‘This is environmental racism’: activists call on Biden to stop new plastics plants in ‘Cancer Alley’
by Rachel Ramirez from on (#5HY2W)
Protest over proposed petrochemical complex in Louisiana is part of 400-mile march led by youth climate group Sunrise Movement
On Monday, groups of climate activists protested against a proposed petrochemical complex an hour away from New Orleans, Louisiana, calling on the Biden administration to revoke the plastics company's federal permit to start construction.
The demonstration is part of a 400-mile march led by the youth climate group Sunrise Movement, which began last week and traces the path of environmental disasters in the Gulf coast from New Orleans to Houston. Roughly 20 participants are on the trek as part of the group's Generation on Fire" campaign.
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