EPA Investigating Racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Permitting Decisions

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By Climate NexusApr 11, 2022, 5:55 pm405 pts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating whether the Louisiana state departments of Environmental Quality and Health illegally discriminated against black residents in permitting decisions regarding two chemical plants and a grain export terminal. Petitions to the EPA seeking an…

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