Addis, LA. Addis is located close to the center of Louisiana. Addis is part of West Baton Rouge County. Addis has 4.20 square miles of land area and 0.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Addis population is 4,004, which has grown 78.91% since 2000.
The EPA adopted the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in 2012, and the rules are supposed to begin taking effect in April. Officials say the measures will cut power-plant mercury emissions by 75 percent by forcing utilities to install and operate equipment that removes pollutants.
Visit our interactive timeline celebrating 30 years of EPCRA. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was passed in 1986 in response to concerns regarding the environmental and safety hazards posed by the storage and handling of toxic chemicals. These concerns were triggered by the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India, caused by an accidental release of methylisocyanate.