Mississippi Sound Coalition Press Coverage

Welcome to our Press Coverage page where we share a comprehensive collection of in-depth articles, news features, and media coverage underscoring the efforts and impact of the Mississippi Sound Coalition, the organization dedicated to saving our sound. Explore how we’re making waves in the fight for innovative and effective changes to ensure a cleaner, healthier Mississippi Sound.

Key Articles for Reference

08/08/24 – Low-oxygen ‘Dead Zone East’ mapped from Mississippi River’s mouth to Mobile

06/12/24 – Researchers urge intervention to save Mississippi oyster reefs

04/16/18 – River Divisions Won’t Save Shrinking Mississippi River Coastline

Press Releases

01/08/24 – Miss. Sound Coalition Says U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wrong About Bonnet Carré Spillway’s Impact on Mississippi Oysters and Marine Life

01/22/24 – Mississippi Sound Coalition Files Legal Action

04/24/24 – Mississippi Sound Coalition Fires Back at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2024

National and Regional News Media

06/12/24 – Researchers urge intervention to save Mississippi oyster reefs

02/26/24 – FOX 8 NOLA – Five-year Army Corps study could lead to big changes along mighty Mississippi River

02/19/24 – Insurance Journal — Endangered Dolphins

02/14/24 – Law.com — Litigation Surge – Environmental | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

02/01/24 – Seven Seas Media — Mississippi Sound Coalition Files Legal Action vs. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

01/25/24 – USA Today — Army Corps of Engineers failed to protect dolphins in 2019 spillway opening, lawsuit says

01/24/24 – Yahoo News — Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans

01/24/24 – AP News — Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans

01/24/24 – AP News Video -Dolphin deaths prompt lawsuit against Corps of Engineers over river spillway in Mississippi

01/24/24 – Newsday — Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans

01/24/24 – The Seattle Times — Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans

01/23/24 – Magnolia Tribune — Coast Coalition Files Complaint Against Army Corps Over Effects To Dolphins From Bonnet Carré Release

01/22/24 – Bloomberg Law ($) — Mississippi River Diversion Hurt Bottlenose Dolphins, Groups Say

Mississippi Coast News Media

07/01/24 – WLOX – “Farm to Trouble” series highlights Mississippi Sound Coalition’s long term mission

05/14/24 – WLOX – Mississippi Sound Coalition working to stop Mid-Breton sediment diversion project in Louisiana

03/11/24 – Mississippi State — MSU-led Northern Gulf Institute to highlight Mississippi Sound research at March 14 public forum

03/10/24 – WLOX — Dolphin deaths, strandings increasing since 2019 Bonnet Carré Spillway opening

03/05/24 – WLOX — Institute for Marine Mammal Studies holds annual dolphin standing workshop training.

02/28/24 – U.S. Army Corps of Engineering Lower Mississippi River Study Meeting

Mississippi Today – Army Corps embarks on Lower Mississippi River ‘Mega Study,’ wants public input

02/23/24 – Mississippi Sound Coalition Briefing

Biloxi News – Mississippi Sound Coalition briefs local Coast business leaders

02/22/24 – Sun Herald ($) — MS Sound ‘will be a dead sea’ unless Coast unites on flood policy, business leaders warned

02/22/24 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition briefs local Coast business leaders

01/29/24 – SuperTalk — Mississippi Sound Coalition blames Army Corps of Engineers for harming dolphins on Gulf Coast

01/28/24 – WLOX – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public input meeting draws mixed reaction from attendees

01/28/24 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition disputes Army Corps of Engineers’ Bonnet Carré Spillway findings | Robert Wiygul – News This Week

01/26/24 – MPB Radio — Mississippi Sound Lawsuit Mention

01/22/24 – Sun Herald ($) — Army Corps needs to stop killing & maiming dolphins for flood control, MS lawsuit says

01/22/24 – WXXV — Mississippi Sound Coalition files lawsuit against Army Corps to protect marine mammals

01/22/24 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition files legal actions against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in efforts to protect the Mississippi Sound

01/22/24 – WXXV — Mississippi Sound Coalition files lawsuit against Army Corps to protect marine mammals

01/18/24 – WXXV — Tracking the impact of the Bonnet-Carre Spillway on Mississippi’s seafood

01/24/24 – WLOX interview with Gerald Blessey — Mississippi Sound Coalition releases rebuttal of Bonnet Carré Spillway 2019 openings

