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The sewer troubles in Shreveport should be repaired by the end of this weekend. Department of Environmental Quality officials are monitoring the activity to make sure it is being handled appropriately.

The Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Order to Close to Harrelson Materials Management.

The Department of Environmental Quality has issued an administrative order requiring the Harrelson landfill to cease receiving and disposing of new material. That material is believed to be causing fire and smoke issues at the landfill at I-220 and Russell Road.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is offering training for permittees on the use of the NetDMR online application for the submission of discharge monitoring reports. A discharge monitoring report, known as a DMR, is a self-reporting document that is generated by permittees that have a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit...

Some big workshops dealing with open burning are coming up. Recently, the statewide drought has brought attention to burning wood waste -- and that there are environmental regulations against many types of burning. What you CAN and CAN'T burn have been an issue all over the state...