Outraged, New Coalition Emerges Against Louisiana’s Expanding—and Polluting—Petrochemical Industry

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By Julie DermanskyMar 28, 2019, 9:02 pm336 ptsTrending
Read time: 8 mins “Take a deep breath” is common advice for helping people to relax. However, that advice has the opposite effect on some citizens who live in heavily polluted Louisiana communities along the Mississippi River. There, a new coalition is emerging from a growing awareness of — and discontent…

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