Article 51HP8 In the most polluted part of America, residents now battle the US's biggest plastic plant

In the most polluted part of America, residents now battle the US's biggest plastic plant

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Oliver Laughland in Welcome, Louisiana, and Emily
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Plastics factory will not only contribute to pollution in Louisiana town of Gramercy, but will also be a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions

Gail LeBoeuf makes an unlikely climate justice campaigner. Although the 67-year-old resident of Gramercy, a small town in south Louisiana by the banks of the Mississippi River, has been fighting against local pollution for the last few years, she spent most of her career working at an area plastics manufacturer.

"These plants just kept popping up, one after another, built by these billionaires who decided they just want to make money. So they come into these little river parishes, and sweep everyone else aside," she said.

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