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More toxic waste leaking from levees at River Parishes alumina refinery, records show

KEY TAKEAWAYS: LDEQ found nine new violations during a May 29 inspection. Toxic red mud discharges contained arsenic at 1,400% over EPA limits. Inspectors found diesel leaks and caustic runoff near the Mississippi River. Atalco remains under investigation but faces no penalties to date. State environmental regulators have discovered more pollution discharges from the waste containment lakes at the Atlantic Alumina facility near Gramercy, j…

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Louisiana Illuminator broke the news in on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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