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Polluter’s Paradise

Environmental Impact in Louisiana

The petrochemical industry has grown in Louisiana, with more plants on the way, but the state’s environmental regulations haven’t kept up.

Air Quality Regulators in “Cancer Alley” Have Fallen Dangerously Behind

by Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune and The Advocate

Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold

by Lylla Younes,

How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts to Fight Big Oil and Gas

by Sara Sneath, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled

by Joan Meiners, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

In “Cancer Alley,” Toxic Polluters Face Little Oversight From Environmental Regulators

by Gordon Russell, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

How an Environmental Regulator Became Known for Protecting Industry

by Gordon Russell, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Chemical Companies Are Building Their Plants Overseas and Shipping Them Back In. They Still Get State Tax Breaks.

by Sara Sneath, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Health Officials in “Cancer Alley” Will Study if Living Near a Controversial Chemical Plant Causes Cancer

by Gordon Russell, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

What Could Happen if a $9.4 Billion Chemical Plant Comes to “Cancer Alley”

by Lylla Younes,

New EPA Rules Aim to Reduce Toxic Emissions. But Many “Cancer Alley” Chemical Plants Won’t Have to Change.

by Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Even Louisiana’s Wealthier Neighborhoods Can’t Escape Toxic Air in “Cancer Alley”

by Joan Meiners, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

In a Notoriously Polluted Area of the Country, Massive New Chemical Plants Are Still Moving In

by Lylla Younes, Al Shaw and Claire Perlman,

I’ve Investigated Industrial Pollution for 35 Years. We’re Going Backwards.

by Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Why Louisiana’s Air Quality Is Going From Bad to Worse, in 3 Charts

by Lylla Younes,

Welcome to “Cancer Alley,” Where Toxic Air Is About to Get Worse

by Tristan Baurick, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Joan Meiners, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

How We Found New Chemical Plants Are Being Built in South Louisiana’s Most Polluted Areas

by Lylla Younes and Al Shaw, ProPublica, with Michael Petroni,