What It's Like to Live in Cancer Alley | NowThis
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2017
- People are dying of cancer at an alarming rate in this county - and their own hometown is killing them.
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In this cancer documentary, NowThis News tackles the important issue of environmental injustice. Factors in our environment might lead to cancer. Louisiana residents in 'cancer alley' discovered this first hand. They're feeling the effects of environmental racism and the illness brought on by living in cancer alley. Mississippi River factories, the Petrol corridor specifically, might have made them sick. This cancer alley documentary explains how residents feel about it all.
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“This ain’t the America I fought for.” The literal power in those words.
That's what happens when people vote for those who are in favor of DEREGULATIONS, which allow corporations to run wild and compromise our health, by releasing toxins in our air and water. Republican party does the bidding for the corporations that don't want regulations. Trump lifted most rules and laws of EPA.
He meant "I stole". History backfired.
I live in Houston Texas and is the same we need to do something 😷
I am from the LaPace/Reserve area my Mom died at 49 years of Cancer, We lived in Reserve on West 10th st across from the old Pepsi Plant! She got diagnosed when I was 19 and gave her 1 yr to live, she died less than 1 year later! I was her Caregiver and let me say this, This cancer spread through her like wildfire so by the time she took her last breath she had it all through her body! Literally had to Prepare her to died and make her as comfortable as possible till she died! They need to shut all these places down! And despite all the chemical plants that Surround Reserve there is Waterford 3 just on the other side of the Mississippi which is one of the biggest nuclear plants that exists! And they are building more of these plants all over, my daughter is working on one of the new construction sites in Plaquemine, La.
Maybe vote out politicians who praise cutting the red tape.
I think the problem is deeper than that, these companies are in the pockets of many politicians
RUclips better trend this
ill have Uh, uhhh there's no profit in protecting the poor.
I live in New Orleans and not too far away from all this and this makes me concerned for my health.
This has been happening for decades
Things will get worse , as long as Louisiana keeps on voting for Republicans. Not saying Democrats are perfect, but Republicans are 1000 times worse. Republicans are against regulations. Trump removed all the rules and laws that protect our environment. This allowed those factories and corporations to release toxins in our air and water.
On top of this, this area currently has some of the highest coronavirus death rates in the country. My heart goes out to these people. Economic policy is health policy. Our systems are so broken.
My aunt, who lived in Galliano, LA, passed from cancer a few years ago. It went undetected until it was too late. My grandmother who lives on the gulf in Alabama also had cancer. The treatments made her incredibly sick to the point she had to stop but miraculously went into remission
General Honore goes where many are afraid to tread. Organize and support frontline communities. We need financial and political support! Thank you all for caring.
If only we had an administration that didn’t deregulate all of these companies
Republicans and Trump have destroyed our environment. Trump couldn't care less about people and environmental health. Just money and power. Only a fool would vote for them, and in that case things will get much worse before gets better.
"You got to win if you're doing the right thing"
This documentary is so sad and so real, because this is a very prevalent problem everywhere you go, within this country and beyond. But the quote said by the woman at the end, it's sad because it's not true, not always at least...
grammatical error in the title i beleive "what it's like to live (IN) Cancer Alley"
great documentary
This is heartbreaking, and a crime against humanity. How immoral is it that Donald Trump just can't get enough of rolling back protections? Vote him out of office!
And take back the Senate! GOP leadership in the Senate is as corrupt as Trump is!
Sadly it's not about human life...it's about money!
Looks like the current administration has nothing as well
It's our democrat governor that allows this you idiot not Trump
We have identified a cancer alley at a federal Superfund site in San Francisco at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
The same goes for Northern Alberta for their oilsands. I live in the Northern Hemisphere of the downstream affects of this dirty money. Many may argue the fact that it may not cause cancer but the numbers show that there are health complications. Money is dirty and evil.
I'm afraid my town right outside of Pittsburgh PA will end like this.
Where is the cemetery located at around :27 seconds
google lists it as terre haute rd in the Marathon refinery
it's also listed on the USGS 1962 map as a cemetery. many black cemeteries on this map are not officially recognized as cemeteries by the USA, if a Plant wants to build on top of them. it's a problem. this one was lucky, the "Bishop's Cemetery" listed in 1962 is also surrounded by the Marathon Refinery--there isn't even a public road to see that one.
