Louisiana DuPont Plant Fined $480K for Releasing Cancer-Causing Chemical October 31, 2024 RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine...
Judge: EPA Can’t Use Civil Rights Act to Fight Industrial Pollution in Louisiana August 26, 2024 By Kevin McGill A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution...
Bayer Plans Renewed Push for Legal Shield Against Cancer-Related Lawsuits May 24, 2024 By David A. Lieb After failing in several U.S. states this year, global chemical manufacturer Bayer said Tuesday that it plans to amplify efforts...
EPA Blocks Access to Louisiana Apartment Complex Due to Cancer-Causing Chemicals January 29, 2024 BENTON, La. (AP) — After cancer-causing chemicals were found in the soil at a north Louisiana apartment complex, the Environmental...
Shuttered EPA Civil Rights Investigation Could’ve Brought `Meaningful Reform` in Cancer Alley, Documents Show September 7, 2023 By Halle Parker NEW ORLEANS (AP) – As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental...