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In Win for Cancer Alley Residents, EPA Finalizes Rule Targeting Toxic Polluters
However, a Trump electoral victory could threaten the new air pollution standards for 200 hazardous chemical plants.
EPA Can’t Enforce Civil Rights Protections, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules
The judge said “pollution does not discriminate,” but numerous studies underscore the impact of environmental racism.
Black Louisianans Brace for Impact of Climate-Denying Governor-Elect
Louisiana, the state most threatened by climate change, has elected a governor who claims climate change is a “hoax.”
Thousands Evacuated After Toxic Leak and Massive Fire at Louisiana Oil Refinery
The blaze is the latest fossil fuel-related disaster to threaten residents of Louisiana's so-called “Cancer Alley.”
On the Cusp of Cleaning Up “Cancer Alley,” the EPA Caved to GOP Pressure
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly terminated three of its highest-profile civil rights complaints.
EPA Proposes Major Reforms to Reduce Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities
The new rules could reduce exposed residents’ unacceptable cancer risk by 96 percent.
EPA Calls Out Environmental Racism in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
For the first time in a long time, the EPA is putting civil rights enforcement tools to work.
Community Organizers Celebrate Defeat of Petrochemical Complex in “Cancer Alley”
Years of local resistance pushed South Louisiana Methanol to halt work on a stalled $2.2 billion petrochemical complex.
Biden Must Take Executive Action to Affirm That Clean Water Is a Human Right
Black and Brown communities impacted by environmental racism need Biden's promises to become a firm reality.
In Louisiana, Activists May Be Winning a Battle Against Environmental Racism
Analysts say the massive petrochemical complex proposed by Formosa Plastics is “financially unviable.”