A southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school next to a petrochemical ...

The school is also in a U.S. census tract with the highest risk of cancer from air pollution in the country, according to an ...

On Jan. 27, 2021, newly-elected President Joe Biden announced the Justice40 initiative. The initiative’s goals are ambitious: ...

DuPont Plant is located in Reserve Louisiana, which also happens to be located within what is known as “Cancer Alley,” or the “Chemical Corridor,” in South Louisiana. Cancer Alley exists ...

“They know what they’re doing.” As of August, Cancer Alley residents — and any other victims of environmental harms in Louisiana — now have one less legal tool to seek redress. After a ...

Environmental racism—defined as racial disparities in environmental risks from exposure to any toxin or from climate ...

The governor says simplifying permitting will help attract jobs and investment to Louisiana. Environmental groups say more ...

Louisiana holds one of the country's largest hot spots for toxic air. It's known as Cancer Alley. And after a recent federal court ruling, the state's residents now have fewer protections against ...

People who live in one of the nation's most toxic areas for air pollution -- known as Cancer Alley -- have lost the ability to sue for protection from environmental racism. Louisiana holds one of ...