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LEAN puts ExxonMobil on notice |
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Group’s letter lists violations to 2004
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- Advocate staff writer
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Published: Apr 9, 2009
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"Louisiana Environmental Action Network sent ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
a notice of violation and intent to file a citizen lawsuit Monday,
alleging numerous violations of state air quality laws dating back to
2004.
The notice was also sent to state Department of Environmental Quality and is required before any action can be taken in court.
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intent of the notice is to allow the parties involved to work things
out before court action is taken, said Adam Babich, with the Tulane
Environmental Law Clinic. The law clinic is representing LEAN and Baton
Rouge resident Stephanie Anthony in the matter."
 2theadvocate.com_LEAN_puts_Exxonmobil_on_notice 04/09/09.
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LADEQ Allowing Discharge Of Toxic Oil And Gas Waste Into Gulf |
Produced Waters
Produced water is the largest waste stream generated by oil and gas facilities, and has been found to be toxic to aquatic organisms and hazardous to human health. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is proposing to allow the discharge of this material directly into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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LEAN Suing EPA Over Comparable Fuels Rule |
Companies can burn toxic waste without complying with hazardous waste laws
WASHINGTON,
DC - March 18, 2009 - Environmental groups are suing the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency over a Bush administration rule that
will allow more than 100,000 tons a year of hazardous waste to be
burned without regard to regulations that monitor such toxins. This
last-minute rule from the Bush Administration redefines the hazardous
waste as "fuel," allowing facilities that generate, store and transport
it to avoid federal requirements for preventing leaks, spills and toxic
emissions.
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Natural, Man Made and Technology Based Disasters in the Mississippi River System in Louisiana - 2008 |
October 2008
by,
Wilma Subra
Technical Advisor to LEAN
Subra Company
New Iberia, LA
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Paul Orr
Communications Director
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
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Many Louisiana Schools Rank High in Exposure To Toxic Air Pollution |
Investigations done by USA Today show that many schoolchildren may be exposed to high levels of toxic chemicals and a number of the schools with the highest rankings can be found here in Louisiana. USA Today used two methods to rank the schools. One method was to use a computer model developed by the EPA called Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) which estimates where chemicals that are released by industry go and in what quantities. USA Today then compared that data to school locations. The other method was to physically monitor the air at 95 of these schools. The clear outcome is that many school children may be exposed to high levels of toxic chemicals and more monitoring must be done.
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