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The cancer risk from air pollution in this area of Louisiana is 50x the national average. Now, residents are fighting back against the companies releasing toxic pollution. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis In US news and current events today, residents of St. John Parish are fighting for environmental justice in the face of toxic pollution that is causing cancer at high rates. Robert Taylor: I think about when I have to go home, and I have to lie in the bed. And that odor hits me. Even though I’ve closed all the doors and the windows. Robert Taylor is a resident of ‘Cancer Alley.’ Taylor: That’s what got started me in this two years ago—to actually try and do something about this— because I realized, for years, we’ve tried to ignore this. Taylor and other residents continue to demand action. After a study linked pollution from this power plant to increased rates of cancer. A study by the University Network for Human Rights, found evidence of unusually high rates of cancer in an area near the Pontchartrain Works facility in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The facility emits chloroprene, a toxic chemical used to produce neoprene. It was identified as a ‘likely human carcinogen’ by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010. #Cancer #Pollution #CancerAlley #Louisiana #News #NowThis #NowThisNews Connect with NowThis » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram » Find us on Snapchat Discover: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat NowThis is your premier news outlet providing you with all the videos you need to stay up to date on all the latest in trending news. From entertainment to politics, to viral videos and breaking news stories, we’re delivering all you need to know straight to your social feeds. We live where you live.    / nowthisnews   @nowthisnews