Mississippi upgraded its Beach Monitoring Program website and created resources to make water quality information more available to the public.
Mississippi
Letter from ECOS President Chris Wells
This letter from ECOS President Chris Wells, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, highlights priorities for the association for 2025-26, including:
ECOS Press Release on the Election of 2025-26 Officers
At the ECOS 2025 Fall Meeting, ECOS announced the election of new officers.
ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, Fiscal Years 2020 to 2023
This Green Report analyzes and discusses state environmental agency budget funding from FY2020-FY2023.
Mississippi Enhances Beach Water Monitoring
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is stepping up its monitoring of beach water by collecting information and making it instantly accessible to both the public and decision-makers. With…
ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA on the FY26 President’s Budget Preliminary Request and Discretionary Funding Cuts to Categorical Grants
In this letter, sent on May 3, the ECOS Officers voiced concern about the May 2 FY2026 President’s Budget preliminary request for U.S. EPA’s discretionary funding and the potential policy…
ECOS Green Report on States and Sustainable Materials Management: Accelerating the Circular Economy
This ECOS Green Report showcases seven recent and ongoing state Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) initiatives and highlights their environmental and economic benefits. Covered topics include reuse of dredged material in…
Press Statement on Election of New Officers for 2025
This ECOS press release announces the election of a new Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer for 2025.
State Innovation Video 2024: Mississippi Environmental Classroom on Social Media
Mississippi launched an initiative to expand the reach of one of the state’s most popular environmental education programs, redesigning it for additional use on social media testing.
Mississippi Marsh Restoration Yields Healthier Reef and Shoreline
Mississippi DEQ reused dredged material to protect the Hancock County Marsh Coastal Preserve, create new marsh, and restore subtidal oyster reefs.
