Just some of the many reasons to hate the oil industry here in #canceralley . But since the state and federal govts prefer to fund/subsidize wealthy poisoners over renewable energy, I guess we're stuck with them.
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Not only is the Formosa Plastics Plant bad environmental policy and causes hard to the residents of “Cancer Alley,” but it’s also bad economic policy according to a new report. Louisiana Bucket Brigade KarenCarterPeterson Troy Carter
Join us for a discussion on communities of Color in #Louisiana that have long maintained that they are overburdened with industrial #pollution , particularly in the region known as #CancerAlley with Kimberly Terrell & Gianna St. Julien
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The Gulf Coast is also home to a slew of oil and petrochemical refineries that not only create toxic environments for the folks living there, but also produce “goods” that are endangering the whole planet, like gasoline and plastic. It’s got a name: #CancerAlley
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Join us for a discussion on communities of Color in #Louisiana that have long maintained that they are overburdened with industrial #pollution , particularly in #CancerAlley with Kimberly Terrell and Gianna St. Julien
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Between Baton Rouge & New Orleans there are 100+ chemical plants. We have some of the worst air quality & the highest rates of cancer in the country but ppl don’t know this!! We need a moratorium on petrochemical buildout in #CancerAlley
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One of the most pressing issues for the residents in the second congressional district. Help us elevate the issue. #canceralley #EnvironmentalJustice Louisiana Bucket Brigade
TAKE ACTION: President Biden President Biden must direct the Army Corps to revoke Formosa Plastics’ permits. Formosa’s plastic plant would harm #CancerAlley communities and the climate. Urge President Biden to stop Formosa Plastics today --> bit.ly/BidenStopFormo… #StopFormosaPlastics
So Dems what happened to that “one section of Baltimore”? or “section of Flint” or “Denmark SC” or “CancerAlley” or “Lowndes County” 🤔There seems to be a common trend. - a sizable portion of African Americans living there! 🗣WE DESERVE BETTER The Democrats The Black Caucus
Most Black, Hispanic Adults Very Worried About Tainted Water news.gallup.com/poll/505532/bl… # her ya go U.S. EPA Water Michael Regan, U.S. EPA #Jackson #Waterproff #Jenerrett #Donalsonville #shreveport #NEWORLEANS #Colfax EPA Region6 #CancerAlley MSNBC CNN The Guardian
A ground-breaking lawsuit filed by Black residents of St. James Parish, #Louisiana claims their local government was built on a culture of #whitesupremacy . Policies have allowed polluting industrial plants to concentrate in this area known as #CancerAlley . risestjames
philip lewis They built chemical plants darn near on top of residential areas in Louisiana. #CancerAlley propublica.org/article/welcom…
maggie MSNBC CNN CBS News ABC News The New York Times Walter Isaacson Sorry y’all have to deal with it . We have bad air everyday in #CancerAlley Michael Regan, U.S. EPA risestjames Mark Schleifstein The Advocate
🔴Next week is the review of #USA before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Among the topics, the Committee will review disproportionate effects of environmental pollution caused by extractive & manufacturing industries
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“During the 1950s, chemical manufacturers looking to set up shop avoided heavily populated places. The hulking plants they built tended to be near majority-black communities like St. Gabriel.”
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Such an important #JourneyToJustice tour for communities in #CancerAlley 🙌🏽 Darryl Malek-Wiley Jane Patton @ #PlasticsTreaty #INC2 Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Earthjustice eustatic risestjames Center for Biological Diversity Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Our new study estimates that 85 Louisianans get cancer from severe air pollution each year. doi.org/10.1088/1748-9… #EnvironmentalJustice #CancerAlley IOPscience Oliver Laughland @nolanews Big Easy Magazine Jennifer Ludden Gambit WWL-TV @thelensnola New Orleans Public Radio VICE News The New York Times
.Elijah E. Cummings' constituent says:
'I was very applauded & offended by the comments the President made... Baltimore is a conglomerate of diverse people that live in this district. It's not rat infested. They took one section of Baltimore… & tried to blanket the whole community'
Gov. John Bel Edwards President Biden VERY IMPORTANT THREAD 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #Ida #HurricaneIda #CancerAlley twitter.com/AntheaButler/s…
Today was an impactful day for me as I saw firsthand how the families in St. James and St. John Parishes are affected by pollution.
I am committed to working with these communities to provide justice — because we all need access to clean air and water. #JourneytoJustice
Just yesterday a judge blocked a $9.4B #petrochemical plant in Rep. Clay Higgins Louisiana's #canceralley by cancelling their air permits. nytimes.com/2022/09/15/cli…