Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

ENVIRONMENTALRACISM

LOUISIANA LAWMAKER SENDS EPA LETTER REGARDING AIR QUALITY TESTING IN BLACK COMMUNITIES NEAR CHEMICAL PLANT

[Environmental Racism\Air Quality] Congressman Cedric Richmond: “Louisiana has been disproportionately affected by the detrimental environmental effects of plant emissions…I am requesting that a community ...

ENVIRONMENTALRACISM

LOUISIANA RESIDENTS, CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS DENOUNCE PLANS TO BUILD CHEMICAL PLANT IN BLACK COMMUNITY

[Environmental Racism] Sharon Lavigne, president of RISE St. James: “We continue to fight for our lives against these toxic industries, and now we are ...