Causes Credit: Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University/Flickr Babies born in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ record lower birth weight, preterm births – report New report shows babies born in notorious industrial corridor experience low birth weight at three times the national average.
ImpactsLung Cancer Research Foundation/Flickr 'Our lives are at stake': Protesters from Louisiana's Cancer Alley march to the White House Protesters demanded President Biden declare a climate emergency to stop more polluting plants from being built in their communities.
insideclimatenews.org Houston’s mayor asks EPA to probe contaminants at rail site associated with nearby cancer clusters Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has asked the Biden administration to seek fines and order the cleanup of a hazardous waste site owned by the Union Pacific Railroad that has been linked to two cancer clusters among nearby residents.
Solutions L.A.-Long Beach ports approve truck fee too low to clean smog, groups charge The decision by harbor commissioners was a disappointment to environmentalists, community groups and air quality officials.
