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Letter To Governor Jindal Concerning the EPA’s Endangerment Finding |
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Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Louisiana Audubon Council
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Delta Chapter of Sierra Club/Sierra Club
Gulf Restoration Network
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
Alliance for Affordable Energy
February 2, 2010
Governor Bobby Jindal
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, La 70804
Dear Governor Jindal,
We are writing in response to recent correspondence from the state of Louisiana to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” for Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA).1
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EPA Recommends That LDEQ Adopt Water Quality Criteria For "Missing" Toxic Materials |
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Region 6 EPA suggestions to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for development of missing water quality numeric criteria for Priority and Non-Priority Pollutants being discharged into waters of the state of Louisiana.
Report prepared by Wilma Subra
 On September 11, 2009, Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued recommendations to the Office of Environmental Assessment of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for revisions in preparation for the triennial review of Louisiana Water Quality Standards. EPA Region 6 recommended that the State of Louisiana adopt water quality criteria for toxic substances consisting of Priority and Non-Priority Pollutants that are currently being discharged into Louisiana surface waters for which Louisiana currently does not have numeric criteria. The EPA recommended criteria values for each chemical and recommended the State of Louisiana adopt numerical criteria for the chemicals or demonstrate that the chemicals are not interfering with designated uses.
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Louisiana DEQ's Letter Ignores State Priorities and Concerns |
 BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Environmental Action Network expressed disappointment at a recent letter sent by the state Department of Environmental Quality to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The LDEQ letter is an oppositional response to the EPA's finding of endangerment for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, expressing opposition to the federal action.(1)
"EPA's action reflects their statutory duty and the state of the science on impacts from global warming," said LEAN Executive Director Mary Lee Orr. "Among those impacts, Louisiana is already being impacted by sea-level rise, and faces the threats of stronger hurricanes and other weather extremes - all of which have been discussed in scientific reports for over a decade."(2)
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Dr. Ivor Van Heerden Awarded The Joe A. Callaway Award For Civic Courage |
 On December 16, 2009 Dr. Ivor Van Heerden was awarded the Joe A. Callaway award for Civic Courage. This award has been given annually since 1990. Through the award "individuals are recognized who take a public stance to advance truth and justice and who challenge prevailing conditions in pursuit of common good, with integrity and some personal risk." The award presentation was made before the national media in Washington D.C.
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Please Join C.C. Lockwood And The Crew Of The Old Man River Project |
The Old Man River Project
A modern day adventure on the Mississippi River
Please Join C.C. Lockwood And The Crew Of The Old Man River Project For A Multimedia Presentation Of journeys Down The Mississippi River.
Renowned award-winning Louisiana nature photographer C.C. Lockwood will join the
crew of the Old Man River Project at the Louisiana Arts & Science Museum (LASM)
in downtown Baton Rouge to give a multimedia presentation about his journey down
the Mighty Mississippi River. Team Leader Brett Rogers and the rest of the Old
Man River Crew will also talk about their experiences on their still-in-progress
journey down the Mississippi. The event will take place on Tuesday December 1,
2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium at LASM.
* When: December 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
* Where: Louisiana Arts & Science Museum Auditorium - 100 River Road S, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 [MAP]
There will be a question and answer session with CC and the Old Man River Crew after
the presentations and we hope that there will be a fun discussion all around. Also,
The Old Man River Project vessel "Annie" a 32' wooden York Boat will be outside
of the museum for everyone to check out.
This event is free and open to the public. Please come out and enjoy this unique
and interesting opportunity.
For those of you who cannot get away from work we intend to have more events with
the Old Man River Project in Baton Rouge after the expedition is finished and we
hope that CC will be able to be part of that as well. So stay tuned!
If you are not already, you can follow the Old Man River Project on their blog at
: www.oldmanriverproject.org
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