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An industry-backed proposal in Louisiana would make it more difficult for neighbors to bring air pollution problems to the attention of regulators.
Louisiana Illuminator Bill would allow industrial users to keep their employees on water regulation boards The Louisiana Capitol Building, April 8, 2021. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator). The Louisiana Legislature is close to approving a bill that would allow employees of industrial companies to sit on the groundwater district commissions that oversee the drinking water those companies use for commercial operations. The legislation would also retroactively void ethics violations five Baton Rouge-area groundwater district commissioners face over conflicts of interest. The Senate has alre...