Mississippi joins lawsuit over beach renourishment, but Alabama demurs | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com

Mississippi joins lawsuit over beach renourishment, but Alabama demurs | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com: "Florida's fight with property owners over a beach renourishment project has attracted support from 26 other states, including Mississippi.

The case, which the U.S. Supreme Court will consider Wednesday, pits a group of property owners in the Panhandle against the state's Department of Environmental Protection. The homeowners argue that the project, which brought in sand to battle erosion in Walton County in 2007, created what amounts to a public beach beyond their properties."