Activists claim win against chemical plant at heart of Guardian's Cancer Town series
by Emily Holden in Washington from on (#4PRZW)
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Louisiana activists battling a polluting chemical and plastics industry are claiming a victory in a community just outside Reserve, where the Guardian has investigated high cancer rates and toxic emissions from a nearby factory.
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