Residents in #Louisiana’s #RiverParishes - colloquially known as #CancerAlley - are looking to the #EPA to enforce common sense regulations, such as fence line monitoring.
From #FloodlightNews and #LAIlluminator:
#louisiana #riverparishes #canceralley #epa #floodlightnews #lailluminator
On this week’s episode of #BehindTheLens:
- The Port of South Louisiana has decided to allow Greenfield to defer its first Payment in Leu of Taxes
- #StJohn parish council approves a dirt pit on Greenfield’s property while breaking it’s own procedures
- NOLA Public Schools reversed its decision to move Plessy Community School out of its historic #FrenchQuarter building
#behindthelens #stjohn #frenchquarter #thelensnola #neworleans #education #riverparishes #environment
Developers of a #StJames grain elevator have continued their refusal to cooperate with the Army Corps of Engineers and the local community in completing a proper #environmental and #historical impact study of their proposed project.
They have also lied about having local support from #RiseStJames, a local environmental activist group.
Great reporting from @ProPublica:
#stjames #environmental #historical #risestjames #Louisiana #riverparishes #environment #history
I’m sad to say that there’s a lot that feels quite typical in this article from #LaIlluminator about the way industry and #LocalGovernment behaves in the #RiverParishes of #Louisiana. For some, these projects bring jobs, but for others they bring health risks and further the lack of investment in their communities.
#lailluminator #localgovernment #riverparishes #Louisiana