Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Racism in St. James Parish
- December 2, 2023
- Posted by: Inclusive Louisiana
- Category: Media
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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused a south Louisiana parish of using land use policies to guide industries that pollute into communities with majority-Black populations.
Agency Cracks Down On St. James Plant Over Safety Problems
- July 12, 2023
- Posted by: Inclusive Louisiana
- Category: Media
An ore refining complex in St. James Parish has had so many serious worker health and safety violations in the past year that federal regulators say they will pull its workers off the job if another serious violation is found.
This Deadly Chemical Should Be Banned
- February 20, 2023
- Posted by: Inclusive Louisiana
- Category: Media
Like a scene out of some postapocalyptic movie, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio convened a news conference on Feb. 5 to deliver a stark warning. “We are ordering them to leave,” he said of residents of the small rural community of East Palestine, Ohio, and a neighboring part of Pennsylvania. “This is a matter of life and death.”