Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. is advocating for sustainable solutions to address the paradox of inhalers contributing to environmental degradation in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, where residents are disproportionately affected by pollution and asthma rates are high.
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Biden-Harris Administration’s liquified natural gas decision gives hope to younger generations
By Ben Jealous James Hiatt lives in an area along the Mississippi River in Louisiana that has been dubbed “Cancer Alley.” Teeming with chemical plants and oil and gas refineries, the air the residents of this area breathe contains more carcinogens than anywhere else in the country. One of those oil and gas facilities is […]