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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > environment > baton-rouge-landfill-leaks-methane > article_f871d9fc-da44-462e-9548-526fab625b55.html

Regulators decline to take action on leaks of methane, other gases at Baton Rouge landfill

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (674+ words) Two compressors (blue) and motor (green), seen Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill, where methane gas generated from the trash in the landfill is being trapped to sell to Exxon and BASF, where it's burned as…...


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Blue-green algae blooms in freshwater can be toxic to people, animals, health officials say

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (271+ words) Blooms of blue-green algae, like one spotted recently in a lake in St. Martin Parish, can produce toxins harmful to people and animals and should be avoided, the Louisiana Department of Health said Thursday. The algae bloom in Henderson Lake,…...