MDEQ closes more beaches along the Mississippi Coast due to algal bloom
From MDEQ: Jackson, Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, issued additional closures Sunday for two beach stations (Station 19 and Station 20) in Jackson County due to a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) extending into those areas. The previous closures issued for 19 other beach stations in Hancock County, Harrison County, and… Read more →