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Mark Schleifstein

Freelance Environment Reporter. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Mark Schleifstein is an award-winning journalist who spent decades covering Louisiana wetlands, coastal erosion, and hurricanes for The Times-Picayune. He co-authored the 2002 series "Washing Away" warning of New Orleans' vulnerability and co-authored the book Path of Destruction.

What they said4 Shows1

Everything Mark Schleifstein said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Schleifstein: Louisiana DEQ rarely denies permits to industrial companies

“The result of that is that It's rare that companies do not get the permits that they need.”

Mark Schleifstein Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 23:56 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Schleifstein: Two-thirds of Louisiana emissions dropped over 15 years after EPA tracking

“The result of that was two-thirds of the emissions in Louisiana disappeared over the next 15 years.”

Mark Schleifstein Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 20:37 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Not publicly verifiable

Schleifstein: Total industrial emissions in Louisiana increased over the past decade

“In the last five or 10 years, the industry, both because there are more of them, but also because the companies themselves have expanded their size and have increased the amount of product that they're producing, we're seeing an increase in the total amount of…”

Mark Schleifstein Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 21:00 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Schleifstein: Water, transport, and salt domes drew petrochemical plants to Mississippi River

“Chemical plants were built on the Mississippi River because there's free water from the Mississippi, and there's free transportation, but you also have easy access to salt domes throughout the region that can be mined to make chlorine, which is the key ingredi…”

Mark Schleifstein Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 17:46 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Mark's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
GREEN BLUEPRINTLEDGER	Freelance Environment Reporter	1	4	100% 3/3	full record on the Green Blueprint →