DEQ responds to motor oil spill into Tangipahoa River
The source is a petroleum products packaging, storage and manufacturing site in Roseland Share Updated: 9:41 AM CST Jan 25, 2021
The source is a petroleum products packaging, storage and manufacturing site in Roseland Share Updated: 9:41 AM CST Jan 25, 2021 The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality reports it is responding to a motor oil spill into the Tangipahoa River. Viewers contacted WDSU Friday afternoon and shared photos and video that show an oily sheen on the river s surface and in a ditch that leads to the river.A DEQ spokesman identified the source of the oil as the Smitty s Supply facility in Roseland. The manufacturing, storage and packaging site handles a variety of petroleum products. The amount of oil spill was not yet known, DEQ Press Secretary Greg Langley said.A containment boom has been placed in Tangipahoa River near Independence, where a rainbow sheen was visible on the wa
15:34 PM | January 22, 2021 | Rebecca Coons
Dow will spend approximately $294 million to install and operate air pollution control and monitoring technology at four US chemical facilities as part of a settlement with the US Department of.
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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,
Union Carbide Coporation on Jan. 19. Complaint Against All Defendants (filed On Behalf Of Usa-Filing Fee Not Required) Filed By United States Of America. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)attorney Kirk Woodson Koester Added To Party United States Of America(pty:pla).(koester, Kirk) Notice By All Plaintiffs Re 1 Complaint, Notice Of Lodging Consent Decree. (attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 1 Of 4, # 2 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 2 Of 4, # 3 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 3 Of 4, # 4 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 4 Of 4 And Appendices, # 5 Appendix, # 6 Appendix)(koester, Kirk)
Coast Guard to oversee in-situ burn in SouthWest Pass
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NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is scheduled to oversee an in-situ burn for a crude oil discharge near New Orleans in the next 24-48 hours.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a discharge of crude oil from South Pass 24 platform approximately six miles south of Pilottown in the SouthWest Pass, Louisiana Tuesday, according to a release from the Coast Guard.
The current discharge is estimated to be 1,600-2,100 gallons.
The incident was discovered after a pressure test failed, identifying a flow line leak. Investigators say the source is now secured and containment boom was deployed to prevent further spread of oil.
Flaring violations at Louisiana-based plants leads to multi-million dollar settlement (Source: Dow Louisiana Operations) By Kevin Foster | January 21, 2021 at 1:28 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 12:02 PM
(WAFB) - Dow Chemical Company and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corporation, will pay millions to settle allegations that they polluted the air around petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana.
The allegations were raised jointly by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).
Those agencies allege industrial flares were improperly operated and monitored, leading to âexcessâ pollution. Certain chemicals identified by the agencies are linked to respiratory illnesses and cancers.