My Dad worked at the Exxon refinery in Baton Rouge. They had a fire in February 2020 that released unknown quantities of known Carcinogens. He died in March of 2021 from cancer, his tumors were “innumerable and inoperable.” He was 59. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/exxonmobil-fire-released-carcinogenic-chemicals-report-says-but-monitoring-found-no-local-risk/article_2a030ce4-4e89-11ea-a720-6fcae35453c7.html#:~:text=The massive fire overnight Tuesday,Louisiana State Police report says.
I've been pretty cognizant of the Louisiana cancer alley for a long time. Girl I know is an investigative journalist and has been working for a while on a big story about how fucked up it is -- not that it will move the needle, but hopefully bring more awareness. So yea, nothing really to add. Incredibly sad. Louisiana's corruption also makes other Southern states' blush.
I believe the expression in Baton Rouge is “come for college, stay for the cancer.” or something to that effect.
Cancer Alley is well known. Also the levee system just pollutes everything in south Louisiana. I’m sure the seafood can’t be totally good for you to eat considering marine life can’t live where all the pollution from Minnesota and everything to its south empties out. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-...-the-gulf-of-mexico/gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone/
sorry to hear. After some very minimal research or just one google search it turns out New Orleans is in “cancer alley” WTF
More than 200 chemical plants across the country will be required to curb the toxic pollutants they release into the air under a regulation announced by the Biden administration on Tuesday. The regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people living near industrial sites. This is the first time in nearly two decades that the government has tightened limits on pollution from chemical plants. The new rule, from the Environmental Protection Agency, specifically targets ethylene oxide, which is used to sterilize medical devices, and chloroprene, which is used to make rubber in footwear. The E.P.A. has classified the two chemicals as likely carcinogens. They are considered a top health concern in an area of Louisiana so dense with petrochemical and refinery plants that it is known as Cancer Alley. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/epa-pollution-chemical-plants.html
this is a symptom a broken system there’s no way to spin this other than just protecting a big business that doesn’t even need protection
I know people say this all the time, but if I lived in Iowa and something like this passed, I'd consider making arrangements to move.
elections matter, example 7,291: if Trump wins, he will just repeal all of these protections as soon as he can.