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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.”
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.”
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…”
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…”