Por: The Advocate Business April 25, 2023
A German company has agreed to substantially reduce air pollutants from a chemical plant near LaPlace, according to a settlement reached this week with the .The , which operates an alkoxylated alcohols production facility in the St. John the Baptist Parish community of Reserve, will reduce emissions of ethylene oxide and other pollutants by 5.6 tons per year. Air monitoring and enforcement efforts by the EPA and the state Department of... + full article
The Advocate USA Business September 20, 2023
In 2016, federal environmental regulators determined that a chemical widely used in products ranging from cosmetics to seat cushions posed a cancer risk nearly 60 times greater than earlier believed.Now three environmental groups, including one from Baton Rouge, are suing to... + más
Dow explosion released years' worth of cancer-causing chemical; cause still not clear | The Advocate
EPA to hold meeting on cancer-causing gas used by Groveland sterilization plant | Orlando Sentinel
Fox News USA Politics July 04, 2023
Small businesses and manufacturers are warning that targeting certain chemicals will have a widespread negative impact on the economy. The regulations — proposed in April by the — would ban most uses of methylene chloride (MCL), a chemical that has various uses in adhesives,... + más
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The Advocate USA Business March 06, 2023
The says the state is violating federal law by allowing manufacturers to release toxic air pollutants in amounts greater than their permits specify during plant startups, shutdowns and malfunctions, including those resulting from hurricanes, tropical storms or accidents.EPA... + más
NFL Playoff Scenarios | ABC News
Le Krewe du Roi celebrates the state at 58th annual Mardi Gras Ball | The Advocate
The Boston Globe USA Nation February 25, 2023
Three weeks after the toxic train derailment in Ohio, an independent analysis of Environmental Protect Agency data has found nine air pollutants at levels that could raise long-term health concerns in and around East Palestine.The analysis by Texas A&M University researchers... + más
Norfolk Southern commits $300K to East Palestine school district, reimburses fire department $825K | ABC News
A Delayed Crisis That Could Be Caused By The Ohio Train Derailment | Forbes
Newsweek USA Nation February 21, 2023
Two Ohio senators have expressed their concerns about the possibility that the large fire caused by a train derailment near the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania may have sent large amounts of toxic pollutants into the surrounding environment, posing a further threat to human... + más
EU proposes emission rules for last combustion engine cars | ABC News
EU proposes emission rules for last combustion engine cars | Associated Press
The Advocate USA Business January 12, 2023
A controversial chemical plant near LaPlace is pushing back against mounting pressure from federal regulators to reduce emissions of a likely cancer-causing chemical.The neoprene manufacturing plant on Wednesday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over longstanding air... + más
Denka tests method to reduce some chloroprene emissions, while EPA orders new monitoring | The Advocate
EPA says Denka wastes emitting likely cancer-causing chemical stored at site | The Advocate
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS – The said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an and that state officials have allowed air pollution to remain high and downplayed its threat.The agency's 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early... + más
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | Associated Press
EPA says state agencies' regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents | The Advocate
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