DEQ Ozone Monitoring (1989)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1989-02-03
Duration: 00:10:18
Subjects: Louisiana. Department of Environmental Quality | Environment | Environmental monitoring | Air pollution | Ozone layer
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Templet, Paul Interviewee
- Daigre, Gerry Interviewee
- Hazlett, Jim Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 3, 1989, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Ken Lormand’s report on the work of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), including the set-up of new ozone monitoring equipment near the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. He interviews DEQ Secretary Paul Templet, who discusses: the stabilization of DEQ’s budget; their increased enforcement efforts; his top priorities; and the work of the Ozone Advisory Task Force. Lormand also interviews Gerry Daigre of Dow Chemical, the chairman of the Ozone Advisory Task Force, and Jim Hazlett of DEQ.