Category Archives: Oil Refineries
Listening Session Comment on EO 13650: Molly Brackin, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
By Molly Brackin, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Listening Session Public Comment Executive Order #13650: Improving Chemical Safety and Security My name is Molly Brackin, and I am an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. I have been with the … Continue reading
Marcia Oursler, Petrochemical Accident Researcher: Comment on EO 13650
By Marcia Oursler, Petrochemical Accident Researcher Listening Session Public Comment Executive Order #13650: Improving Chemical Safety and Security My name is Marcia Oursler and I have been with Louisiana Bucket Brigade since August 2013. While many community members are aware … Continue reading
Public Comment on EO 13650: Improving Chemical Safety & Security
By Anna Hrybyk, Program Manager Listening Session Public Comment Executive Order #13650: Improving Chemical Safety and Security Thank you for the opportunity to comment. My name is Anna Hrybyk and I have been the Program Manager at the Louisiana Bucket … Continue reading
January iWitness Map Monthly Report
By Molly Brackin, Monitoring & Evaluation Associate January began as a relatively light month for refinery accident reports. The numbers of both citizen and NRC reports were down from previous month, which could either indicate that refineries were doing better … Continue reading
Caught in the Act
By Amelia Rhodewalt, Volunteer Coordinator “Did you see or smell it?” It’s Friday, January 31st, and I’m handing out cards with this headline in the Standard Heights community of Baton Rouge. The LABB Emergency Response Team has deployed for the … Continue reading
Reflections from the field: Emergency Response in Chalmette
By Erik Paskewich, Social Entrepreneur On Monday afternoon we deployed to Chalmette to conduct outreach to increase the usage of the Bucket Brigade’s iWitness Pollution Map. As a new employee of the Bucket Brigade, this was my first chance to go … Continue reading
When It Rains It Oils in St. Bernard Parish
By Andy Zellinger, Research Analyst Updates on Valero Meraux’s October oil spray At 2 PM on Friday, October 25th Valero Refinery in Meraux, LA reported a large discharge of crude oil from a rupture in a crude unit to the … Continue reading
Why Supporting Emergency Response is Important
By Anna Hrybyk, Program Manager Why should you donate? Because arming people with tools to document pollution builds our strength to hold polluters accountable. Louisiana refineries average 6 accidents per week. Day in and day out we see industry claim that … Continue reading
November iWitness Map Monthly Report
By Molly Brackin, Monitoring & Evaluation Associate The number of citizen reports to the iWitness Pollution Map is down from 121 in October to 74 in November. Hopefully this dip in reporting is due to safer refining practices, as the … Continue reading
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