Louisiana residents in ‘Cancer Alley’ file lawsuit to ban new petrochemical plants
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 22, 2023
Residents in a Louisiana community, known as “Cancer Alley,” have filed a federal lawsuit against St. James Parish, calling decisions to put petrochemical plants in Black neighborhoods racist as they demand new plants be banned. Photo courtesy of Denka Performance Elastomer LLC
March 21 (UPI) -- Residents in a Louisiana community known as "Cancer Alley" have filed a federal lawsuit against St. James Parish, calling decisions to put petrochemical plants in Black neighborhoods racist. They demanded new plants be banned.
A coalition of environmental groups, founded by Black women, filed 
