Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
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Recent News About Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
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Waste disposal company challenges Louisiana permit restricting burning of explosives
An environmental permit restricting the burning of explosive hazardous waste at a plant near Colfax is facing challenges by the plant’s owner as well as a citizens group that has complained about the health effects of the plant’s operation. -
Legal settlement aims to clean up wastes at former Geismar fertilizer plant
A billion pounds of hazardous waste collected at a former fertilizer plant south of Baton Rouge will be cleaned up and threats to nearby wetlands reduced as a result of a settlement announced by state and federal officials. -
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. -
Federal class action over chemical emissions at LaPlant facility gets green light
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a class action lawsuit alleging that St. John the Baptist Parish residents were exposed to unsafe levels of the chemical chloroprene from a plant that manufacturers synthetic rubber. -
Firestone Polymers to agrees to $3.35 million settlement to resolve pollution issues
Firestone Polymers LLC has agreed to pay $3.35 million in civil penalties to federal and state environmental agencies to settle litigation stemming from excess emissions at the company’s synthetic rubber plant near Lake Charles. -
Houston-based CITGO 'pleased to reach' settlement, pay more than $19 million to resolve federal and state claims
Houston-based CITGO Petroleum Corporation said it is "pleased to reach" a voluntary settlement to resolve federal and state claims for natural resource damages under the Oil Pollution Act and the Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Welcomes First Round of 2021 Summer Law Clerks
Taylor Porter welcomes seven law students for the first round of the 2021 Summer Law Clerk Program in which under the guidance of practicing Taylor Porter attorneys and mentors, law clerks gain hands-on experience and interaction that reflect real life as a lawyer. -
$300 million industrial flare settlement fuels call for updated federal rules
A $300 million settlement that will reduce industrial flare pollution at two Louisiana chemical plants strengthens arguments that the federal standards governing such flares need to be overhauled, according to an environmental attorney. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Actions Taken on Jan. 20
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on Jan. 20 in the suits below: -
Jan. 20: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana docket for "environmental matters" cases
The following cases categorized as "environmental matters" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Jan. 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Jan. 19: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana docket for "environmental matters" cases
The following cases categorized as "environmental matters" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Jan. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Actions Taken on Jan. 19
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on Jan. 19 in the suits below: -
Court activity on Jan. 20: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality vs Dow Chemical Company
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality against Dow Chemical Company, Performance Materials NA, Inc and Union Carbide Coporation on Jan. 20: 'Initial Case Assignment To Judge Martin L.c. Feldman And Magistrate Judge Janis Van Meerveld. (aj)'. -
Case activity for Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality vs Dow Chemical Company on Jan. 19
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality against Dow Chemical Company, Performance Materials NA, Inc and Union Carbide Coporation on Jan. 19. -
St. Landry Parish sues energy companies over alleged groundwater pollution
St. Landry Parish and the village of Crankton have filed suit against Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron U.S.A. and other energy companies, alleging that they’re responsible for groundwater contamination from a former oilfield tank farm. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Western District of Louisiana U.S. Attorney's Office Collects More Than $44 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2019
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana collected over $44 million in civil and criminal actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Hester Honored for Fourth Time as Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year
Taylor Porter Partner Mary Hester has been named for the fourth time as "Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year" in Baton Rouge by Best Lawyers in America® (2012, 2016, 2018, 2020). -
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Edwards' July 13 Update on Tropical Storm Barry
Gov. John Bel Edwards met with the Unified Command Group to continue coordinating the state’s response to Tropical Storm Barry and the ongoing flood fight in Louisiana, which has reached day 260. -
District court grants DuPont relief in class action over contamination at Pontchartrain Works Facility
NEW ORLEANS – A district court has reversed a lower court ruling that found DuPont liable in a class-action lawsuit over chloroprene contamination at the Pontchartrain Works Facility. -
Jury trial ordered in environmental remediation of property dispute between KFC Corp. and Iron Horse of Metairie
Judge says parties never had settlement agreement in place