EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

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By Katelyn WeisbrodApr 25, 2022, 9:00 am352 pts
The EPA probe has raised the hopes of residents in St. John the Baptist Parish who have long questioned a high incidence of cancer among those living near a 53-year-old neoprene plant. By Victoria St. Martin Robert Taylor knows so many people in his Louisiana hometown who have been diagnosed with cancer that…

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