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April 04 2012
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The EPA has objected to Nucor's permits in response to petitions filed by Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, a company that owns a grain elevator next to the new plant site and…
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March 22 2012
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This morning (March 22, 2012), Just a little over one month after the EPA announced new rules on regulating pollution from plants producing polyvinyl chloride, an explosion, chemical release, and…
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February 14 2012
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As a result of a petition filed by Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN), Mossville Environmental Action Now (MEAN), and Sierra Club, with representation by Earth Justice the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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January 23 2012
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program released data for the calendar year 2010. The 6 greenhouse gases required to be reported consist of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous…
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December 21 2011
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Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced they issued Mercury and Air Toxics Standards(MATS) for Power Plants. The Standards cover air emissions of Mercury, Arsenic, Nickel, Selenium, Cyanide and Acid Gases…
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December 15 2011
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On December 9, 2011, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Inspector General issues a report entitled EPA Must Improve Oversight of State Enforcement.
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December 13 2011
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According to an article in the December 12th issue of The Times-Picayune Louisiana is among the worst states at enforcing federal clean air, clean water and hazardous waste laws, and…
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November 28 2011
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The Environmental Protection Agency prepared separate "Watch List" for facilities in violation of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. According to the EPA,…
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June 16 2011
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In Louisiana, as a result of operations of the PVC production facilities, Vinyl Chloride is present in the ambient air in the Environmental Justice communities located in proximity to the…
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April 18 2011
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Congratulations to Earthjustice, Mossville Environmental Action Network (MEAN), Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN), and Sierra Club whose efforts led to EPA releasing these new air toxics regs! “EPA estimates that…
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