DEQ Communications - 2 days ago
A truck driver for Bisteneau Trucking pled guilty Monday to illegally dumping material near a Denham Springs exit along Interstate 12 in April, 2007. DEQ Communications - 2 days ago
The Department of Environmental Quality is inviting citizens to participate in an informative "school" to help the public understand the agency and how it operates. An Enviroschool session, entitled LDEQ 101: Understanding the Agency, will be held from 10 a.m.-noon on May 15 at the DEQ Regional Office, 1525 Fairfield, Room 39 in Shreveport.
DEQ Communications - 13 days ago
Louisiana showed continued improvement in air quality in the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air Report which was released on Thursday. Although Baton Rouge is listed as the No. 10 most polluted city in America for ozone, Louisiana only had four parishes that scored Fs, according the Lung Association's grading scale. In 2003 there were 10 parishes.DEQ Communications - 13 days ago
Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared May as Clean Air Month in Louisiana. May is traditionally the start of ozone season and the proclamation was made to encourage citizens to become familiar with the Air Quality Index, to understand what causes ozone formation and to take voluntary steps to help prevent the formation and improve air quality.DEQ Communications - 29 days ago
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality launched a new statewide effort to combat ozone and improve air quality. A statewide Ozone Steering Committee will be a key factor in an air quality education and awareness campaign. DEQ Communications - 63 days ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is lowering the federal standard for the pollutant ozone to 75 parts per billion. The previous standard for ozone was 80 parts per billion on an eight-hour rotation scale known as the eight-hour standard. With the change, 26 parishes fail to meet the standard, or are "out of attainment," for the new ozone standard.DEQ Communications - 72 days ago
DEQ Communications - 76 days ago
In response to a federal mandate, underground storage tanks that do not meet environmental regulations will be marked ineligible to receive fuel or any other product. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will begin placing red tags on storage tanks that are classified as environmentally unsound. Red tags will be placed on tanks that have not met required upgrade requirements or have not corrected deficiencies within 30 days of being notified.DEQ Communications - 96 days ago
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is seeking entries for the Gulf Guardian Awards Program. As a partner with the Gulf of Mexico Program, DEQ is encouraging Louisiana residents to nominate citizens, companies and organizations that are taking positive steps to keep the Gulf of Mexico and associated coastal water habitats healthy, beautiful and productive.
DEQ Communications - 104 days ago
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