Louisiana Challenges Toxic Burning, EPA Supports Alternatives

Louisiana Challenges Toxic Burning, EPA Supports Alternatives

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...
Air Pollution Could Worsen Virus Severity

Air Pollution Could Worsen Virus Severity

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...
CSWAB Organizes National Call to END Toxic Burns in Louisiana

CSWAB Organizes National Call to END Toxic Burns in Louisiana

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...