Reserve,Louisiana, has a higher risk of cancer than anywhere in America – a hazard residents must face every day. We hear their storiesThe small town of Reserve sits 30 miles from novel Orleans in Louisiana. domestic to just under 10000 residents, and it is also the place in America with the greatest risk of cancer because of air toxicity,according to US government science.
Three years ago the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that emissions from the Pontchartrain Works facility, in Reserve, or were the primary cause of a cancer risk 50 times greater than the national average. Related: 'Almost every household has someone that has died from cancer' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com