In Louisiana, elected officials in St. James Parish have rejected a $2.2 billion proposal to create the largest methanol production facility in North America between two historically Black neighborhoods. It’s a major victory for environmentalists in southern Louisiana, who spent nearly a decade fighting the proposed petrochemical complex. The region is often called “Cancer Alley” — an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans where some 150 fossil fuel and petrochemical facilities operate.
Environmentalists in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” Defeat Proposed Methanol Plant
HeadlineSep 12, 2022