ealert Archives - Louisiana Environmental Action Network

Georgia-Pacific in Crossett, Arkansas Settles EPA Claims of Violations of the Clean Air Act

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Dec 17, 2018 19 Comments

Georgia-Pacific in Crossett, Arkansas Settles EPA Claims of Violations of the Clean Air Act for: $600,000 Civil Penalty $2.9 million in Mitigation Project $2 million in Supplemental … [Read more...]

2014 National Air Toxics Assessment and Ethylene Oxide in Louisiana

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Oct 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

The US Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)'s 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment, released in 2018, focuses on Ethylene Oxide. Louisiana has 13 facilities that release air emissions of Ethylene … [Read more...]

LEAD Found in Two Tensas Parish Schools Water, School Board Taking Measures to Provide Clean Water for Students

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Aug 10, 2018 248 Comments

The Tensas Parish School Board is taking measures to ensure students have access to clean drinking water after the latest round of sampling shows high levels of lead and copper in two parish … [Read more...]

Public Hearing July 26th Colfax, LA

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Jul 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

video by Earthworks Clean Harbors Colfax LLC Public Hearing Date: Thursday, July 26, 2018 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Grant Colfax Civic Center 420 Richardson Drive Colfax, LA 71417 Please plan to … [Read more...]

HR226 to Study Cancer Incidence in Colfax, LA Adopted

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | May 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

map prepared by Guiyuan Wang for Louisiana Environmental Action Network House Resolution 226 by Representative Denise Marcelle has been adopted. View full text here. HR226 requests a study … [Read more...]

Cancer Incidence Rates by Census Tract in St John the Baptist Parish, 2006-2014

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Apr 13, 2018 1 Comment

Cancer Incidence in Louisiana and St. John the Baptist Parish by Census Tract , 2006 - 2014 Louisiana Tumor Registry March 2018 Compiled by Wilma Subra Louisiana Environmental Action … [Read more...]

2017 HCR 103 Legislative Report released, Cancer Investigation in Louisiana

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Feb 14, 2018 201 Comments

LEAN was proud to partner with the Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs and collaborators in the development of this mandated report. Collaborators included: Thank you to … [Read more...]

LEAD found in Enterprise, LA water, summary of testing results

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Oct 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Full summary report attached below Watch the KNOE video: … [Read more...]

Enterprise Water System

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Oct 5, 2017 Leave a Comment

by Wilma Subra Facilities – Source of raw water, ground water Well 1 South - active Well 2 North - not used since January 2013 Storage tanks - elevated and ground Distribution … [Read more...]

Lead in the Community Drinking Water in the Town of St. Joseph, LA

by Louisiana Environmental Action Network | Feb 23, 2017 1 Comment

by Wilma Subra Results of Lead Testing in Homes and Businesses in the Town of St. Joseph Governor John Bel Edwards issued a Public Health Emergency Proclamation for the Town of St. Joseph on … [Read more...]