Address:
4226 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone Number:
(504) 484-3433
Email Address:
info@labucketbrigade.org
Website:
Audiences:
Families and Daily Living
Homeowners
Renters and Landlords
Non-Profits and Public Agencies
Services:
Oil Spill Mapping
Air Quality Monitoring
About:
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state's oil refineries and chemical plants. The EPA-approved “bucket" is a simple, community friendly tool that fenceline neighbors use to take air samples. We complement the community group by adding a level of technical expertise to their work. We provide this tool and training to community members to monitor and expose industrial pollution as it happens. We assist residents in their fight to reduce pollution and protect public health. We work with community groups to help them take air samples and achieve their goals, be it relocation away from a polluting facility, reduced pollution, or a moratorium on facility expansions. The more evidence the communities gather, the more power they have to attain their goals.
