Por: The Advocate Business October 18, 2022
, the controversial neoprene manufacturer located between LaPlace and Reserve, is planning to test a new method of temporarily storing waste that will collect high levels of cancer-causing chemicals and destroy them in the plant’s thermal oxidizer.The wastes are described as a coagulant contaminated with chloroprene, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency describes as a likely carcinogen. The wastes are created as neoprene is... + full article
The Advocate USA 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... + más
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | WPLG Local 10
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | Associated Press
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
EPA says state agencies' regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents | The Advocate
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
The Advocate USA Business October 08, 2022
The controversial neoprene manufacturing facility in LaPlace held wastes emitting high levels of the likely cancer-causing chloroprene in an open storage bin in an area where workers were not wearing protective masks, according to reports filed by the federal documenting two... + más
Civil rights law targets 'cancer alley' discrimination | ABC News
Civil rights law targets 'cancer alley' discrimination | WPLG Local 10
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
Cancer death rates fall steadily in the US, with more survivors than ever | CNN
More people than ever are surviving cancer in the U.S., study shows, as research and treatment see unprecedented progress | CBS News
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 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
Commonwealth LNG signs long-term deal with Singapore subsidiary of Australia energy company | The Advocate
2 kids land dream trip to Disney after beating cancer together | 10 WBNS
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