DEQ encourages citizens to report illegal dumping during Hurricane Isaac recovery
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality encourages residents in Hurricane Isaac affected areas to report illegal dumping to local law enforcement and DEQ's Criminal Investigation Division. Illegal dumping is a serious crime and violators could be sentenced to up to one year in jail and a twenty-five thousand dollar fine.
09/13/12
EPA Grants Multistate Fuel Waiver
Waiver granted in effort to minimize disruption of fuel distribution.
09/05/12
DEQ encourages residents to dispose of storm debris
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality encourages residents in affected by Hurricane Isaac areas to collect trash and debris and place them curbside for proper disposal. Household chemicals can become hazardous in storm-damaged homes. Examples of materials that may need special disposal or recycling include electronics, batteries, computer hardware, paint, cleaning products, solvents, and lawn and garden products. Materials should be sorted curbside to help expedite cleanup efforts
09/04/12
DEQ cancels Biosolids Workshop and will reschedule in late September
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is cancelling the Biosolids Workshop scheduled for September 5, 2012 in Baton Rouge. The Biosolids Workshop was scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon at the DEQ headquarters, 602 N. 5th Street, Baton Rouge in the Oliver Pollock Room of the DEQ Conference Center. The workshop will be rescheduled in late September.
09/04/12
DEQ warns residents to exercise caution around floodwater
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is reminding people in the impacted area of Hurricane Isaac and the flooding aftermath to be cautious around orphaned containers and sheens on the water.
09/04/12
Office of Conservation, DEQ Announces Results of EPA Aerial Survey of Bayou Corne Area
EPA analysis finds no evidence of detectable concentrations of natural gas or elevated radiation levels near sinkhole Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary Peggy Hatch today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has returned a report on last week's aerial survey of the Bayou Corne area, with findings indicating no detectable concentrations of natural gas or other chemicals in the atmosphere and no elevated radiation levels related to cavern operations.
09/04/12
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | Secretary Aurelia S. Giacometto
A DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
