Jane Patton

1 appearance on the record.

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The record, in short

What the tape says about how Jane argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Patton: Some Louisiana plants have violated Clean Air permits for over a decade
“Some of these plants have been in consistent violation of their Clean Air Act permits for more than a decade, and they are still in operation every day.”
Jane Patton Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 39:08 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath

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Assertion Supported
Patton: Some Louisiana plants have violated Clean Air permits for over a decade
“Some of these plants have been in consistent violation of their Clean Air Act permits for more than a decade, and they are still in operation every day.”
Jane Patton Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 39:08 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath
Assertion Supported
Patton: Marathon received $1.5M in ITEP tax exemptions per job created
“Under the ITEP program, Marathon was by far the largest benefactor from the program. At one point they were receiving 1.5 million dollars in tax exemptions per job that Marathon created.”
Jane Patton Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 42:58 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath
Assertion Supported
Patton: Oil and gas revenue share in Louisiana dropped from 40% to under 5%
“In the early eighties, when oil and gas was sort of at its peak, more than 40% of Louisiana state revenue came from oil and gas. Today, oil and gas pays less than five percent of Louisiana state revenue.”
Jane Patton Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 40:37 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath
Assertion Partly supported
Patton: St. John's budget almost doubled after taxing Marathon Petroleum's property
“When Marathon was actually forced by the parish council in St. John to put all of their, the property they own in St. John, and they are one of the largest landowners in St. John, when they were Required by the parish council to put that property on the tax ro…”
Jane Patton Mar 13, 2023 ▶ 43:42 Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Introducing Discarded: Episode 1, David vs. Goliath Mar 13, 2023 6m
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