1980 Year in Review: Environment
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1981-01-02
Duration: 00:06:11
Subjects: Environment | Louisiana. Department of Natural Resources. Environmental Control Commission | HAZARDOUS WASTES | BFI Waste Systems | IT Corporation | Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (La.) | Chemical spills | Pentachlorophenol | LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN | Salt domes | Jefferson Island (La.)
Contributors:
- Blome, Ron Host
- Ewell, Katherine Speaker
- Hutchison, Murray Speaker
- Cointment, Ruby Interviewee
- Vincent, Ross Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 2, 1981, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a look back at the major stories of 1980 related to the environment. These stories include: a review of the work of the newly established Environmental Control in dealing with hazardous waste disposal plants; a shipping accident that dumped 12 tons of the chemical PCP in the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (MRGO); the discovery of a potential “dead zone” in Lake Pontchartrain; and the collapse of the salt dome at Jefferson Island and Lake Peigneur. Host: Ron Blome