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Will & Disgrace
Louisiana environmental advocate forced out of job by state attorney general |
Amanda Griscom Little |
28 Apr 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Willie Fontenot (center) surrounded by ExxonMobil security guards. Photo: Stephen C. Kowal. After scoping out an ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge last month, Willie Fontenot, a community liaison officer for the Louisiana attorney general's office for 27 years, found himself faced with the option of forced retirement or getting the boot. A longtime environment ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental justice, health, Louisiana, Muckraker, oil, politics, toxics, waste (all these topics) |
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