Uneasy Alchemy
Subtitle: Citizens and Experts in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor Disputes (Urban and Industrial Environments)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: October 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780262511346
Subjects: Chemical pollution; Political activism; Public health & safety law; Regional geography; Waste management; Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Louisiana; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Public Health; Science / Environmental Science; Environmental conditions; Environmental justice
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.
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].