Millions of deaths every year are the result of air pollution, according to the World Health Organization. It’s tied to health conditions like lung disease, stroke, and cancer. In one part of ...

One of the first giveaways is the smell, says Shamell Lavigne of how to recognize that the area she grew up in is steeped in "filth." She was raised in the heart of what has become known as 'Cancer ...

A new study says the agency undercounted the “unacceptably high” public health hazards of toxic air pollutants in the Louisiana industrial corridor. EPA significantly underestimates the long-term ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins University found people living near petrochemical plants in Louisiana face higher cancer risks, up to 11 times higher than what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

In a region of Louisiana dotted with roughly 170 fossil fuel and petrochemical facilities, residents face the grim reality of premature death. The air quality is so compromised and cancer rates so ...