Community profile, Chicago; an industrial legacy

Article Abstract:

Very poor people live in the industrial Far South Side of Chicago, and in 1982 People for Community Recovery, the only environmental organization operating out of a public housing project, started here. The area has 50 abandoned hazardous waste sites. In 1988, Illinois heightened enforcement efforts, finding Chemical Waste Management Inc guilty of a number of pollution-related violations and imposing substantial fines. Some cleanup is taking place, but much more remains to be done. The federal government will soon begin to investigate evidence of health risks.

Investigations, Environmental aspects, Chicago, Illinois, Hazardous waste sites

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Community profile, Wallace, Louisiana; saying 'no' to Cancer Alley

Article Abstract:

The part of Louisiana between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is both largely inhabited by poor African Americans and extremely polluted by 125 oil and chemical plants. Louisiana is the most polluted state and one in which African Americans have never wielded economic or political power. Wallace, LA's 750 residents are 98% poor African Americans. The Formosa Plastics Corp plans to build a plant there. Polyvinyl chloride is one of the company's main products, and its manufacture involves extremely toxic by-products.

Toxic torts

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