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Recent Press Releases
| OIL SIGHTINGS CONTINUE ALONG GULF COAST DESPITE FEDERAL ASSURANCES OF SAFETY: Beach Goers at Dauphin Island Swim into a Patch of Oil August 11, 2010 |
| As Officials Downplay Effects,
Reports to Oil Spill Crisis Map Continue August 4, 2010 |
 | CITIZEN JOURNALISTS NEEDED FOR OIL SPILL CRISIS MAP
Tool Will Show Government, Responders Where Help is Needed Most |
| Despite Reports of Contaminated Wildlife,
States Reopening Waters to Fishing:
Oil Spill Crisis Map logging more than 1,400 reports July 27, 2010 |
| HEALTH CONCERNS ABOUND ON OIL SPILL CRISIS MAP: More than 1,300 Gulf Coast stories logged
July 14, 2010 |
| OIL SPILL CRISIS MAP PROVIDES PUBLIC DOCUMENTATION OF DISASTER: Cutting edge technology used to tell over 1,200 Gulf Coast stories July 7, 2010 |
| Louisiana Refineries' Emergency Preparedness Called into Question: Reports Show Cause for Concern as Danielle Hits Louisiana August 12, 2010 |
 | ExxonMobil's Chalmette Refining Dumps 1 Ton of Catalyst on Community: Another Accident for the Beleaguered Oil Industry September 7, 2010 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade Releases Bucket Air Sample Results from Oil Affected Area July 26, 2010 |
| Review of Data Reveals Gaps in EPA’s Oil Spill Monitoring. Agency Urged to Empower Impacted Communities to Take Samples: July 20, 2010 |
| Louisiana Refineries Ill Prepared for Storms as Hurricane Season Begins: Like Offshore Rigs, Oil Refineries Vulnerable to Accidents For Immediate Release: June 1, 2010 |
| Obama Urged to Send Swat Team of Federal Regulators to Louisiana Refineries For Immediate Release: May 19, 2010 |
 | Environmental Groups Invite Obama to Review Gulf Oil Disaster April 29, 2010 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade Common Ground Report Press Release |
Recent News Articles
| LABB featured in the New York Times: Locals Track Oil Spill's Health Impacts, Paving Way for Federal Study By Elana Schor, Greenwire, New York Times August 19, 2010 |
| Dr. Nancy Mock of Tulane University, is interviewed on WTUL about the Oil Spill Crisis Map |
| Report reveals industry pollution
Bucket Brigade says much a result of storms December 9, 2009 |
| Half of Calumet's accidents preventable: Shreveport refinery had 53 accidents in four years December 10, 2009 |
| EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health December 7, 2009 |
| New report says Louisiana refineries released millions of pollutants in three years December 7, 2009 |
| Report spells out chemical escapes December 9, 2009 |
| Group: Baton Rouge refinery has 'inordinate' number of accidents December 7, 2009 |
| Report details refineries’ accidental releases December 8, 2009 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade publishes report detailing refinery accidents December 7, 2009 |
| Bucket Brigade reports on accidental discharges of industrial chemicals December 7, 2009 |
| Accidental release of toxic chemicals, polluted water by local plants cited in report December 7, 2009 |
| Local environmental group releases report on excess emissions from refineries December 6, 2009 |
Press Archives
| Oil Spill Crisis Map Shows Impacts of Oil Spill: Odors from Oil in New Orleans Last Night, Fishermen Along the Coast Out of Work May 7, 2010 |
| LOUISIANA REFINERIES NOT PREPARED FOR HURRICANE SEASON: Analysis of Refinery Data Shows 24% of Accidents Due to Storms June 1, 2010 |
| Dow and ExxonMobil Accidents Highlight Worrisome Industry Trend: Two Accidents this Week Highlight Maintenance and Emergency Preparedness Problems April 15, 2010 |
| Chevron Spills 18,000 Gallons of Oil in National Wildlife Refuge: Latest in a Pattern of Oil Industry Accidents Casts Doubt on More Offshore Drilling April 7, 2010 |
 | 2010 New Orleans Earth Day Festival- April 22nd! |
 | Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc.'s Louisiana refinery found liable for Clean Air Act violations Concerned Citizens have standing to bring suit |
 | Press Release - 6.6.08 - Columbia Residential Site Strands Residents without Water Gentilly Community Stranded for 18 Hours (and Counting) Without Water |
 | Louisiana Bucket Brigade Board President Wins Play Writing Award Catastrophic Murphy Oil Spill Subject of Play |
| Hydrofluoric Acid Fact Sheet |
| Warning System Fact Sheet Fact Sheet includes: Request from Exxon; Definition; Rationale; Trends; Costs/Benefits |
| Chalmette’s ExxonMobil Guilty of Further Violations of Clean Air Act August 13th, 2007 |
| Residents Question Troubled Murphy's Request to Expand June 19th, 2007 |
| Exxon Misses Deadline, Parish Asked for Resolution May 1st, 2007 |
| St. Bernard Parish Council Passes Resolution for Enforcement of Environmental Laws May 1st, 2007 |
| Citizens Present Evidence to Federal Judge Against Exxon for Clean Air Violations Since State "Solved" Problems Exxon Seeks to Dismiss Case by Citizens After Violating Deadlines April 30th, 2007 |
| Play Premiere; A live depiction of the tragic events following Hurricane Katrina and the Murphy Oil Spill February 23rd, 2007 |
| Long Time Clean Air Champion Wins Catholic Award November 17th, 2006 |
| New Study Exposes Exxon Chalmette Refining’s Accident Rate November 1st, 2006 |
| ExxonMobil Air Monitor Detects Problems in St. Bernard Parish August 23rd, 2006 |
| Community Presents Four Point Post Katrina Plan for ExxonMobil August 9th, 2006 |
New Articles Archive
| Questions linger about chemical leak |
| Few questions answered at Dow plant council meeting |
| Chalmette - St. Bernard Citizens Go On Line with Near Instant Readings of Toxic Chemicals – www.airmonitorchalmette.com April 21st, 2005 |
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