An Oil Effectively in Reverse: Smitty’s hopes to inject liquid waste right into a landfill in Jefferson Parish
This week on Behind The Lens, oily waste from the Smitty’s Provide hearth in August has till now been saved and recycled at different websites, however an emergency exemption from the Louisiana Division of Environmental High quality has granted the…
Oily waste from Smitty’s Provide catastrophe might be injected underneath Jefferson Parish landfill
This story was initially revealed by the Louisiana Illuminator. Thousands and thousands of gallons of oily water and spilled petrochemicals from the Smitty’s Provide hearth and explosion have been dealt with at three totally different websites, however state officers have…
Extra poisonous waste leaking from levees at River Parishes alumina refinery, information present
KEY TAKEAWAYS: LDEQ discovered 9 new violations throughout a Might 29 inspection. Poisonous purple mud discharges contained arsenic at 1,400% over EPA limits. Inspectors discovered diesel leaks and caustic runoff close to the Mississippi River. Atalco stays underneath investigation however…
Mayor Cantrell seems to throw out IV Waste emergency contract
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mayor Latoya Cantrell issued an announcement, saying she had submitted a 90-day discover of termination of the emergency sanitation contract between town and IV Waste made in December of 2024. “We cleaned up after the tragic occasion…
Supreme Court docket steps right into a struggle over plans to retailer nuclear waste in rural Texas, New Mexico
The Supreme Court docket agreed on Friday to step right into a struggle over plans to retailer nuclear waste at websites in rural Texas and New Mexico.The justices mentioned they may evaluation a ruling by the fifth U.S. Circuit Court…