Posted on May 13, 2021
‘Cancer Alley’ residents file international human rights appeal and accuse US government of...
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Residents of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” are appealing to an international human rights body for help in tackling high levels of toxic pollution in the area, and accuse the US government of failing them for decades.
‘Cancer Alley’ residents file international human rights appeal and accuse US government of...
Posted from independent.co.uk
Rights
Human Rights
Cancer
Chemicals
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"predominantly Black and low-income" says all you need to know about why their complaints have not been listened to. that, and the industries around them.
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the squeaky wheel. before i moved my family from NC, there were about half a dozen cancer cases, including my wife, that popped up within a quarter mile of each other. city never investigated any potential carcinogens
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