Harrison County, Mississippi supervisors voted unanimously last Tuesday on a resolution opposing oil or gas exploration or drilling any closer than 12 nautical miles south of the barrier islands, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore just off the county’s coastline. The resolution will go on to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), which is drawing up plans for development of the state’s offshore resources in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
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Coastal Mississippians Condemn Close-in GOM Drilling
Harrison County, Mississippi supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday on a resolution opposing oil or gas exploration or drilling any closer than 12 nautical miles south of the barrier islands, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore just off the county’s coastline. The resolution will go on to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), which is drawing up plans for development of the state’s offshore resources in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
June 2, 2005
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