Proposed deal could slash toxic emissions in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’
by Oliver Laughland in New Orleans from Environment | The Guardian on (#6053E)
Consent decree would settle two lawsuits against EPA brought by Louisiana residents in one of most polluted parts of US
A proposed legal settlement between the Environmental Protection Agency EPA and residents of the town of Reserve, Louisiana could significantly reduce toxic emissions in one of the most polluted parts of the US.
Announced on Tuesday via the federal register, the proposed agreement, known as a consent decree, would settle two lawsuits partly brought against the EPA by members of the predominantly Black community in St John the Baptist parish, the epicenter of the region known colloquially as Cancer Alley".
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