A judge has barred the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing a Civil Rights Act provision in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley,' a region known for extreme pollution from the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry. The judge stated that 'pollution does not discriminate' in his ruling, which coincided with the release of a report indicating that 56% of communities of color live near sites producing carcinogenic waste. Residents of 'Cancer Alley,' particularly Black communities, suffer from elevated risks of cancer and respiratory ailments due to the industry’s pollution.
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Residents of Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley" suffer from extreme pollution from the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry, with harm disproportionately borne by Black residents. The industry’s pollution leads to elevated risks of cancer & respiratory ailments. https://t.co/9ZOFr70M0p
A judge barred the EPA from enforcing Civil Rights Act provision in Louisiana “Cancer Alley” Judge wrote “pollution does not discriminate” on the same day a report found that 56% of communities of color are near sites producing carcinogenic waste https://t.co/6V1EjEBivY
Judge bars EPA from enforcing Civil Rights Act provision in Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley." https://t.co/yPPOisYVJb https://t.co/vTKZCclL5B