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Louisiana Bucket Brigade honored for oil spill response work
August 31, 2011

1,363 Louisiana residents urge ExxonMobil to improve storm preparation and reduce accidents
December 21st, 2011
Letters extend the length of four football fields, 12 blue whales

Another Calumet Refinery chemical release: Hydrogen sulfide detected in the neighborhood
December 20th, 2011
Just weeks after a harsh EPA inspection, the beleaguered Calumet Refinery in Shreveport continues to be unable to control its operations.

OUR PARTNERS: USW oil workers ratify National Oil Bargaining Policy
December 14th, 2011
United Steelworkers proposed policy changes that address health and safety issues because of the numerous accidents within the oil sector.

Groups ask EPA to take over Louisiana Clean Air program
December 14th, 2011
LABB and Environmental Integrity Project say action needed unless state steps up monitoring and enforcement. Read on to see the petition.

Louisiana’s troubled refineries averaged an accident a day in 2010
November 14th, 2011
Solutions: Hire more workers and increase federal enforcement

Surprise inspection of beleaguered Calumet refinery exposes serious problems
November 9th, 2011
Refinery manager admits non-compliance and flaws.

FROM OUR PARTNERS:
United Steelworkers produced a new video called "Still Out of Control," about the petrochemical industry's disregard for facility safety and worker health.

FROM THE BLOG:
September 28th, 2011
Community Organizer Dawn Collins' latest post: "Obstacles in organizing - Some people don't want to know what's polluting their communities and their children."

LEARN ABOUT
Our new Outreach Campaign! This is a new opportunity to raise public awareness of petrochemical pollution through neighborhood visits. Find out more about this exciting project in our Programs section.

Three refineries report accidents caused by Lee: Lack of storm preparedness an ongoing concern
September 8th, 2011

Refineries and fenceline neighbors vulnerable as tropical storm bears down on Gulf Coast
September 2nd, 2011

Thousands of oil and gas wells and pits to be flooded: No clear plans from industry, state or federal government about preparation or cleanup
May 18th, 2011

Oil Industry Infrastructure in the Path of the Flood
May 18, 2011

Letter to DEQ, EPA and DNR regarding flood preparedness plans
May 18, 2011

Little information provided about facilities' emergency procedures during flooding
May 16th, 2011

Ozone Action Days are more about reducing industrial emissions than delaying your yard work
May 6th, 2011

Chemical emergencies at Texas City refineries show how dangerous accidents can be to surrounding communities
April 26th, 2011

(FULL REPORT) Self-Reported Health and Economic Impact Survey: An Analysis of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster in Seven Coastal Louisiana Communities
March 3, 2011

Results of oil spill impact surveys from four coastal parishes released today
March 3rd, 2011

(SHORT REPORT) The BP Oil Disaster: Results from a Health and Economic Impact Survey in Four Coastal Louisiana Parishes
March 3rd, 2011

(FULL REPORT) Self-Reported Health and Economic Impact Survey: An Analysis of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster in Seven Coastal Louisiana Communities
March 3rd, 2011

Toxic acid poses an unnecessary health risk to more than a million in the Greater New Orleans region
February 24, 2011

Deadly Chemical and Dismal Safety Records Put Millions Living Near Refineries at Risk: Toxic Brew: U.S. Senator Calls Oil Refineries America's 'Ticking Time Bomb'
ABC NEWS and CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY Feb. 24, 2011

Media Advisory: LABB discusses results of health and economic impact surveys conducted in four coastal Louisiana parishes
More than 950 responses show effects of the BP Oil Spill

Days before consent decree finalized, troubled Calumet refinery refuses to meet with neighbors
February 24th, 2011

Letter to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
February 17, 2011

Analysis of oil, chemical and hazardous substance releases in Louisiana reported to the US Coast Guard's National Response Center in 2009

Flaring at two Shell facilities concerns residents; officials claim process upsets are the cause
December 21st, 2010

Common Ground II Report: Why Cooperation to Reduce Accidents at Louisiana Refineries is Needed Now
December 13th, 2010

Refinery accident reports expose poor maintenance, inadequate storm preparation and excessive flaring
December 13th, 2010

Louisiana Oil Refinery Accidents 2005-2009 map
December 13, 2010

Concerned Citizens Ask EPA to Veto Murphy Oil's Air Permit
December 3, 2010

Louisiana Bucket Brigade Holiday Benefit Party
Celebrate the holidays with LABB while helping to support our misson!

