Agency deemed ethylene oxide a likely human carcinogen, but industry says risk is 4,000 times lower
EPA to look again at Cancer causing Emissions
West Bank contaminated sites get EPA monies
Money covers assessments and cleanup plans in Algiers, Westwego, other areas
H.B. 72 take 2
Department of Environmental Quality would craft self-audit program for industry use
States and Tribes can Block Intrusions to Waterways
Environmental Protection Agency is restoring a rule that grants states and Native American tribes authority to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways.
International Human Rights Appeal Against Denka
n a request filed on Wednesday, the Concerned Citizens of St. John urged the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate cancer risks, recommend air pollution limits and join the group’s calls for the plant to be shut down.
Denka Toxic Releases Under Fire
An environmental group is demanding that the EPA take emergency actions to reduce chloroprene emissions at the Denka Performance Elastomer manufacturing plant in LaPlace
Refrigerants and Cooling gases to be Changed
EPA to phase out HFCs
Sorry You are Sick but there is a 1-Year Limit on Filing
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by David Acosta and 22 other St. John the Baptist Parish residents charging that chloroprene air pollution from the Denka chemical plant in Reserve caused them difficulty breathing, headaches, hair loss, heart
“Net Zero Is Not Zero” Presentations Now Available
Got a minute? Watch these brief presentations to get educated on critical issues facing our community today. Net Zero Is Not Zero, Part 1: (13 minutes) “How the City Council Advisors’ Clean and Renewable Portfolio Standard Can Sustain Fossil Fuel