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Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Biden-era suit sought to curb emissions of the carcinogen chloroprene at Denka plant formerly owned by DuPont

The Guardian - US

‘It is going to be terrible’: a senior in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ prepares for Trump’s dismantling of hard-won environmental progress

Robert Taylor recently lost his wife to a long-term illness he linked to chemicals produced by a nearby plant, and now the Trump administration is preparing to scrap pollution reforms in the area

The Guardian - US

What to know about the controversy over a cancelled grain terminal in Louisiana's Cancer Alley

An industrial agricultural company abruptly cancelled an $800 million grain terminal in a historic Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley after facing stiff local opposition and permitting delays

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In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town

Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project

The Independent UK

High Levels Of Toxic Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Detected In Louisiana: Report

The researchers found that the air in the industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana dubbed "cancer alley" has 20 times higher concentrations of carcinogenic ethylene oxide than previously expected.

Medical Daily

Air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ likely more toxic than previously thought

New research reveals levels of ethylene oxide more than 1,000 times above previous measurements

The Guardian - US

Louisiana governor accused of using public records law to intimidate EPA and ‘Cancer Alley’ community

Deep south state escalates its fight against environmental protection with ‘rare’ use of public record laws

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Babies born in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ weigh less at birth, more likely to be preterm – report

Researchers find that newborns in notorious industrial corridor experience low birth weight at three times the national average

The Guardian - US

Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation

The Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana's oversight of industrial air emissions discriminated against Black residents

The Independent UK

Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

Environmental advocates and residents of the Louisiana chemical corridor known as Cancer Alley have spent decades calling for change in the way industrial activity is regulated there

The Independent UK

Revealed: Louisiana created alleged conflict of interest in ‘Cancer Alley’ case

Louisiana AG hired lawyers for EPA negotiations who were also representing chemical firm at center of inquiry, documents show

The Guardian - US

Residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ announce lawsuit against local officials

Residents accuse St James parish officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by approving petrochemical plants

The Guardian - US

US justice department sues two companies over pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Japanese company Denka, along with US chemicals giant DuPont, have operated the plant that produces cancer-causing chloroprene

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US court revokes permits for plastics plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Formosa’s planned petrochemicals complex would have doubled toxic emissions in area with some of the worst air quality in the US

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Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex

A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company's planned $9_4 billion plastics complex in a heavily industrialized area often referred to as “Cancer Alley.”

The Guardian - US

Proposed deal could slash toxic emissions in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Consent decree would settle two lawsuits against EPA brought by Louisiana residents in one of most polluted parts of US

The Guardian - US

EPA opens civil rights investigations over pollution in Cancer Alley

Agency will look at whether Black citizens’ rights were violated in polluted industrial corridor in Louisiana

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EPA is tackles pollution in Cancer Alley

Better air monitoring is coming to the Gulf, along with a crackdown on polluters

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US to hold surprise plant inspections targeting pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

Environmental Protection Agency seeks to protect local community from sites suspected of air pollution violations

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