Louisiana is a safer place for Big Oil than Louisianians
Jarvis DeBerry
Rep. Danny McCormick’s attempt during the Louisiana Legislature’s session to have Louisiana designated a “fossil fuel sanctuary state” would never have passed constitutional muster. The state can’t just up and decide that its laws take priority over the country’s. But in calling out the absurdity of the Oil City Republican’s legislation, there’s a chance that some of us lost sight of the reality that Louisiana to our great peril has long been a fossil fuel sanctuary state.
No, the state can’t protect Big Oil from the feds, but it protects it from everybody else especially Louisianians who want the industry held accountable for its damage to the coast and its toxic effects on our air. And as accurate as it is to say that the state’s capitulation to the oil industry will destroy us, it’s even more accurate to say it has already destroyed us plenty.
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It s a toxic fume : Residents in several areas complain of hazardous smell in the air
Neighbors in the Irish Channel said for about two years they have been smelling something weird in the air.
But it is not just a stink it is a burning tar odor they think is causing health concerns for community members. Sign up for our Newsletters I have had headaches and nausea. I think it is important to note what we are dealing with is not just an odor, it is a toxic fume, said Justin Vittitow, who lives in the Irish Channel.
Over the past two years, about 150 households across Orleans and Jefferson parishes have complained to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality about the fumes.
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