March 18, 2026 • 11:59 PM Lauderdale County moves forward with projects, grant applications " he said. The Board of Supervisors on Monday also discussed the upcoming solid waste Amnesty Day set for Saturday, April 18, at the WLOX-TV • March 18, 2026 • 11:33 PM Dozens of runners gather along Mississippi Sound for national marathon series WLOX) — Dozens of runners lined the shore of the Mississippi Sound Wednesday as part of Mainly Marathons, a national running series that X • March 16, 2026 • 10:21 PM Need some feel-good news for an everlasting Monday? Look no further, friends. 🤓 This happy moment comes courtesy of the 14th Mission Support Group (MSG) of Columbus Air Force Base (@Columbus_AFB) for their continued hard work keeping Mississippi beautiful. Last month, this team compl... Click to view full post

Regional The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA • March 19, 2026 • 11:00 AM Louisiana to spend $1.5 billion on coastal projects next fiscal year under new plan damage to the coastline. Most of that money is allocated for coastal restoration and shoreline protection efforts in Cameron Parish, in the Yahoo! News • March 18, 2026 • 5:10 PM Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority approves annual plan; advocates ask for clarity " "While roughly $700 million in funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were spent on those projects, Landry's cancellation decision WLOX-TV • March 18, 2026 • 4:17 PM Louisiana shuts down some oyster harvesting areas after oil spill raises contamination fears thought, from what happened with BP (British Petroleum's costly Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010), that they would have it more

National Yahoo! News • March 18, 2026 • 9:31 PM An empty Oakland industrial lot is set to become a $16.9 million waterfront park help correct that imbalance by bringing new shoreline access and environmental restoration to Oakland's flatlands." This article originally EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency • March 17, 2026 • 6:19 PM Administrator Zeldin Announces Proposal to Streamline Permitting Requirements for Incinerators Critical to Wildfire Prevention and Natural Disaster Recovery Waste Combustors (SMWC), Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator (CISWI), and Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI)—under CAA EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency • March 16, 2026 • 8:02 PM EPA Proposes Plan to Step Up Groundwater Cleanup at San Fernando Valley Superfund Site, Increasing Supply of Safe Drinking Water March 16, 2026 LOS ANGELES – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed plan to address a contaminated groundwater