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EPA says Louisiana is horrible
The Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency says Louisiana's water and air are dirty. As a matter of fact, the EPA report says Louisiana has not only dirty air and water, but we do a terrible job of enforcing the existing laws and...Tags: BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Former State Official Charged With Conspiracy, Receiving Illegal Payoffs And Lying To FBI
Former Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commissioner HENRY M. MOUTON, 64, of Lafayette,, was indicted by a federal grand jury today for Conspiracy, Receiving Illegal Payoffs, and Making False Statements to Federal Agents, announced U. S....Tags: Louisiana, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Police Investigations, Prosecution, Lawyers
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New Report Highlights Dangers of Louisiana Power Plants
WGNO NewsA new report out Monday highlights the dangers of coal-fired power plants in Louisiana- specifically, the impacts of mercury pollution on our health. The report ranks which power plants in Louisiana and across the nation are emitting the most mercury...Tags: Louisiana, Coal, Mining, Children's Health, Physical Conditions
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DRD Towing Company & Its Owner Sentenced in Connection with Oil Spill in Mississippi River
DRD TOWING COMPANY, LLC., a marine company located in Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to two years probation for violation of Ports and Waterways Safety Act and a misdemeanor violation of...Tags: Louisiana, Trials, Lawyers, Crimes, Prisons
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FORMER SHIP MATE PLEADS GUILTY TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHARGES
JOHN BAVARET, age 41 ,a resident of Jefferson, Louisiana, pled guilty today in federal court before U. S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman to a two-count bill of information for a felony violation of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and a...Tags: Louisiana, Trials, New Orleans, Justice System, Lawyers
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Commerce Secretary Locke Announces $31.3 Million in Restoration and Recovery Grants for Louisiana
ABC26 NewsU.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visited Louisiana today to hear from local business owners and community members who have been directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. At an economic roundtable in Metairie, La., Locke announced $31.3...Tags: Louisiana, Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Economic Policy, Politics
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response to Hold Open House in St. Bernard Parish
ABC26 NewsRepresentatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, BP, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and other state and partner agencies responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are...Tags: Disasters, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Emergency Incidents
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Top Administration Officials Meet with Gulf Coast Damage Assessment Trustees; Visit Delta National Wildlife Refuge
ABC26 NewsTop federal officials met today with the trustees overseeing the natural resource damage assessment for the Gulf of Mexico to discuss the on-going response efforts to the BP oil spill and to reiterate the Administration's commitment to long-term Gulf...Tags: Louisiana, Disasters, Physical Therapists, Wildlife, Emergency Incidents
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Convincing Consumers LA Seafood Is Safe
ABC26 NewsThe Louisiana Foodservice EXPO is catering to a new crowd this year-- skeptics. Everyone involved is working to prove our seafood is safe. ABC26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has more. It's day two of the Louisiana Foodservice EXPO and many have forgotten...Tags: Louisiana, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants, Health and Medical Professionals
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Gulf Waste Heads To Landfills, Some With Problems
ABC26 NewsThe cleanup of history's worst peacetime oil spill is generating thousands of tons of oil-soaked debris that is ending up in local landfills, some of which have existing environmental concerns. The soft, absorbent boom that has played the biggest role in...Tags: Louisiana, Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Pollution
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Katrina Anniversary Events Happening Today
ABC26 NewsWe're just three days away from the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and there are a number of activities planned around town. Here's a look at what's going on. -10:45am EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will visit students at Metairie Academy to talk...Tags: Andrew Wilson, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel, FEMA
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Plaquemines Fish Kill
ABC26 NewsPlaquemines Parish Inland Waterways Strike Force found hundreds of thousands of dead fish at Bayou Chaland (west side of Mississippi River) on Friday, September 10, 2010. The fish kill was reported to LA Wildlife & Fisheries and the cause has not yet...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wildlife, Emergency Incidents
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