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I’m a Louisiana Pediatric Surgeon Watching Kids Suffer From COVID. This Is Real.
I wish I could invite those who are resisting anti-COVID measures to spend a day with us at the hospital.
Louisiana Attorney General Fights School Mask Mandate as COVID Spikes Among Kids
Students are going back to school in Louisiana as cases among children rise faster than any other state in the nation.
In Louisiana, Activists May Be Winning a Battle Against Environmental Racism
Analysts say the massive petrochemical complex proposed by Formosa Plastics is “financially unviable.”
Lawmakers Call for Biden to Block Massive Petrochemical Complex in Cancer Alley
Residents and environmental justice advocates nationwide have come out against Formosa Plastics Group's planned complex.
Louisiana Hunger Strikers — Already in Solitary — Are Being Brutally Punished
The reprisals against the hunger strikers have included being “sprayed down” with mace within an enclosed cell block.
Army Corps Suspends Permit for Toxic Plastics Complex in “Chemical Alley”
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
Louisiana Official Gets Industry Cash to Push Pipeline Through Local Communities
Black and Indigenous community members say that they have not been asked whether they want the toxic infrastructure.
If We Don’t Act Now, the Entire US Could Become a “Cancer Alley”
Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” is a warning for what could become the norm if Trump and the plastics industry get their way.
Black Voters in East Baton Rouge Face Continuous Polling Place Changes
Advocates say officials are failing to properly notify communities about changes to polling places due to flooding.
Hurricane Laura Signaled the Arrival of Climate-Intensified Toxic Disasters
Pollution will become a significantly worse consequence of climate disasters as greenhouse gas levels continue to rise.