Dave Stewart on Nostr: Black folks have watched cancer ravage their communities every generation. Yet ...
Black folks have watched cancer ravage their communities every generation. Yet earlier this year, Republican Gov.-elect Jeff Landry made national headlines by blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to clean up air pollution in the state’s “Cancer Alley,” which is 40% Black & home to more than 200 petrochemical plants.
In Cancer Alley, pollution contributes to residents being diagnosed with cancer at a rate between 7 & 50 times higher than the rest of the country.
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