Federal and state regulators say Smitty’s Supply ignored pollution laws for years before an August explosion in Roseland ...
State and federal governments have filed a lawsuit against Smitty’s Supply after an explosion at the lubricant oil ...
ROSELAND, La. — Tyreik Taylor had barely wiped the oil from his hands when the sky behind him lit up. Fifteen minutes after the 26-year-old drove home, a roar thundered from the plant where he helped ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Smitty’s Supply facility in Roseland has been cited for significant Clean Water Act violations in every quarter since April 2022, EPA records show. The violations include ...
An explosion at Smitty’s Supply, Inc.’s oil and lubricant manufacturing plant in Roseland, Louisiana, a small town of less than 1,000 people 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Baton Rouge, occurred ...
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WVUE) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found oil, zinc and barium among other substances in the Tangipahoa River after the Smitty’s Supply explosion. A spokesperson ...
A plant explosion in Louisiana has Black residents worried about their health. And with so many environmental protections rolled back, residents may face an uphill battle to recover. Black folks are ...