Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
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Recent News About Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
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Biden administration ends industrial pollution bias probe in Louisiana
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ended an investigation of civil rights violations stemming from industrial pollution in St. John the Baptist Parish that critics say disproportionately affects Black residents. -
Louisiana ranks fourth among all states in waterway toxic pollution releases, study finds
The amount of toxic pollution released into Louisiana rivers and waterways reached 11.3 million pounds in 2020 – the fourth highest annual pollution release among the 50 states, according to a new report published by environmental groups. -
EPA probes racial bias in Louisiana air pollution permitting process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a probe into whether Louisiana’s environmental and health agencies have violated federal law by allowing dangerous air pollution in the predominantly Black John the Baptist Parish. -
One environmental proposal sponsored by Connick fails, another still alive for next regular session
BATON ROUGE – With the state legislature's rejection of a proposal that would have required facilities violating state and federal pollution guidelines to install fence-line air monitoring systems, a bill that did pass in regular session has caught a business industry advocate's eye.