Scientists from Louisiana State University found a massive dead zone in the Mississippi Sound while conducting their annual survey in the Gulf of Mexico. The dead zone stretches from the Chandeleur ...

The Mississippi River drains about 41% of the nation's water systems into the Gulf of Mexico. The river itself begins at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and runs through 10 states before it reaches the Gulf.

Advocacy groups like the Mississippi Sound Coalition are raising awareness of the issues and working with lawmakers to create legislation to protect Gulf waters.

Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have traces of human medications — including powerful opioids, muscle relaxants, and sedatives — in their fat, according to a new study that is sounding the ...

Students, Gulf Coast community come together to try and save our Mississippi Sound. Samuel Hughes. Sun, July 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC. 6 min read.

The most productive reefs are in the western Mississippi Sound off the shores of Pass Christian. Some of those reefs have finally recovered from a disastrous 2019 opening of the Bonnet Carré ...

In the lawsuit, the Coalition states the Corps did not properly acquire a certain permit before opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway.

Limestone is blasted from a barge into the Mississippi Sound in 2011 as part of an effort to restore the oyster reefs. Credit: Tim Isbell/Sun Herald The majority of the material was sprayed in ...