Por: The Advocate Business October 14, 2022
The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the federal Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. A 56-page letter of concern sent to the two agencies summarizes the EPA's initial findings during an... + full article
Associated Press USA Health October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an and that state officials have allowed air pollution to remain high and downplayed its threat.The agency’s 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early... + más
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WPLG Local 10 USA Politics October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS – The said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an and that state officials have allowed air pollution to remain high and downplayed its threat.The agency's 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early... + más
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | Associated Press
Slate USA Tech October 04, 2022
This story was by Grist and has been republished here as part of the collaboration. You can . What do you think of when you hear the word “pollution”—a city smothered in smog, a beach strewn with trash, factories pumping out dark clouds? Now try to picture “carbon... + más
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ABC News USA Business September 26, 2022
RESERVE, La. -- Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, . In the last seven miles the road passes a massive, rust-colored aluminum-oxide refinery, then the Evonik chemical plant, then rows of white... + más
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WPLG Local 10 USA Health September 26, 2022
RESERVE, La. – Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the last seven miles the road passes a massive, rust-colored aluminum-oxide refinery, then the Evonik chemical plant, then rows of... + más
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 24, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will establish a new national office of environmental justice, the Biden administration’s latest effort to rectify the disproportionate harm caused by pollution and climate change in communities of color and in low-income... + más
The Dangerous Impact Of Racial Trauma On The Black Community | Forbes
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The Advocate USA Business September 17, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt plants in Cameron and Corpus Christi, Texas, from a federal air pollution rule.An EPA spokesman says the agency on... + más
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