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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.

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Today's visit started with all of us students going down to the canal that runs parallel to Naluwan to collect shells.

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I arrived earlier than the other students and had some time to interact with Ivan and his family before the others arrived.

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Also this week we spent time with the elderly in the community. Me and Charles had a conversation with a man in a wheelchair that Charles also talked to last time.

Fieldnote Mar 7 2023 - 3:12pm

This fieldnote is about how to get information on what is transported via rail.  I emailed the Dept of Transportation, a federal agency.  My inquiry was forwarded to the Federal Railroad