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Air pollution monitoring bill blocked by Louisiana Senate committee
Concerns raised over financial burdens on petrochemical companies
Senate Bill 35 would have required each of the more than 450 petrochemical plants in Louisiana to install monitors that alert nearby communities when air pollution reaches unsafe levels. The bill cleared the Senate Environmental Quality Committee last month but was blocked in the Senate Finance Committee by its chairman, Sen. Mack “Bodi” White, on Monday...
Air pollution monitoring bill blocked by Louisiana Senate committee
Concerns raised over financial burdens on petrochemical companies
- BY TRISTAN BAURICK | Staff writer
- 16 hrs ago
Senate Bill 35 would have required each of the more than 450 petrochemical plants in Louisiana to install monitors that alert nearby communities when air pollution reaches unsafe levels. The bill cleared the Senate Environmental Quality Committee last month but was blocked in the Senate Finance Committee by its chairman, Sen. Mack “Bodi” White, on Monday...