EPA division renamed Gulf of America; lease canceled in Gulfport, DOGE says. What’s next?

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulfport-based office has been rebranded from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America Division, but it might not be around much longer — at least in its current location.

The division’s lease is on 8,608 square feet of office space overlooking the Mississippi Sound on the 12th floor of the Hancock Whitney Bank building downtown. The federal Department of Government Efficiency has listed the lease as one of almost 800 being terminated nationwide.

DOGE lists the annual cost of the Gulfport lease at $198,250, saying cancellation would save $82,604…

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