Court reviews civil rights case alleging environmental racism against Black residents in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

The lawsuit comes as the federal government has taken steps during the Biden administration to address the legacy of environmental racism.
A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies to place polluting industries in majority-Black communities.
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