In The News
- January 24, 2024
- Posted by: Inclusive Louisiana
- Category: Media
A federal judge in Lake Charles has at least temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing so-called “disparate impact” rules in Louisiana that require industries to reduce toxic pollutants in minority and low-income areas, such as the so-called “Cancer Alley” region along the Mississippi River, to lower levels than in majority white areas.
- December 2, 2023
- Posted by: Inclusive Louisiana
- Category: Media
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.
- 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.