Fifth Ward Elementary News Today

wounding four others inside an atlanta medical facility has now been formally charged. ♪ ♪ >> justice! >> a fierce debate erupting in new york city where an erratic-acting homeless man died after being held in a choke hold by a fellow passenger on the sunday. ♪ ♪ >> the feds are going after a louisiana chemical company. it is pumping a suspected carcinogen into the air in a part of the state known as "cancer alley." >> you could stand on your front porch and everywhere you look...

Community groups in St. John the Baptist Parish partnered with an eco-friendly business to encourage students to pursue environmentally sustainable careers.

Community groups in St. John the Baptist Parish partnered with an eco-friendly business to encourage students to pursue environmentally sustainable careers.

Community groups in St. John the Baptist Parish partnered with an eco-friendly business to encourage students to pursue environmentally sustainable careers.

Marathon Petroleum refinery in Garyville town of Louisiana claims to have contained a fire and leak in the chemical storage tank of its refinery.

A fire and chemical leak occurred at a Marathon Petroleum refinery Friday in Louisiana, prompting officials to order evacuations for surrounding residents. 

Marathon Petroleum has reported a chemical leak and fire at its Garyville refinery Friday. (Photo: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Signs displaying the price of gas at a Marathon gas station are seen in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2022.

Imagine living in a town where refineries and chemical plants can be seen on every block. As a result of the industrial activity occurring in your neighborhood, you face a risk of cancer nearly 50 times the national average in 2014. This scenario is the experience of every person living in Louisiana near an 85-mile...

Did the chemical plant next to a Louisiana school poison an entire community? The EPA thinks so.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presents an u...