Joomla! site syndication http://leanweb.org 2008-07-04T13:18:42+01:00 http://leanweb.org http://leanweb.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-06-21T15:10:10+01:00 http://leanweb.org http://leanweb.org/news/latest/waste-firm-loses-ruling-2.html By BOB ANDERSON Advocate Florida parishes bureau Published: Jun 21, 2008 - Page: 1B The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of environmentalists and against Waste Management Inc. in a case involving Woodside Landfill’s air discharge permit, but the two sides differ on what the court’s action means. The company should not continue accepting waste at the landfill, now that its air discharge permit has been vacated, Jill Witkowski, acting director of the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, said Friday. Waste Management maintains that it may legally operate while the state reviews an application for a revised permit, which has been submitted. “We believe it should close down,” said Marylee Orr of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network. “We’re anxious to see what DEQ is going to do.” Read the whole article here. (http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/20622539.html?showAll=y c=y) text/html 2008-05-23T15:09:03+01:00 http://leanweb.org http://leanweb.org/news/latest/new-environmental-briefing-book-2.html Protecting Louisiana An Environmental Briefing Book A coalition of environmental groups, including LEAN, has put together an Environmental Briefing Book which highlights some of the environmental challenges that Louisiana faces and opportunities we as Louisianians have to better ourselves by addressing those issues. text/html 2008-04-22T18:03:25+01:00 http://leanweb.org http://leanweb.org/news/latest/company-to-import-and-export-nuclear-waste-through-port-of-new-orleans-2.html U.S. Company, EnergySolutions, Plans to Import and Export Italian Nuclear Waste Through the Port of New Orleans. text/html 2008-03-11T22:59:31+01:00 http://leanweb.org http://leanweb.org/news/latest/health-survey-to-assess-physical-and-psychological-impacts-from-hurricanes-katrina-and-rita-2.html Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) and Partners Publishing LLC Join Forces to Give Hurricane Victims a Unified Voice and Provide Statistical Data. Click Here To Take The Survey: (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=k5OsUJ_2fZqlwPT62s8JGlNw_3d_3d) Haga Clic Aquí Para Tomar La Encuesta (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=uwF8w7nv90P_2f62FfjJqhsA_3d_3d): text/html 2008-05-09T16:10:37+01:00 http://leanweb.org http://leanweb.org/news/latest/landfill-proposed-for-st.-gabriel-area-2.html St. Gabriel Redevelopment, LLC has applied for permits from LDEQ to operate a construction and demolition debris (C D) landfill between Saint Gabriel and Carville. The permits would allow a 65 foot tall pile of debris right next to Bayou Braud an important part of the Spanish Lake basin.