Louisiana Bucket Brigade

Since the oil spill, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade is training additional local volunteers to sample the air quality in the coastal parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and lower Jefferson. Equipped with EPA-approved ‘buckets,’ the volunteers monitor and report the quality of air in their communities. With a grant of $49,990 from the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade will train interested residents in the environmental health impacts of oil and dispersants, and the proper use of respirators and protective equipment.