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Concerned Citizens in Cancer Alley Vow to Ramp Up Battle Against Industrial Pollution in 2018
A group of residents group plans to get political and broaden its reach.
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With Tribal Blessing, Louisiana Activist Buys Land in Path of Proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline
Water protectors strengthened their resolve to stop the pipeline.
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Bayou Bridge Pipeline Opponents File to Intervene in Hearing for Private Security Firm in Louisiana
The Bayou Bridge will be the last leg, carrying oil fracked in North Dakota to Louisiana.
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Louisiana Hires Controversial Law Firm to Block Fix for Racist Judicial Elections
The voting system for judges in Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish is disenfranchising black voters.
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Is Liberia Outstripping Louisiana When It Comes to Health Care?
Self-inflicted and expensive: the US's health care problems.
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Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Residents Sue Chemical Plant for Nearly 50 Years of Air Pollution
Thirteen plaintiffs are suing the companies responsible for the chloroprene emissions fouling the air in "Cancer Alley."
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Ballot Initiatives and Court Appeals Are Challenging the South’s Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
Florida stands out with one of the nation's most restrictive felony disenfranchisement law.
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Mercenary Firm TigerSwan Applies for License to Operate in Louisiana
An Energy Transfer Partners spokesperson said the pipeline company anticipates work to begin on the Bayou Bridge pipeline this year.
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Pastor Leads Lawsuit Opposing Bayou Bridge Pipeline to Protect Louisiana Cancer Alley Community
Is the love of money so strong that industry leaders and politicians are willing to let people die in order to get it?
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Oysters vs. Oil: Hilcorp Energy Company’s Bayou Battle
Hilcorp's drilling barge and tugboats cut channels into the seafloor, destroying the oyster beds and smothering the shellfish.