2026-07-06_Mississippi Environmental News

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MDEQ in the News Spot On Mississippi • July 05, 2026 • 6:46 AM Water Contact Advisory Lifted for Biloxi East Central Beach The Gazebo Gazette MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (GG) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring

Mississippi Sun Herald • July 02, 2026 • 1:28 AM South MS man fighting for his life after swimming, fishing in Coast waterways have cuts that bacteria might infiltrate. And they fish in the Mississippi Sound, but never swim there because bacteria counts can be high. Sun Herald • July 06, 2026 • 11:00 AM Deeper channel, bigger ships heralded for Gulfport’s port, but questions remain jobs at Island View Casino Resort, which leases port property on the Mississippi Sound. The 262 higher-paying maritime jobs that the port WJTV-TV • July 03, 2026 • 4:59 PM MDWFP announces 2026-27 hunting season dates, bag limits WXXV-TV • July 03, 2026 • 6:00 PM Fourth of July Firework shows across South Mississippi and Biloxi wraps up with the iconic Boom Boom Committee Fireworks show over the Mississippi Sound at 9 p.m. In Gulfport, Ignite the Night Jackson Jambalaya • July 05, 2026 • 10:18 PM Governor Makes Over 100 Appointments WTVA-TV • July 06, 2026 • 3:01 PM Storm cleanup continues in Tishomingo County Cleanup crews and residents across Tishomingo County spent Thursday removing downed trees, patching damaged roofs and clearing debris left behind by powerful storms that moved through the area Wednesday night. WTVA-TV • July 06, 2026 • 3:00 PM Friday storms packed punch for some people Friday's storms left behind major damage for some people and minor damage for others. WXXV-TV • July 03, 2026 • 4:06 PM Centers for Disease Control warns of flesh-eating bacteria CDC warns of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida and Mississippi

Regional Associated Press • July 02, 2026 • 1:02 PM Swarmer, Tekmara and Florida International University Explore Autonomous Drone Swarms for Coastal Restoration and Environmental Monitoring of autonomous drone swarms for environmental monitoring projects and coastal restoration. The collaboration will evaluate how autonomous The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate / NOLA • July 05, 2026 • 10:00 AM A plan to restore these wild Louisiana islands moves forward. 'Once in a lifetime.' underway at that point will continue, billions of dollars in new coastal restoration money will no longer be available in the future. The Warsaw Times-Union • July 02, 2026 • 8:08 PM New oil spill money is a welcome boost for coastal Alabama funding, intended to assist ongoing recovery efforts from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Mindy Flanigen/Getty Images) Sometimes, MySanAntonio.com • July 03, 2026 • 11:13 AM Big changes are coming to these Texas beaches with $27M upgrades to disaster relief funding approved by Congress after the 2019 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Renovations got underway in April and are The Waterways Journal • July 02, 2026 • 4:30 PM Pensacola Earns Second Approval for Port Expansion 1.5 billion in economic damages recovered from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. On June 22, the board approved the term sheet for the Merrill Foto News • July 06, 2026 • 7:45 AM A Florida oyster fishery and its community fight for their future rapidly recovered. But the state responded to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill by encouraging harvesters to grab what they could before Killeen Daily Herald • July 03, 2026 • 6:00 PM Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area on Gulf Coast expands by 2,500 Acres for the future of the Texas coast.” Established following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the RESTORE Act, provides Gulf Coast restoration

National Associated Press • July 02, 2026 • 5:17 PM Continental Battery Systems Turns Used Batteries into New Opportunities Through Recycling Program AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EV/ELECTRIC VEHICLES RECYCLING SUSTAINABILITY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY BATTERIES GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY The Galveston County Daily News • July 02, 2026 • 11:30 PM Guest commentary: Ocean On Tap programs offer a world of knowledge ecology and the long-term environmental recovery following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. There truly is something for everyone with an MSN.com • July 05, 2026 • 3:13 PM 'We don't trust companies': Ohio residents fear river pollution from proposed plastics plant detailed information from CCC about chemical use, hazardous waste, and potential effects on wastewater. WOUB reported that residents also EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency • June 30, 2026 • 1:56 PM EPA Announces $227 Million in Funding for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages to Improve Water Infrastructure reliable drinking water and will help them protect their environment from wastewater discharges. Federally recognized Tribes can use these