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LDEQ hosted the Environmental Leadership Awards at the LDEQ headquarters in the Galvez building in downtown Baton Rouge. LDEQ Secretary Dr. Chuck Brown recognized the ELP winners environmental achievements. Members of ELP were commended for their voluntary pollution prevention efforts, community environmental outreach initiatives, and environmental ordinances that went above and beyond regulatory compliance to improve the environment.

Household debris must be disposed of properly

Over the next few months, members of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's Drinking Water Protection Team will be visiting local businesses to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the source of drinking water in St. Tammany Parish.

Tips to Maintaining Home Sewage Treatment Systems

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency re-designated the Greater Baton Rouge Nonattainment Area (BRNA) to attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone standard. The state of Louisiana submitted a request for EPA to re-designate the BRNA to attainment status and to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing a maintenance plan for the area. This is another milestone in Louisiana’s continuing effort to improve air quality.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality encourages residents affected by the recent flood to refrain from open burning of debris.

Dr. Brown gives a tour of the Mobile Air Monitoring Lab and explains its functions.

An Environmental Law Enforcement Training Workshop will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the DEQ Galvez Building Conference Center, Oliver Pollock Room , 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Parking is available in the Galvez Building Parking Garage.