A public hearing over the Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel’s proposed air permit lasted more than four hours Tuesday night in Donaldsonville, with supporters touting the project’s economic benefits and opponents warning the steel mill would add pollution to communities already burdened by industrial emissions.
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La planta siderúrgica de Hyundai que se instalará en Luisiana se enfrenta a la oposición de los residentes locales y de grupos de defensa preocupados por el proceso de aprobación acelerado del proyecto y sus posibles repercusiones en materia de emisiones.
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A large crowd attended and many spoke during a lengthy Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality public hearing for an air permit tied to the Hyundai Steel mill project in Ascension Parish near Donaldsonville.
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Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report from independent research firm Ohio River…
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A recent empirical study found that Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) offers little benefit to the state and its residents.
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With Reform on the Horizon, New Tax Breaks for Petrochemicals Are a “Losing Proposition,” Data Suggest.
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The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state’s oil refineries and chemical plants. We use grassroots action to create…
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Parish power over ITEP awards in question after governor signs executive order.
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Advocates still hope to block the permits for Formosa’s proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish, a community at the heart of new research into the health effects of air…
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