‘Chilling and Dangerous’: Grassroots Groups Sue over Louisiana Law that Censors Air Quality Data

Environmental Justice Groups Sue Over Louisiana Law Censoring Air Pollution Data

The state law imposes massive fines on anyone who releases air quality data, possibly violating the First Amendment.

‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data

For several years, Amy Stelly has been partnering with the Louisiana State University School of Public Health in New Orleans to monitor air quality next to the Claiborne Expressway, a busy highway that runs northwest of the city’s iconic French Quarter.  At a community meeting in April, Stelly, who runs an organization called the Claiborne Avenue Alliance Design Studio, was excited to unveil some of this data in a new interactive tool on the all…