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Tag: Cancer Alley pollution

Black residents win key ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ environmental racism case

Lawyers for residents say that zoning that concentrates pollution in Black districts is a violation of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
by Adam Mahoney, Capital B February 20, 2026 Updated March 25, 2026

Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.
by Ames Alexander, Floodlight February 10, 2026 Updated February 11, 2026

Grassroots air monitoring helps people track pollution in their own backyards. Those efforts are under threat in Louisiana.

As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of chemical plants around the Mississippi River Basin.
by Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press January 23, 2026 Updated January 23, 2026

Buyouts for a petrochemical complex threaten to erase Modeste

Lawsuit targets rezoning of land for industry, which would displace hundreds in Modeste, a predominantly Black community in Ascension Parish.
by Delaney Nolan January 12, 2026 Updated January 18, 2026

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