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What a court ruling means for the future of pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

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69% Informative

In August , a federal judge barred the EPA and DOJ from using part of the Civil Rights Act to investigate how Louisiana regulates industrial plants.

The burden of air pollution in the United States disproportionately falls on racial minorities, especially Black Americans .

John Yang speaks with Beverly Wright of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice .

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75

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77

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57

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formal

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English

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49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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