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EPA commends DEQ on electronic discharge monitoring report program - March 13, 2012
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is leading the nation with 31 percent of the electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs) submitted by regulated parties.
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EPA, Rep. Troy Carter Announce Grant for La. DEQ Air Monitoring Project in St. James Parish - June 05, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a grant funded through the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).
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EPA provides Louisiana $176,000 to improve and protect waters across the state - August 07, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality $176,000 to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state.
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EPA Supports Water System Recovery in Louisiana Communities Affected by Hurricane Laura - September 04, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed resources and staff to communities in Louisiana dealing with drinking water and wastewater system outages during the recovery from Hurricane Laura.
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City of Pineville sentenced in illegal discharge case - January 04, 2012
The city of Pineville was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana in Alexandria, stemming from an illegal discharge from a pumping station that occurred in September 2008. The city entered a guilty plea back in October 2011.
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EPA Proposes to Retain NAAQS for Particulate Matter - April 14, 2020
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its proposal to retain, without changes, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) including both fine particles (PM2.5) and coarse particles (PM10).
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EPA Announces $6 Billion in New Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects - July 14, 2020
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2020 notice of funding availability under its Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program, including funding for the new State infrastructure financing authority WIFIA (SWIFIA) program.
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EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Hurricane Delta - October 08, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an organized emergency response program for responding to man-made and natural disasters and is positioned to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, local, and tribal partners in response to Hurricane Delta.
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USGS EarthExplorer
A web-based visualization tool, looks to be very similar to USGS Global Visualization Viewer. GIS Imagery available for US, including Louisiana. Data collection types: aerial imagery, ASTER, EO-1, Landsat, Global Land Survey, MODIS, Terra. Data download available. Log in required to download data.
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Aquifer Evaluation and Protection
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US and State of Louisiana Settlement with Firestone Polymers to Bring Cleaner Air to Southwest Louisiana Communities - February 22, 2022
EPA Press Release: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-and-state-louisiana-settlement-firestone-polymers-bring-cleaner-air-southwest
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Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems: Implications for Conservation Policy
This report explores the use of nitrogen in U.S. agriculture and assesses changes in nutrient management by farmers that may improve nitrogen use efficiency. It also reviews a number of policy approaches for improving nitrogen management and identifies issues affecting their potential performance. Findings reveal that about two-thirds of U.S. cropland is not meeting three criteria for good nitrogen management related to the rate, timing, and method of application. Several policy approaches, including financial incentives, nitrogen management as a condition of farm program eligibility, and regulation, could induce farmers to improve their nitrogen management and reduce nitrogen losses to the environment. Similar to 2010 CEAP on Upper Miss Basin. Both analyses assess baseline nitrogen management on cropland according to three criteria: rate, timing, and method.
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EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Delta's Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely - October 09, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities, families and business owners to be aware of conditions that could lead to poor or dangerous indoor air quality following Hurricane Delta.
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EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource - Interactive tool provides easy access to Hurricane Ida data - September 14, 2021
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) released a new, interactive resource about the federal and state response to Hurricane Ida.
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Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998
To address cyanobacterial HABs that impacted living marine resources, fish and shellfish harvests and recreational and service industries along the U.S. coastal waters. Title VI of Public Law 105-383, section 604(b), enacted on 13 November 1998.
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CRSSP Imagery-Derived Requirements (CIDR)
The CRSSP Imagery-Derived Requirements (CIDR) Tool enables U.S. Federal civil agencies to enter near-term land remote sensing data requirements. Log in from USGS needed. Data tool is for upload of data acquisition for remote sensing data, related to USGS EarthExplorer Tool.
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Arkansas Master Farmer
The Arkansas Master Farmer program is being developed to assist the agriculture producers in the state address the key environmental concerns. The curriculum is being developed using a modular approach focusing on five commodity areas. These are poultry, dairy, swine, beef and agronomic crops. The program will be a collaborative effort that will include many agricultural and environmental agencies in Arkansas. The Master Farmer program will make our water quality education more effective in two major ways. First it will provide us a name recognition program that allows us to market our skills and knowledge on a largely untraditional subject to a largely traditional clientele. While we are not the end all agency on water quality issues, we can provide a producer with a “road map” as to what agency does what. We have made tremendous efforts in water quality education, but we need to be more focused. The Master Farmer program would provide the framework for this focus.
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EPA selects LDEQ for $2 Million Brownfields Assessment Grant - May 13, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the award of a $2 million grant to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to go toward Brownfields assessments. Additional Brownfields assessment grants in the amount of $500,000 each were awarded to the city of Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish, Regional Planning Commission (St. Bernard Parish Commercial Corridor). EPA also announced $2 million in funding for the South Central Planning and Development Commission in Houma on behalf of the Brownfields Coalition Revolving Loan Fund.
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DEQ's Water Permits Division exceeds regional and national goals for FY 2012 - October 12, 2012
Based on a recent review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Water Permits Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality exceeded the EPA's Performance Partnership Grant goals for major, minor and priority permits in Federal Fiscal Year 2012, which ended on Sept. 30, 2012.
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Gulf of Mexico Alliance to Receive $297,816 to Improve Coastal Resilience in Northern Gulf of Mexico - July 23, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) a grant in the amount of $297,816 to improve coastal resilience in the Northern Gulf of Mexico with new pilot projects in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.