Residents of Cancer Alley sue Louisiana parish officials over civil rights, religious liberty violations
Posted on AllSides March 21st, 2023
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Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice, and religious liberty violations. The lawsuit names St. James Parish as the defendant and says the parish council approved the construction of several factories in two Black districts of the parish that emit harmful amounts of toxic chemicals. It said the pollution negatively affected the health of the area's Black residents. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are calling for a moratorium on petrochemical...
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