“In a lot of ways it goes back to the idea of some bodies literally being valued more than other bodies.” —Anya Groner, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts The article centers on Sharon Lavigne, an advocate for environmental regulation in the St. James Parish region of Louisiana. The region is home to hundreds of petrochemical and petroleum plants, which emit carcinogens into the air of the surrounding mostly Black communities. Groner talks about how the history of slavery and Black oppression enables present-day environmental racism. Listen: Anya Groner on the history and re...