The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Office of Pollution Control (OPC) is in the process of reorganizing its structure to better serve facilities in the state, enhance efficiency, and…
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Mississippi Offers Restoration Contracting Workshop
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Office of Restoration and Office of Community Engagement Small Business Environmental Assistance Program are offering a workshop next month on restoration contracting. The…
Mississippi Selects Finalists in Beach Outfalls Challenge
This week, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality announced six finalist teams in the Mississippi Beach Outfalls Challenge, selected from among 12 semi-finalists. The goal of the Challenge is to…
Mississippi Work with Local Governments Yields Record Brownfields Funding
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced in late May that U.S. EPA has awarded a record nine Brownfields grants to entities in the state. The amount awarded totals…
Mississippi Set to Issue Daily Ozone Forecasts
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issues daily ozone forecasts from April 1 to October 31 for DeSoto County, the Jackson Metro area, and the Gulf Coast. These forecasts keep…
Mississippi DEQ Program Recognizes Companies for Positive Impacts
The Mississippi Department of Envioronmental Quality (MDEQ) enHance program recognizes environmental leaders in the state that make a commitment to ongoing environmental improvement. One of these – Toyota Mississippi –…
Mississippi Convenes Delta Water Conservation Summit
The Mississippi Governor’s Delta Sustainable Water Resources Task Force this month will host an Irrigation and Water Conservation summit aimed at educating participants on ways to increase profit margins while…
Mississippi Announces Beach Outfalls Challenge
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced this week a Beach Outfalls Challenge, aimed at addressing the water quality impact of beach outfalls along the Mississippi Sound, by soliciting…
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…
Mississippi Receives First Planning Grant from RESTORE Council
Gary Rikard, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), announced today that the State of Mississippi will receive a planning grant to develop projects and programs in…
