Louisiana Communities Are Left in the Dark on Toxic Air — and Industry Helped Keep It that Way

Industry Groups Keep Louisiana Residents From Knowing What’s in Their Air

Three of the chemicals that account for the majority of cancer risk in the region aren’t monitored by the state at all.

Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air — and industry helped keep it that way

In 2023, Peter DeCarlo and other Johns Hopkins University researchers drove through Louisiana’s industrial corridor with a mobile laboratory to measure air pollution. They discovered that cancer risks from toxic emissions far exceeded EPA figures in some areas. (Photo by Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University) This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action, in partnership with The Guardian an…

Black Families Breathed Toxic Air as Chemical Companies Blocked Monitoring

This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action, in partnership with The Guardian and with contributions from The Louisiana Illuminator. Sign up for Floodlight’s newsletter here. Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the massive chemical storage tanks in St. Rose, in southeastern Louisiana. Oily fumes sometimes drift into her home, bringing headaches, nausea and insomnia. On …

You are Not the Boss of Me: Arrested Development Keeps MAGA Breathing Toxic Air

Above, MAGA influencer Eric Metaxas, who I’ve never heard of, expresses genuine 2 year old energy in his outrage against Air Quality advisories.Says he will do whatever he damn well pleases outside without any of your Big Government masks and precautions. Please, be my guest. Media Matters: As American cities across the Midwest and Northeast … Continue reading "You are Not the Boss of Me: Arrested Development Keeps MAGA Breathing Toxic Air"