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    Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in...
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    Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers...
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  • the base had a 10% higher rate of cancer deaths than those stationed elsewhere. Biostatistics Cancer Alley Cancer epidemiology Cuzick–Edwards test Environmental...
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    activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley. She is the 2022 recipient of the Laetare Medal, the highest honor for...
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    nickname of Cancer Alley. The company's activities, along with other operations and refineries in the area, have been the source of increased cancer infections...
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  • Old Diamond in Norco, Louisiana, in the middle of an area known as "Cancer Alley". The name “Norco” illustrates the town’s relationship to Shell. In 1961...
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  • the Vietnamese population, such as cancer, nervous system disorders, and countless related fatalities Cancer Alley Goiânia accident, human deaths resulting...
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    nicknamed Cancer Alley (sometimes also nicknamed the Petrochemical corridor) given the pollution being a major cause for increased cancer patients in...
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  • on climate change. DuPont has been criticized for its activities in Cancer Alley and blamed for emitting chloroprene, and has been connected by some to...
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  • industrial chemical production, especially carcinogens, contributing to the Cancer Alley nickname. Before the Destrehan-Luling Bridge was completed in 1983, connecting...
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