DEQ to Hold Asbestos and Lead Workshop May 23
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is going to hold a free workshop about asbestos and lead regulations on May 23. It will summarize changes in asbestos...
View ArticleTwo Environmental Groups Asking For Federal Takeover Of State Department of...
Two environmental groups are asking the federal government to take over the state Department of Environmental Quality. The request is sparked by four accidents over the past two months.
View ArticleAudit: Waste tire program not tightly monitored
A new audit says the state Department of Environmental Quality didn't have proper controls over a state program meant to keep tires from being dumped illegally, allowing overpayments.The report from...
View ArticleChemical company says March fire was unexpected
GEISMAR — A Houston-based chemical company contends it should not be penalized for a March plant fire at its vinyl chloride complex here because an unexpected and unprecedented chemical chain reaction...
View ArticleDEQ demands timeline on benzene spill
State officials want to know exactly when ExxonMobil Chemical Plant staff knew that the amount of released naphtha, which includes benzene, was much higher than originally reported in the wake of a...
View ArticleStagnant swamp water causes odor in Bayou Manchac
State officials say a stinky smell reported from Bayou Manchac last week stems from stagnant swamp water in Spanish Lake that heavy rains pushed into the bayou.Rodney Mallett, Louisiana Department of...
View ArticleOfficials say diesel found in liquefied swampland
State officials say preliminary slurry water samples pulled from the acre of swampland that liquefied into muck over the weekend indicate the presence of small amounts of diesel hydrocarbons.The pond...
View ArticleDEQ fines helps purchase new equipment
Criminal fines are allowing the state Department of Environmental Quality and state police to buy air monitoring equipment, vehicles, clothing, safety goggles and first aid kits.Tim Knight,...
View ArticleDEQ fines company over leaks in Isaac
State regulators say they are issuing a $12,189 fine against a chemical terminal flooded during Hurricane Isaac because it did not notify authorities fast enough about chemical releases.On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleLouisiana Bucket Brigade Reports Oil Pollution Increasing
ListenLouisiana Bucket Brigade Founding Director Anne Rolfes.The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is releasing a report later today on accidents at refineries across the state during 2011. The group says...
View ArticleState Officials Deny EPA Violation Claim
State environmental quality officials say they followed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's instructions on submitting a plan to reduce ozone, but they are unsure why Louisiana was included on a...
View ArticleAir Quality Concerns Surface After South Louisiana Explosions
The sight of smoke billowing over three separate explosions in south Louisiana within a week may have caused some concern about air quality. Officials are confident that there was no health danger....
View ArticleHow New EPA Rules Will Impact Louisiana
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a number of rule changes this week that could have a big impact on industry and quality of life in Louisiana. The new rules cut ozone emissions from 75...
View ArticleDEQ to Hold Asbestos and Lead Workshop May 23
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is going to hold a free workshop about asbestos and lead regulations on May 23. It will summarize changes in asbestos regulations...
View ArticleTwo Environmental Groups Asking For Federal Takeover Of State Department of...
Two environmental groups are asking the federal government to take over the state Department of Environmental Quality. The request is sparked by four accidents over the past two months.
View ArticleAudit: Waste tire program not tightly monitored
A new audit says the state Department of Environmental Quality didnt have proper controls over a state program meant to keep tires from being dumped illegally, allowing overpayments. The report from...
View ArticleChemical company says March fire was unexpected
GEISMAR A Houston-based chemical company contends it should not be penalized for a March plant fire at its vinyl chloride complex here because an unexpected and unprecedented chemical chain reaction...
View ArticleDEQ demands timeline on benzene spill
State officials want to know exactly when ExxonMobil Chemical Plant staff knew that the amount of released naphtha, which includes benzene, was much higher than originally reported in the wake of a...
View ArticleStagnant swamp water causes odor in Bayou Manchac
State officials say a stinky smell reported from Bayou Manchac last week stems from stagnant swamp water in Spanish Lake that heavy rains pushed into the bayou. Rodney Mallett, Louisiana Department of...
View ArticleOfficials say diesel found in liquefied swampland
State officials say preliminary slurry water samples pulled from the acre of swampland that liquefied into muck over the weekend indicate the presence of small amounts of diesel hydrocarbons. The pond...
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