A state district judge sent critical air permits for a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex back to state environmental regulators so they can take a closer look at the St….
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ProPublica: Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S., but the Army Corps of Engineers intends to…
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Bishop Michael Duca, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, on Saturday will join other Catholic leaders, St. James Parish residents and environmental groups opposed to a…
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Download the training Powerpoint presentation for the monitoring of pipeline construction activities. Download the handout that accompanies the above Powerpoint presentation. Download the training manual for water sampling in pipeline…
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Read the full Reasons for Judgment pdf here.
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“Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Have a History of Spills from Existing Pipelines Energy Transfer Partners and its complex network of subsidiaries and joint ventures owns one of the nation’s…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SPILLS: ST. JAMES PARISH January 1, 2017 to February 25, 2018 The National Response Center is the federal point of contact for oil spills and chemical accidents. During…
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On behalf of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a public records request with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) seeking records related to the…
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Pollution from Shell and IMTT has plagued St Rose for years. In early June, 2014 there was a huge spike in pollution when equipment meant to control emissions from the…
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