2026-08-03 Mississippi Environmental News

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MDEQ in the News WTOK-TV • July 31, 2026 • 11:56 PM xAI announces fourth data center; turbines to be removed from Southaven site is expected to wrap up by July 2027. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has outlined rules xAI must follow going forward: WHBQ-TV • July 31, 2026 • 11:42 PM Turbines can continue operating in Southaven as SpaceXAI construction faces delays, docs show docs show An agreed order between Space XAI and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) reveals the company's Southaven SuperTalk Mississippi Media • July 31, 2026 • 5:25 PM SpaceXAI removing temporary turbines from Southaven data center SpaceX and xAI, has reached an agreement with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to begin the process of removing the 69 Gizmodo • August 01, 2026 • 2:55 PM SpaceX Agrees to Remove Temporary Gas Turbines at Colossus Data Center By 2027 that it had entered into an agreement with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality establishing a timeline for removing all 69 Mississippi Today • July 31, 2026 • 7:39 PM State sets dates to retire temporary xAI turbines but allows some to go past original deadline Sun Herald • July 31, 2026 • 7:49 PM Be careful which MS Coast beach you go to. 6 are now under water-contact advisory or sewers that leak through the stormwater system and into the Mississippi Sound. The Department of Environmental Quality tests every beach MSN.com • August 02, 2026 • 12:50 PM SpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators seems that SpaceXAI has finally settled into an agreement with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. It’s if the 1.2GW power

Mississippi Associated Press • July 30, 2026 • 5:32 PM ArcelorMittal Calvert Joins Alliance Gulf Star Program By combining hands-on STEM education with meaningful environmental restoration projects, this program gives students the opportunity to

Regional Yahoo! News • August 03, 2026 • 9:41 AM New Mexico pueblos land $2.1M to expand recycling and composting in communities where disposal options are limited. Better recycling and composting infrastructure can reduce the amount of material that Yahoo! News • August 02, 2026 • 10:55 AM Alabama county opens a 3rd hard-to-recycle center, with plans for 3 more Photo Credit: Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Baldwin County Baldwin County, Alabama, is taking a simple approach to boost recycling: The Meridian Star • July 30, 2026 • 7:53 PM CCA Louisiana, ConocoPhillips and LDWF Launch Habitat Restoration at Historic Pelto Island "Sulphur Mine" to strengthen Louisiana's coast. By contributing our coastal restoration expertise and working alongside CCA Louisiana and other partners,

National Yahoo! News • July 31, 2026 • 1:00 AM Feds turn over Alaska hazardous waste management to state government for hazardous waste regulation and management. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska is now in charge of hazardous waste