Uneasy Alchemy
Citizens and Experts in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor Disputes (Urban and Industrial Environments)
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Word Count
56,250 words, Guess
Page Count
225 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9810438M
- ISBN-139780262511346
- ISBN-100262511347
- OCLC Control Number50948835
- Library of Congress Control Number2002037983
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1358210
- Goodreads1098753
Classifications
- LCCGE235.L8 A38 2003
Description
Louisiana annually reports over eight tons of toxic waste for each citizen. Examines the role of experts -- lawyers, economists, health professionals, and scientists -- in the struggles for environmental justice in the state's infamous Chemical Corridor or "Cancer Alley." This legendary toxic zone between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is home to about 125 oil and chemical plants; cancer and respiratory illness rates there are among the highest in the nation. The efforts of residents to ensure a healthy environment is one of the most important social justice movements of the post-civil rights era. [back cover].
First Sentence
The environmental justice movement in Louisiana gained national prominence in 1989 when the residents of the chemical corridor in Louisiana organized the first Great Louisiana Toxics March to bring attention to illness and industrial pollution in their communities.
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