Dow Chemical Company and two of its subsidiaries will spend approximately $294 million to eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from four petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality official tests positive for COVID
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BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday (Jan. 12) morning, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) issued a release stating that LDEQ Secretary Dr. Chuck Carr Brown has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Brown informed colleagues of his COVID status on Tuesday, reporting only mild symptoms.
LDEQ says Brown will self-quarantine for the next ten days while continuing to perform his duties remotely.
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LDEQ Secretary tests positive for COVID-19 The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality By WAFB Staff | January 12, 2021 at 9:21 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:18 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Secretary Dr. Chuck Brown announced on Tuesday, Jan. 12 that he tested positive for COVID-19.
In a press release, Brown stated that he has mild symptoms and will be self quarantining for the next ten days while continuing to perform his duties remotely.
“From the onset of the epidemic, we have emphasized mask-wearing and social distancing at the agency, but obviously some fatigue with the strict measures has set in. We will rededicate ourselves to making sure we don’t let our guards down for even an instant. Fortunately, I am a candidate for the monoclonal antibodies and have started receiving treatment,” Brown said. “I encourage anyone who contracts the virus to immediately talk with their physician about this treat
Dismissal comes as Army Corps of Engineers says it will reconsider permit to build the complex in Welcome, LA, where nearly 98% of the population is Black.
Jan 7, 2021
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a Taiwan-based conglomerate’s plans for a $9.4 billion plastics complex in Louisiana because the Army Corps of Engineers is reconsidering its permit.
Formosa Plastics Group plans to build 10 chemical plants and four other major facilities in Welcome, where the Census Bureau estimates that nearly 97% of the 880 residents are Black. The Corps said in November that it will study five possible sites in a predominantly white area that were omitted from earlier analysis because of incorrect predictions that they wouldn’t meet air quality standards.
“This is a big win for opponents of Formosa Plastics. Our lawsuit forced the Corps to suspend and reevaluate its permit decision for this massive super-polluting petrochemical complex,” Julie Teel Simmonds, attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, wrote Wednesday.