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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A judge ruled Wednesday that nondisclosure agreements between Ascension Parish, state officials and business leaders related to industrial projects can remain secret while an earlier judgment ordering their release is appealed.
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Last week a state judge ruled that yes, Ascension Parish must release the non-disclosure agreements that parish officials have signed regarding the parish’s radical plan to extend Cancer Alley. We first…
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A recent court ruling ordering Ascension Parish to release non-disclosure agreements tied to major industrial development projects in west Ascension could become a test of how far Louisiana governments can go in shielding economic development records from public view.
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A state court judge has ruled that Ascension Parish improperly withheld non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) entered into by Parish officials with other state officials and Hyundai in connection with proposed heavy industrial development projects planned for West Ascension Parish.
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What is happening in our state (and our country) is appalling.
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The use of nondisclosure agreements to temporarily shield from public view details of planned industrial projects and associated tax incentives in Ascension Parish will be scrutinized by a state court judge to determine whether the documents should remain secret.
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