01/09/24 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition disputes Army Corps of Engineers’ Bonnet Carré Spillway findings

01/08/24 – Sun Herald ($) — Army Corps downplays spillway openings that killed dolphins & oysters, MS Coast group says

01/08/24 – WXXV — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Bonnet-Carré Spillway caused “minor” impact, Mississippi Sound Coalition disagrees

2023

National and Regional News Media

03/22/23 – Propublica — Mississippi Has Invested Millions of Dollars to Save Its Oysters. They’re Disappearing Anyway

02/23/23 – NOLA.com ($) — Oysters in Mississippi Sound at risk from Louisiana diversion plan, study says

Mississippi Coast News Media

12/13/23 – WXXV — Southern Miss forms team to study effects of Bonnet Carré Spillway

12/06/23 – Sun Herald ($) MS is granting private oyster leases to 15 businesses. Could it save the Coast industry?

12/04/23 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition contracts approved for research

03/07/23 – Diamondhead Ordinance Support for MS Sound Coalition

07/17/23 – WLOX — La. Lt. Governor, Mississippi Sound Coalition joining to prevent more damage to coastal waters

06/28/23 – WLOX, YOUTUBE — Sound Coalition advocating for better input regarding future spillway openings

03/22/23 – Army Corps of Engineers appeals court ruling on Bonnet Carré Spillway openings

02/09/23 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition Looking for Community Support

02/03/23 – WLOX — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hoseman speaks with MS Sound Coalition on Bonnet Carre Spillway

02/03/23 – WXXV — Mississippi Sound Coalition meeting on Bonnet Carre Spillway

01/25/23 – WXXV — The Mississippi Sound Coalition met to discuss their future plans following the U.S. District Court’s ruling last Wednesday.

01/25/23 – WLOX — Long road still lies ahead for Mississippi Sound Coalition in Bonnet Carre Spillway

01/19/23 – Sun Herald ($) — Judge rules Army Corps broke law with Bonnet Carré Spillway openings in Mississippi

2020

Mississippi Coast News Media

01/15/20 – WXXV — Mississippi Sound Coalition meets

01/14/20 – WXXV — Mississippi Sound Coalition meeting

2019

National and Regional News Coverage

05/31/19 – New York Times ($) – Army Corps Under Fire: In a Flood, It Released More Water

Mississippi Coast News Media

12/26/19 – Sun Herald — Mississippi Coast cities, counties sue Army Corps over Bonnet Carré as new threat looms

12/23/19 – Coast Lawsuit Filed Against Army Corps MRC

12/16/19 – WXXV — IMMS Director Dr. Moby Solangi Appointed to Serve As Chair for Mississippi Sound Coalition

11/10/19 – Mississippi Today — Gulf Coast leaders form coalition to protect Mississippi Sound after devastating spillway openings

10/16/19 – WLOX — Mississippi Sound Coalition set to protect South Mississippi

09/26/19 – Sun Herald ($) — Fisheries disaster declared in Gulf states over Bonnet Carré opening, river flooding

08/14/19 – Sun Herald ($) — The power to open Bonnet Carré spillway rests 200 miles from ‘struggling’ Gulf Coast

07/22/19 – Sun Herald ($) — After 118 days, Corps of Engineers will start to close Bonnet Carré Spillway

07/16/19 – Sun Herald ($) — The effects of algae bloom will be felt on the Coast far past the summer, DMR says

07/07/19 – Sun Herald ($) — All beaches along the Mississippi Coast are closed as algae blooms spread

07/03/19 – Sun Herald ($) — When will the Bonnet Carré Spillway close? Army Corps announces time frame.

06/04/19 – Sun Herald ($) — Protecting Louisiana cities is causing big problems in Mississippi waters, Coast mayors say

06/10/19 – WXXV — USM Researchers Examining Bonnet Carre Spillway’s Effects on Mississippi Sound

05/31/19 – WXXV — Fisherman outraged by freshwater impact on the Mississippi Sound

05/30/19 –WXXV — Freshwater in the Mississippi Sound Causing Concern for Shrimp Season

05/28/19 – MDMR Bonnet Carre Spillway Update

04/19/19 – Sun Herald ($) — Dolphins, endangered sea turtles, oysters dying as fresh water invades Mississippi Sound

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