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Louisiana’s \“Cancer Alley\” has no shortage of Black communities overburdened by pollution. But years of protest have begun to bear fruit. We travel the Mississippi River to learn what has allowed industry to flourish on its banks, see how the tide might turn in one neighborhood’s fight for clean air, and ask what’s next for a growing environmental justice movement.
The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency recently used the smokestacks of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” as the backdrop to announce new rules aimed at reducing harmful, toxic emissions from chemical
Manufacturers potentially subject to new emissions controls are concentrated along the Gulf Coast, with clusters in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
Kentucky has the fourth-largest number of facilities that may fall under proposed regulations, including four in Louisville's Rubbertown.
Environmental activists say the additional controls on carcinogenic chemicals released by manufacturers are long overdue.