Low-Income Residents and People of Color in Louisiana Are Living Near Chemical Dangers - The Center for Effective Government graded states based on the dangers faced by people of color and residents with incomes below the poverty line living within one mile of

Microsoft Word - Louisiana BG.docx Low-Income Residents and People of Color in Louisiana Are Living Near Chemical Dangers The Center for Effective Government graded states based on the dangers faced by people of color and residents with incomes below the poverty line living within one mile of dangerous facilities, compared to white and non-poor people in these areas. [...] ● Children of color under 12 are almost twice as likely to live in the shadow of a hazardous chemical facility compared to white children in Louisiana. [...] Are people of color and low-income residents of Louisiana safe from chemical hazards? Roughly half of the people living in fenceline communities are people of color. [...] Inequities in Likelihood of Living in a Fenceline Community Racial Inequities Score Grade Income (Poverty) Inequities Score Grade Percentage of People of Color Who Live in Fenceline 12.7% D Percentage of Poor People Who Live in Fenceline 13.1% D Likelihood of People of Color to Live in Fenceline (compared to whites) 1.5 times more likely C Likelihood of Poor People to Live in Fenceline (compared t. [...] You can also demand that the federal government require facilities to switch to safer chemicals and alternatives whenever feasible and urge the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and federal OSHA to conduct more thorough and frequent inspections to spot problems before they cause disasters.