Apr 13, 2020 | issues
NATIONAL — Louisiana is expected to deny renewing a permit for a commercial facility to continue open-burn/open detonation (OB/OD) of hazardous waste, including military munitions, as EPA has recently been supporting shifting away from open-air burning of waste...
Apr 8, 2020 | issues
BY SARA SNEATH | Staff writer, New Orleans Advocate LOUISIANA – Data released by the state Department of Health shows that pre-existing conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease are playing a major role in the death rate of coronavirus in Louisiana. But a...
Mar 20, 2020 | issues
Today, 51 organizations from around the country voiced their collective support for Louisiana’s announced intent to deny an operating permit renewal for open air burning of hazardous waste at the Clean Harbors facility in Colfax. The 700-acre facility is one of the...
Feb 3, 2020 | issues
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has passed a resolution recognizing the inherent rights of the Menominee River to naturally exist and flourish — including the rights to natural groundwater and surface water recharge, the right to carry out its natural...
Jan 31, 2020 | issues
WISCONSIN – In response to a request from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for public comment on proposed federal rulemaking, 30 organizations from around Wisconsin submitted a formal joint statement today supporting the addition of PFAS to the...
Jan 21, 2020 | issues
CSWAB Comments on the November 2019 Draft Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) for Site-Wide Groundwater Contamination at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant January 21, 2020 BACKGROUND The Army’s preferred alternative or remedy for groundwater...
