BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — Residents living in “Cancer Alley” can move forward with a lawsuit against St. James ...

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 ...

Public health experts say EPA's reversal of the endangerment finding will likely mean more illness and death for Americans, with minority and poor communities hit hardest.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A church in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley." A lawsuit in federal district court alleges that the growth of industrial facilities led ...

US residents say the dense cluster of industries in their backyards is driving serious health problems. Now, as plastic production surges globally, they’re fighting for cleaner communities.One of the ...

The order is the latest victory for Louisiana residents behind a novel civil rights lawsuit. A federal judge has allowed Black residents of a Louisiana parish to pursue their lawsuit seeking a ...

Lawyers for residents say that zoning that concentrates pollution in Black districts is a violation of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.