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What could happen if a $9.4 billion chemical plant comes to "Cancer Alley"
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What could happen if a $9.4 billion chemical plant comes to "Cancer Alley"

In Louisiana, a Taiwanese industrial giant seems likely to be granted a permit to build a billion-dollar plastics plant. Its proposed emissions could triple levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S.

New EPA rules aim to reduce toxic emissions. But many 'Cancer Alley chemical plants won't have to change
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New EPA rules aim to reduce toxic emissions. But many 'Cancer Alley chemical plants won't have to change

The proposed rules reducing emissions across the country would not apply to many of Louisiana’s chemical plants. These facilities release tons of dangerous, cancer-causing chemicals like ethylene oxide, and more plants are on the way.
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