DEQ Communications - 12 days ago
Beginning this month, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will distribute questionnaires to approximately 180 natural gas pipeline owners and operators across the state as part of the Mercury Risk Reduction Plan.DEQ Communications - 14 days ago
The Greater Baton Rouge Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day and Paint Swap will be held on Saturday, March 13. East Baton Rouge residents can bring household hazardous materials and leftover paint to Memorial Stadium parking lot, East side, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Entrance to the drop off site is from Scenic Highway at Foss Street.DEQ Communications - 20 days ago
The Underground Storage Tank Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will conduct training sessions for UST installation and repair contractors in March. These sessions will include training on secondary containment regulations, the new UST/installation/renovation/repair/upgrade notification form and general certified worker information.
DEQ Communications - 20 days ago
Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful, the Dow Chemical Company, the town of Addis, the town of Brusly, the city of Port Allen and the West Baton Rouge Parish government are sponsoring a Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day, Saturday March 6, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The collection site will be the Multi-purpose Arena parking lot at 152 Turner Road in Port Allen.
DEQ Communications - 21 days ago
Covers the severe weather condition in north and west Louisiana October 29 to November 3DEQ Communications - 26 days ago
Today, Jeffrey P. Meyers, Administrator of the Emergency and Radiological Services Division for DEQ, was elected Chairman of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission (CILLRWC). DEQ Communications - 26 days ago
Today, investigators with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Criminal Investigation Division and deputies from St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrested an Opelousas man on 12 felony charges involving criminal violations of Plaisance Development Corporation's water discharge permits. DEQ Communications - 34 days ago
THE MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR PLANNING HHMD IN LASALLE PARISH FEB. 11 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 18 DUE TO THE WEATHER.DEQ Communications - 43 days ago
Free program concerning new regulations for sewage sludge haulers and others involved in sewage sludge hauling and disposal such as facility owners, operators, drivers, and owners of wastewater treatment facilities that accept sewage sludge.DEQ Communications - 41 days ago
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the national association for the tugboat, towboat, and barge industry, partnered to conduct a study of barge traffic on the Mississippi River and the possible effects on air quality. Today the results of the Carville Barge Monitoring Project, a five-month long study, were released.
DEQ Communications - 41 days ago
Today, DEQ's Criminal Investigations Division and the Louisiana State Police arrested a Calcasieu Parish man for felony disposal of hazardous substances that could endanger human health or the environment.
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