The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to a reported 2,600-gallon oil discharge near Norco Monday (April 23). The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at about 1 a.m. of a heavy fuel oil […]
In a $62.5 billion deal, Bayer’s takeover of Monsanto reportedly cleared its last regulatory hurdle with the U.S. Department of Justice. The announcement sent Monsanto stock surging on Monday. “With Bayer leading the regulatory process […]
The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) presented the group’s highest recognition, the Pelican Award, to Valero in recognition of the company’s outstanding achievement in the industry and its contributions to the state, during the […]
Committee chair says efforts underway to buy 15-acre site St. Charles Parish is making headway on the Wiegand property with an appraisal done and negotiation underway for a potential new West Bank boat launch site. […]
Better fishing, crawfishing expected with flood waters If bald eagles hanging around the rain-swollen Bonnet Carre’ Spillway in Norco are any indication of what’s coming with today’s opening of the levee, then the public is […]
Shell Chemical LP has agreed to a $10 million settlement where it will install pollution monitoring and control equipment at its Norco facility expected to eliminate more than 150 tons of harmful air pollutants a […]
Louisiana’s hopes to restore our fragile Gulf of Mexico coast in the future took a setback recently when estimates of the revenue the state will receive from the federal government’s Gulf energy royalties will likely […]
One of the longest standing and trusted oil spill response companies in the world, OMI Environmental Solutions (OMIES) provides solutions to a wide depth of customer environmental requests and remains prepared to leap into action in the face of emergency. […]
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade has joined up with a number of other environmental groups to challenge what they call archaic emission quality standards that are lackadaisically enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency. They say those emissions pose a threat to communities in the vicinity of flares and hazardous material storage sites.
Although this was not a bumper year for oranges, it was certainly an excellent year for satsumas. […]
Four separate groups of environmentalists met with St. Charles Parish Entergy spokesman Doug Rhodes on Sept. 23, to request that the company change its plans to convert its Little Gypsy plant to coal power. […]
Monsanto was recently honored with two first achievement awards and two honorable mentions for going beyond the call of duty to help clean up the environment. […]
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