Atalco Refinery Faces Legal Pause | Baton Rouge News

For two years, Atalco Gramercy’s alumina refinery has been caught leaking toxic red mud into Louisiana waterways — yet regulators have handed down no fines. Instead, the state is quietly negotiating a confidential settlement while a federal judge has paused a citizen lawsuit filed by environmentalists last fall. Despite repairs and multiple citations for pollution, safety violations, and ongoing leaks, inspectors still found waste sloughing off the property in May — contaminating soil and water with dangerous heavy metals. The environmental group, pushing under federal “citizen enforcement” laws, now waits to see if the state will finally hold Atalco accountable — or let it off with a slap on the wrist. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/351b7a4637016abe