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Report exposes major problems in maintenance, storm preparedness of Louisiana refineries

After Hurricane Gustav in 2008, north Baton Rouge residents were left without electricity for nearly two weeks. Across the street at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refinery, the second largest refinery in the country, workers were dealing with their own mess. [...Read more]

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Beyond BP - Chalmette refinery’s Labor Day accident and cover-up

chalmette refinery The Louisiana Bucket Brigade has dedicated a lot of time and energy to helping communities affected by the BP oil spill since the catastrophe began. So much so that some national news outlets mistakenly referred to LABB as a non-profit formed and focused solely on oil spill-related issues. [...Read more]

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