Iliana Paul
impcatpaul.bsky.social
Iliana Paul
@impcatpaul.bsky.social
industrial transformation | tired mom | pizza enthusiast
As we seek to revitalize American manufacturing and build clean energy supply chains in the US, we cannot let unfettered pollution slowly kill fenceline communities and workers.
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"In 2022, for example, an EPA inquiry found that Black residents along the Mississippi River petrochemical corridor often dubbed “Cancer Alley” faced disproportionately high health risks because of industrial pollution allowed by Louisiana permitting authorities."
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Lack of attention to disparate impacts is why places like Cancer Alley have been allowed to exist.
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Apparently it's okay for the government to green light corporations spewing toxic pollution industrial communities, many of which are low-income and communities of color, but not to acknowledge or do anything about it.
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Agencies have been directed to consider disparate impacts for years--the Biden admin just tried to do a better job of it than what was done in the past.
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM