‘You’re poisoning us’: Ida brings fresh hell for Cancer Alley residents already battling pollution
by Oliver Laughland in Romeville, Louisiana from on (#5P4Q2)
Hurricane hit heavily industrialized region hard shortly after it was revealed a nearby steel plant pumped sulphur gas in atmosphere for six years
As Myrtle Felton's roof took flight from her home, with Hurricane Ida pounding the walls, she thought about the steel plant next door.
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