CF BLUE POINT COMMENT

CF BLUEPOINT PUBLIC HEARING

CF Bluepoint Public Comment

The written comment deadline has been extended to December 5, 2025, at 4:30pm CST.

HOW TO COMMENT

  1. Keep your spoken comment at 3 minutes or under.
  2. LDEQ will usually let people who live or work close to the facility speak first, although don’t let living farther away stop you from commenting.
  3. Be specific why you oppose the project and how it would affect you. Will the pipeline pass through your neighborhood? Is your church near the facility? Is there wildlife in this area that would be affected? Do your kids attend school nearby? Do you own land nearby?
  4. If you want to come to the microphone with a friend for support, or have someone give a comment on your behalf, both are allowed.
  5. LDEQ can’t answer any questions during the hearing. They may ask for clarification on something you said, but they are mostly there to listen.
  6. If you want to submit more detailed written comments, you can print out a copy and bring them with you, or you can email them to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@la.gov. The subject line of your email should contain the following: AI 149544, Activity PER20230002;PER20230003, Permit Number 0180-00237-V0; PSD-LA-859.   The written comment deadline has been extended to December 5, 2025.  

SPOKEN COMMENT TEMPLATE:  

My name is ___________________.  

I live/work/go to church at

I oppose this project because (select all that apply):

  • The ammonia storage tanks are close to my house/work/children’s school/church. These tanks require massive amounts of power to keep refrigerated at very low temperatures. In case of a power outage, like during a hurricane, these tanks could explode. CF would flare off massive amounts of ammonia into the air to keep the pressure under control. CF just had a major explosion at their facility in Mississippi, which required the entire 10,000 population of Yazoo City to shelter in place. CF has not sufficiently described how it would protect me and my family from ammonia accidents during hurricanes, extreme heat events, or accidents. 
  • Ammonia is not a “fuel of the future”, it is a hazardous material. Short-term inhalation exposure to high levels of ammonia can cause irritation and serious burns in the mouth, lungs, and eyes. Long term exposure to airborne ammonia can increase the risk of respiratory irritation, cough, wheezing, tightness in the chest, and impaired lung function.  Damage to the lungs caused by ammonia can make people more susceptible to bacterial infections in the lungs. Ammonia is extremely toxic to fish when released into waterways. 
  • The jobs that CF promises are hazardous to health. Workers who are exposed to high levels of ammonia on the job have been shown to develop respiratory symptoms and decreased lung function. 
  • Air Products would be shipping ammonia on giant ships that burn diesel or heavy fuel and release PM2.5 and PM10 into the air. High PM levels can trigger an asthma attack, and I/my family members suffer from asthma. 
  • The noise, traffic, and pollution during the construction period will impact my quality of life. CF has estimated that there will be four years of construction, which means more cars on our already clogged highways. So over four years, I will have bright lights, loud noises, dirt, and dust from the site impacting my life, and then heavy truck traffic on the roads when the plant is operational.
  • This project would release dangerous pollution into our air, including annually: 
    • 286,000 pounds of ammonia
    • 240 pounds of benzene, a carcinogen (leukemia)
    • 12 pounds of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), a carcinogen (lung, skin, bladder cancer)
    • 2 pounds of hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen (lung, nasal, sinus cancer), reproductive toxin (infertility), and mutagen that causes changes in DNA
    • 2 pounds of cadmium, a carcinogen (lung, prostate, kidney, and pancreatic cancer) that accumulates in soil and is easily absorbed by crops like rice and sugarcane