Ever since the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Agency-East filed a lawsuit against 97 oil and gas companies last year, Gov. Jindal has not kept his opposition quiet. From removing the vice-president of the board and two other members to working on legislation to...
Environmental Law
Levee Board Disregards Governor’s Opposition To Doody
Local headlines have been dominated by the ongoing story of the lawsuit filed by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East's board. As many know, the legal claim is directed at nearly 100 of the world's largest oil and pipeline companies for their role...
Rickety Railroad Bridge Blamed For Massive Chloride Spill
Two weeks ago in New Jersey, a railroad bridge over Mantua Creek collapsed, sending four tanker cars plunging into the creek. Some 100,000 gallons of vinyl chloride spilled from the railcars and raised a thick toxic cloud. Vinyl chloride, a component of PVC plastic,...
EPA Lawsuit May Set Safer Standards For Oil Refinery Emissions
Louisiana is home to 17 oil refineries, the third-highest number in the United States. With two of the nation's ten heaviest polluting refineries, Louisiana faces more refinery emissions than any other state except Texas. It is no surprise, then, that a Louisiana...
Guilty Plea For Pollution Violations, Potentially Harmful
Our Louisiana readers understand that soil pollution can eventually pollute the surrounding waters through rain runoff. Water pollution can eventually contaminate riverbeds, lakebeds and eventually the ocean. Air pollution can harm humans as well as plant and animal...
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