BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — Residents living in “Cancer Alley” can move forward with a lawsuit against St. James ...

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 ...

Lawyers for residents say that zoning that concentrates pollution in Black districts is a violation of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.

A lawsuit alleging that Black residents in a portion of Louisiana have intentionally been subjected to harmful pollution will ...

Louisiana Chemical Association leader cites federal data showing lower cancer rates in industrial corridor.

US residents say the dense cluster of industries in their backyards is driving serious health problems. Now, as plastic production surges globally, they’re fighting for cleaner communities.One of the ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins University found people living near petrochemical plants in Louisiana face higher cancer risks, up to 11 times higher than what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

The order is the latest victory for Louisiana residents behind a novel civil rights lawsuit. A federal judge has allowed Black residents of a Louisiana parish to pursue their lawsuit seeking a ...

A new study says the agency undercounted the “unacceptably high” public health hazards of toxic air pollutants in the Louisiana industrial corridor. EPA significantly underestimates the long-term ...