The Clean Harbors company, which has burned or detonated explosives in north-central Louisiana for nearly 40 years, says a state mandate to end the practice by the end of 2023 would put them out of business and threaten other area with unspent stockpiles of hazardous material.
The firm has burned/detonated materials like propellant for car air bags, solid rocket fuel, Claymore mines, 20mm and 40mm artillery shells, TNT, black powder and fireworks, according to state permit records say.
The materials have come from the Pentagon, defense contractors, Disney and other companies.
But, after years of complaints from locals, state regulators ordered the company to stop open burning within 180 days.
Instead, they approved a permit to burn the materials in a closed system. Clean Harbors has appealed the state decision, regulatory papers say.
That means a long-sought resolution remains in limbo while the company seeks an administrative hearing with the state Department of Environmental Quality.
The company argues its appeal should suspend the requirement that it stop the open burning.
Greg Langley, DEQ spokesman, declined to comment for this story. (NOLA.com 08/03/23) Ban on detonation of TNT, mines near Colfax halted in appeal | News | nola.com
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