As EPA pulls back, advocates warn it’s schoolchildren who face the steepest risks
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 2, 2025
Port Allen Middle School sits in the shadow of the Placid petrochemical refinery in West Baton Rouge Parish, La. attends one of the 12,000 schools located within 1 mile of a chemical facility, which for environmental advocates highlights the danger of the recently announced rollbacks of air and water pollution regulations by the U.S.
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