Old money and politics blocking needed change. Our whole synthetic chemical industry needs to change to biocompatible compounds based on what nature makes, or else we forever run deadly risks every step of the way. I've worked in plants that stunk from hot plastics and paints, I can only imagine living right next to where those chemicals are made! Change is in the air..
I have been through all these parishes. Those people wouldn't move if somebody else paid for it.
I would
Not everyone can run away ..and running away does not solve anything!
They shouldn’t have to
Just everyone team up and vandalize those plants ..used to live there missed the farm life with sugarcane fields
Unfortunately, I am sure they have enough fences and people with firearms not to let anyone in ...
Call Erin Brockovich.
Criminal, shame on them
The people in the area have a high rate of smoking, drinking and obesity. All of the above are serious risk factors for cancer.
Free Louisiana
Beuacracy- I learned just now that they are like mini monarchs
Here from tiktok
Twice
Louisiana does not have counties.
Parish
Comment for the algorithm
Oh sure, you get the opportunity to have your son born with four arms and then you want to go complain about it.
Steven Caldwell this is not the comment section for this. But thank you Hee hee 🤭
Freedom Alley. Less regulation more freedom.
Less regulations =======. More cancers, premature deaths and sufferings and more environmental issues.
and people probably still live their with their whole family....
Keep voting Republican.... and keep living with it
FYI, our governor is Dem.
machead57 the south was solid democrat for over a 100 years and you’re gonna blame Republicans?
It's not Republican or Democrat.. Louisiana is just a corrupt state period
This has nothing to do with either side of the political spectrum. The only color greed is for is green....as in money.
@@CajuNerd FYI your senators are Republican. They control your legislation. Your Republican senotors had disagreed with the governor on raising minimal wage and equal pay.
2:36 No your not trapped. You can move, I wouldn't live there for free all expenses paid.
Move your house and stop putting gas in your car and stop using cheap energy to keep you warm and cook your food
Right now we could move toward green energy, But greedy fossil companies, want to make sure that doesn't happen. Even those working at fossil fuel companies could work at green energy companies. And nation would save billions of dollars. Do not fall for the lies of these fossil fuel companies and their puppets that are bought off. Remember politicians that defend these guys, couldn't care less about you. It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$
I think diet and obesity also need to be factored in to the equation as well. It makes the case studies weaker when those two are not eliminated as statistical biases. It's not so much of an issue of race as an issue of socio-economics. Release of a sulfur compound that causes acute health effects (respiratory) won't give people cancer. What leads to cancer is long-term exposure to the organic vapors coming off the surface of petrochemicals. This is a good video, but if you want to make a strong case, you MUST have the health related data. You first need to force government to release that information annually. Without that information, you can't go to the next step - which is enforcement. You can't beat big businesses directly. Need to make a video that shows the actual data and statistical studies that show significantly higher rates in that community. - Environmental Toxicologist
It's actually very clear the factories are causing the problem and you can easily just shut them down. They're literally making peoples skin burn and they have the data they're just hiding it. The problem isn't big business anyway it's a problem with capatalism in general. Money > human beings. If the government gave 2 shits about it's citizens they'd have these factories tightly regulated at the cost of an abundance amount of money
The cancer rates in "cancer alley" are the same as in the rest of Louisiana.
Thanks for repeating a politically correct myth. there is currently a struggle to collect cancer statistics, which are hidden at the state level. even if that were true, there's also discrimination against black people in what is left of Louisiana's health care system. Deaths from Cancer are highest in Cancer Alley. have you been to Prevost hospital?
"You can't just up and move your home" in front of a trailer on blocks...
Last I checked after a few years theres a chance of it falling apart if you move it
I saw that too...lol but to be fair it costs a lot of money to buy new land and move your trailor onto it snd those factories are not offering money for relocation.
Most of them work for oil companies
Seems like a diverse community. I don't see anything with racism. Socioeconomic disparity yes, but not racism. Throwing a title of racism in the title is irresponsible reporting because there is nothing showing racism. Just a huge amount of injustice and pocket lining on both sides of the political isle. Both the reds and the blues are to blame here because this happened on the watch of both parties. Not just one.
It could be both socioeconomic and racist at the same time the fact that they're a mixed community means they're not all white. Which makes exploitation easier.
Welcome to 'Capitalism gone Wild'
I live in Louisiana I'm itching for a revolt against this corrupt regime.