Federal and state laws are making it more challenging for communities to protect themselves against life-threatening toxins
Community organizations allege that St. James Parish has discriminated against Black residents by allowing chemical facilities in majority Black areas, dubbed “Cancer Alley”
In southwestern Louisiana, organizers fight petrochemical projects amid a legacy of exploitation
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and CEO Roundtable on Cancer have released a new report that found that 56% of people living in the U.S. within 3 kilometers of carcinogenic sites were people of color. Experts say this statistic is especially significant, as research shows a correlation between
By Alexis Young This piece originally appeared in People over Plastic. In Calcasieu Parish, a little more than three hours away from New Orleans by car, sits the city of Sulphur, Louisiana. The more than 85-mile stretch of oil and gas and petrochemical plants along the Mississippi River includes the
The EPA’s civil rights investigation into environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley was halted. Frontline communities are wondering why
The agency says its new rules could cut EtO emissions by 80%
Frontline BIPOC communities prepare to fight pollution under a weakened Clean Air Act
The focus on carbon offsets and other individualized and consumerist practices diverts time and resources from real, systemic solutions
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