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EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

By Janet McConnaughey and Michael Phillis, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant 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 […]

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