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• EPA settles with St. John the Baptist plant operator; says deal will reduce pollution

  April 24, 2023 7:40 PM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - The EPA on Monday announced details of an agreement that it says will reduce the release of pollutants from a Reserve chemical plant. The deal involves the Evonik Corporation facility that, inspections determined, had been emitting unacceptable levels of ethylene oxide and other... more »

• City Parish maintains stormwater plan deadline looming Play Video

  October 25, 2022 4:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Just when we all thought that the city was ready to move on, the mayor's office is rekindling the flame over a deadline it must meet with the feds. A call to 2 On Your Side Tuesday from the mayor's office doubled down on the deadline... more »

• EPA investigating complaint over questionable lead paint removal Play Video

  February 5, 2021 6:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man is upset and fears for his child's health after he says a crew did not properly remove lead paint from a house. When Mat Keel's son was seven months old, he tested positive for lead poisoning. Keel says his neighbor, who was a landlord,... more »

• EPA awards Louisiana grant of over $300k to reduce childhood exposures to lead in drinking water

  February 21, 2020 6:04 AM

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $321,498 to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools or child care facilities. The funding will help protect children in disadvantaged communities and makes progress on implementing the federal action plan... more »

• Confirmed: Chemicals found in groundwater in Ascension neighborhood Play Video

  August 13, 2019 6:01 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A dumping site in Ascension Parish thought to have been cleaned up years ago is still contaminated. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has been monitoring the area at the end of Tiger Heights Road for years. Months ago it was called out to the area to... more »

• New Attorney General taking over major court cases Play Video

  December 16, 2015 6:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorney General-Elect Jeff Landry will take over a mixed bag of criminal and civil court battles from his predecessor in January. Chief among them is the prosecution in an officer-involved shooting and a lawsuit against federal regulators. The AG's office is prosecuting two Marksville city marshals... more »

• Attorney General sues to block new EPA regulation

  November 5, 2015 11:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell announced Thursday that he is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the federal government from implementing new standards that his office says would effectively prohibit construction of new, coal-fired power plants. Attorney General Caldwell, along with the State Department of... more »

• EPA releases report on Baton Rouge Bike Share program

  October 13, 2015 1:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a report to the city outlining the next steps involved in the creation of a Bike Share program for Baton Rouge. The EPA report includes resources and information on other successful Bike Share programs throughout the nation, and it... more »