re: Apparently there is some micro-managing at LA DEQ

There is a lot of paperwork involved in sharing data between organizations.

You can’t just call up Natural Resources, ask for non-public data they have, and immediately get it as another agency even if both are the State of Louisiana.



With DEQ in particular, there is likely a lot of paranoia and for good reason, given that the EPA is notorious for consent decrees to force changes without going through normal policy channels.