EarthCents - Environment

Mississippi Power employees have a long-standing record of being environmental-minded. More than 100 employees have jobs directly responsible for maintaining environmental compliance with all federal and state regulations. In addition, hundreds more volunteer to participate in and/or lead grassroots efforts that support the following environmental stewardship programs:

 Great American Cleanup

 Replant South Mississippi

 Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

 Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Amnesty Days

 Wolf River Conservation Society

 Pascagoula River Basin Alliance

 East Mississippi Foothills Land Trust

 Mississippi Land Trust for the Coastal Plain

 Adopt-A-Beach

 Adopt-A-Stream

 Longleaf Trace

 Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival

 Pascagoula River Audubon Center

 Coastal Beach Cleanup

 Pascagoula River Bass Restocking Project

 Renew Our Rivers:

Pascagoula River, Biloxi River, Chunky River, Tchoutacabouffa River, Jourdan River, Wolf River, Okatoma Creek, Turkey Creek, Brickyard Bayou, Deer Island and Sand Island

Because of this employee dedication to preserving the environments in which we live and play, Mississippi Power and its employees have been recognized with state, regional and national awards, including:

 2008 Mississippi Wild Life Federation Corporate Citizen of the Year

 2007 and 2008 Keep America Beautiful awards

 2003-2008 Keep Mississippi Beautiful awards

 2007 EPA Presidential Volunteer Service Award

 2006 and 2008 EPA Gulf Guardian awards