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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

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James’ march was set to take place, Lavigne learned that the town required her organization to post a $10,000 bond to obtain a permit for the march, money the group didn’t have access to on short notice. James, with the help of Tulane’s law clinic, fought to protect their constitutional right to protest in Gramercy.

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The quest for cleaner air

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Diverse compounds are emitted by everything from motor vehicles to power plants, and include both greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants – which are known to fuel global warming – as well as a host of volatile organic compounds that can lead to short- and long-term health problems in humans.

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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

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Rather than transforming the fossilized remains of organisms into gasoline and other motor fuels, the Texas plant breaks apart the molecular structure of oil, through a process called cracking, which turns it into the primary ingredient for car seats, single-use plastic bags, plastic coffee cups and much more. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Climate Change: Where Are We Now?

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While CO 2 may be the greatest contributor to climate change, other gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are also responsible for creating the greenhouse effect, therefore, solutions must also focus on the reduction of these gases. one that poses serious threats for both our near and long-term future. In June of 1988 James E.