Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality News

Heavy Rains from Gordon Cause Dam Breach in Mississippi

Officials said that a dam is breaching on the edge of Mississippi’s Delta region after heavy rains during Tropical Storm Gordon. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for parts of Carroll County downstream from Murdock Lake, where water …

Mississippi Ship Builder Error Causes Fuel Spill Into Pascagoula River

Hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a river in Mississippi after a mechanical error at a ship builder. WLOX-TV reported the fuel spilled into the mouth of the Pascagoula River from a ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding. The Mississippi …

Mississippi Town Sued by Environmental Group for Sewage Overflow

Sewage overflows during heavy rains have fouled a poor neighborhood in Centreville, Miss., for years because the city has failed to fix its sewage system, a lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit was filed against Centreville on Jan. 5 in federal court …