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Southern Louisiana, USA

This collection focuses on Formosa Plastic's operations in Baton Rouge and planned expansion in St. James Parish, Louisiana. 

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Timeline: Cancer Alley News Reporting

News reporting about industrial development and environmental injustice in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," with a focus on the expansion of Formosa Plastics.

Health data as evidence

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Data infrastructure supporting recognition of the anthropocenic air pollution in the context of the 6th Naphtha plants is the collection of health related and biological data, as it could be one possibility to sue. The data collected in scientific studies mentioned in the film were the concentration of a certain metabolite (produced when being exposed to VCM) in the bodies of children visiting the schools nearby and the incidence of cancer in the surrounding area. Doing medical and epidemiological research on these topics could help to set regulations. And - and that's maybe even more important to the people affected - if you can prove that you got a disease from being near the factory, you might be able to sue.