Attorneys for residents of a heavily polluted area of Louisiana referred to as “Cancer Alley” are hopeful for an outcome in ...

St. James Parish officials urged a federal judge to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit alleging industrial development was ...

St. James Parish says it ushered heavy industry into two majority-Black districts because they were close to the Mississippi ...

A Louisiana parish is getting a second shot on Wednesday to argue for dismissal of a lawsuit centered around the ...

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A federal court of appeals reviewed and approved a civil rights lawsuit filed by Louisiana residents involved in local community organizations regarding the placement of petrochemical facilities.

On May 13, the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in Louisiana announced that it would be suspending all production indefinitely after severe financial losses. Denka, a rubber manufacturer from Japan, ...

Millions of deaths every year are the result of air pollution, according to the World Health Organization. It’s tied to health conditions like lung disease, stroke, and cancer. In one part of ...

Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said they get most of the pollution but few of the jobs produced by the ...