"Second 'right to know' bill would create public notification system for fenceline communities"
"For years, environmental advocates and neighborhoods close to Louisiana industrial plants have sought more monitoring of air pollution. But a state Senate committee on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have required 473 plants to install real-time air monitoring systems and pay for it.
Sponsored by Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, Senate Bill 2 sprouted from conversations with his constituents after last year's fire at the ExxonMobil refinery. Thousands of pounds of carcinogenic chemicals were released, but state officials said concentrations weren't high enough to harm the public.
“At the end of the day, the people have a right to know what's in the air, and I think we should benefit from the technology that’s available,” Fields said."
Halle Parker reports for the Nola.com April 27, 2021.
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