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Decades of Rampant Land Contamination Come Back to Haunt Louisiana Oil Companies

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Paying the Piper By Stuart H. Smith – For decades, oil companies in Louisiana – the backbone of the Gulf Coast’s oldest and wealthiest industry – indiscriminately and with impunity contaminated private property with highly toxic chemicals ranging from lead … Continue reading →

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Stuart Smith discusses loss of land owner’s rights if bill becomes law

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Stuart Smith, an environmental lawyer, discusses the loss of property owner’s rights should the bills in the legislature become law. He also notes that Big Oil feels the political climate is right in Louisiana at this time for these bills … Continue reading →

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Stuart Smith explains the dangerous wording of the bills

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Linking the wording and behind the scenes history of these Big Oil bills working their way through the Louisiana legislature, Smith, and environmental attorney, explains the precedents that will be set, and the dangerous wording that will become law if … Continue reading →

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Stuart Smith, environmental attorney, discusses Louisiana’s DNR

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Stuart Smith, an environmental attorney, well known for his expertise in the difficulties in cleaning up the environment after industrial disasters explains how putting the Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources in charge of oil spill clean up would be putting … Continue reading →

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