Louisiana Bucket Brigade - Human Resources Volunteer
December 1, 2010

LABB Staff Present Work at National Conferences
November 24, 2010

Clean Cars Would Save Louisianans $2.9 million on Thanksgiving Travel
November 23, 2010

Murphy Oil leak another example of poor emergency response
November 16th, 2010

LABB and the Environmental Integrity Project request that Governor Jindal raise emission fees for the state's largest polluters
November 15, 2010

Write a Letter to the Editor to Share Your Thoughts on the Six Month Mark of the BP Oil Disaster
October 20, 2010

Notes from LABB: Chalmette Refining accident brings up questions about worker safety and deferred maintenance
October 13th, 2010

WWNO Community Impact Series: Louisiana Bucket Brigade
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WWNO) - Community IMPACT Series: Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Aug. 17, 2010

Worker fatality at troubled Chalmette Refining: Details of serious hydrogen sulfide release unclear
October 7th, 2010

Evidence Refutes BP's and Fed's Deceptions
Monday 04 October 2010 by: Dahr Jamail and Erika Blumenfeld, t r u t h o u t | Report

Chalmette Refining's letter to the state: 19 tons of catalyst released!

Calumet power outage causes chemical release in neighborhoods: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality confirms emissions
September 14th, 2010

Chalmette Refining’s Report about Labor Day Release Reveals More than Previously Disclosed
: Troubled Refinery Released Additional Chemicals – Public Left in the Dark
September 14th, 2010

ExxonMobil's Chalmette Refining Dumps 1 Ton of Catalyst on Community: Another Accident for the Beleaguered Oil Industry
September 7th, 2010

Hurricanes Could Carry Gulf "Oil" Inland
September 1, 2010 National Geographic

Concerns About Powdery Substance Released in St. Bernard
September 6, 2010 By Meg Farris WWL, New Orleans

An Open Letter to US EPA, Region 6
By Riki Ott Marine Toxicologist and Exxon Valdez Survivor August 27, 2010 From The Huffington Post

With Neighbors Unaware, Toxic Spill at a BP Plant
From The New York Times By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Published: August 29, 2010

Outrage at Shell Funded UN Report on Nigerian Oil Spills
Media Advisory from Friends of the Earth International, August 24, 2010

"We are by no means through this disaster" - Gulf Coast fishing community searches for some certainty
By Elizabeth Grossman 8/12/10 for The Pumphandle

Back Where They Should Be: Obama Mends Fences with BP
From the Pacific Free Press by Dahr Jamail August 8, 2010

EPA Whistleblower Accuses Agency of Covering Up Effects of Dispersant in BP Oil Spill Cleanup
From Democracy Now! 8/11/10

Contribute Information on Your Experience with BP Claims
August 4, 2010

EPA Releases Rulemaking Guidance on Environmental Justice
Public feedback requested!

Fishing Closures and Seafood Sniffing: Addressing Gulf Seafood Safety
By Elizabeth Grossman July 26, 2010 From The Pump Handle

Louisiana Bucket Brigade releases bucket air sample results from oil-affected area
July 26th, 2010

LABB Director, Anne Rolfes, testimony to Senate subcommittee on C-Span

Review of EPA Air Sampling Data
July 20th, 2010

Review of data reveals gaps in EPA’s Oil Spill monitoring: Agency urged to empower impacted communities to take samples
July 20th, 2010

Testimony to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies by Anne Rolfes, Founding Director of LABB
July 15, 2010

