GULFPORT, Miss. - The Port of Gulfport has plans to place a military storage station in a North Gulfport neighborhood, called Turkey Creek, but residents have pushed back against it for years.
Now, they are looking to appeal the water quality certification issued by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) that would allow this project to happen.
In the afternoon of Nov. 1, members of EECHO (Education, Economics, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization) will go to the Mississippi Court of Appeals in Jackson to appeal the certification, alleging it contains legal deficiencies and harmful effects to the historic Black neighborhood.
The Port plans to build an ammunition storage facility, EECHO members believe the placement in the neighborhood would increase flooding, risk toxic exposure from a contaminated groundwater site, and for potentially explosive military equipment in the community.
WLOX reached out to the Port of Gulfport, but they declined to comment on the ongoing litigation. (WLOX 10/31/23) Residents continue fight against Port of Gulfport project in Gulfport neighborhood, now appealing MDEQ permit (wlox.com)
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