EPA Ends Civil Rights Investigation into Louisiana Pollution and Alleged Cancer Risk for Black Residents

The Biden administration has closed a civil rights investigation into two Louisiana state agencies without finding discrimination in how the agencies regulated chemical plants in the area known as “Cancer Alley.” The move comes after Louisiana challenged the investigation in court. The decision is a potential legal setback to the Biden administration’s promise to help poor and minority communities disproportionately subjected to pollution, especially Black neighborhoods in Louisiana.