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Louisiana School Near "Cancer Alley" to Close Amid Toxic Emission Concerns and Lawsuits
The Louisiana School Board voted to close Fifth Ward Elementary due to toxic emissions concerns and low enrollment.
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
A southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school next to a petrochemical ...
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Jeff Landry wants to ease environmental permitting for Louisiana businesses. New order aims to do it.
The governor says simplifying permitting will help attract jobs and investment to Louisiana. Environmental groups say more ...
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'False Solution': Questions mount over dangers of carbon capture in Cancer Alley
On Jan. 27, 2021, newly-elected President Joe Biden announced the Justice40 initiative. The initiative’s goals are ambitious: ...
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Elementary school next to controversial Louisiana chemical plant to shut down next year
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 ...
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Everything Kate Middleton has shared about her cancer diagnosis
Catherine, Princess of Wales, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. She's since undergone treatment and is now considered cancer free. After revealing she had completed her chemotherapy ...