Cancer Alley

Why Should Anyone Care About Louisiana?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home


Georgianne Nienaber

It is highly unlikely that candidates will make appearances down here in the final two weeks of the election, even though many parts of the state are still reeling from... Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Port Arthur, Texas: Small City, Reluctant International Toxic Dump

New York Times | Adam B. Ellick | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green


PORT ARTHUR, Tex. -- This downtrodden chemical town on the Gulf of Mexico has no shortage of nicknames: Cancer Alley, the Armpit of Texas, Ring of Fir...