New BP Data Show 20% of Gulf Spill Responders Exposed to Chemical that Sickened Valdez Workers
By Elana Schor of Greenwire July 9, 2010 New York Times

Out in the Oil with Captain David
By Elizabeth Grossman July 8, 2010 in The Pump Handle

Dr. Nancy Mock of Tulane University, is interviewed on WTUL about the Oil Spill Crisis Map

LABB BOD member, Iris Brown Carter, interviewed by StoryCorps

Who's On the Beach? Gulf Coast beach clean-up crew hiring remains murky as oil keeps washing ashore
June 28, 2010 by Elizabeth Grossman, The Pump Handle

Who Will Pay to Fix Louisiana?
By Oliver Houck, The Nation June 24, 2010

Judge blocks offshore drilling moratorium; White House will appeal
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Health Hazards
From Sciencecorps, June 14, 2010

Record of BP's Gulf Worker-Testing Firm Raises Conflict-Of-Interest Questions
By ELANA SCHOR of Greenwire Published: June 18, 2010

Letter to Administrator Jackson addressing ongoing concerns about gaps in air quality monitoring happening in the Gulf Coast region
June 15, 2010

Oil Spill Kills Gulf Coast Shrimp Season; A Culture Hangs in the Balance
Posted on: June 18, 2010 10:55 AM, by The Pump Handle By Elizabeth Grossman

In Louisiana, It's One Damned Thing After Another
From Times-Picayune Op-Ed Columnist, James Carville

Health Impacts Associated with the Dispersants Corexit 9500 and 9527 Being Used by BP and Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil Flowing from the Deepwater Horizon Wellhead
Compiled by chemist, Wilma Subra, of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network

Fences, guards, and information gaps: On the beach in Grand Isle, LA
Blog post by Lizzie Grossman from The Pump Handle June 13, 2010

BP Coughs Up Another Drop of Air Quality Data: Not Reassuring
Posted June 10, 2010 by Dr. Gina Solomon of NRDC on Switchboard, the NRDC staff blog

LABB Founding Director Anne Rolfes testifies with the House Committee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
June 10th, 2010

Times-Picayune: Most Complaints to Health Agency Involve Chemicals
June 9, 2010 by John Pope

What are Gulf Responders Breathing? Some Data Released, but Questions Remain
By Elizabeth Grossman, June 7, 2010

Hurricane Season: Refineries Prepare
LABB Blog: June 1, 2010

Refinery Accidents and Hurricanes Summary
June 1st, 2010
Storms are the largest cause of refinery accident pollution in Louisiana.

Louisiana refineries ill prepared for storms as hurricane season begins: Like offshore rigs, oil refineries vulnerable to accidents
June 1st, 2010

Obama orders halt to operations at all 33 deep-water rigs in the Gulf!
Washington Post, May 27

Director of the U.S. Minerals Management Service Fired by Obama Administration

Gulf Spill is now the Nation's Worst
Thursday, May 27, 2010; 11:16 AM

Thank you EPA!
EPA Demands BP Use Less Toxic Dispersants for Oil Spill

Obama urged to send swat team of federal regulators to Louisiana refineries
May 19th, 2010

Ozone Action Alert Issued for Orleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John, St. Tammany, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes on Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade Launches Blog Site!

EcoAdvocates: Let's Ushahidi BP!
Oil Spill Crisis Map featured in the Daily Kos call for action

Agencies monitoring air quality detect elevated chemical levels, some ailments
From the Times-Picayune, May 10, 2010

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Issues Ozone Alert Day for May 5th and 6th
Alert covers Orleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John, St. Tammany, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes

Department of Health and Hospitals ADVISORY
DHH advises against swimming or fishing in areas affected by the oil spill

Citizen journalists needed for Oil Spill Crisis Map
May 3rd, 2010

Statement by DHH and DEQ on Reports of Petroleum Odor in Onshore Communities

OFFSHORE DRILLING
Obama administration takes wait-and-see approach to policy changes after gulf spill.

Environmental groups invite Obama to review Gulf Oil Disaster
April 29th, 2010

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