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Riya Jariwala
Cancer, a universal experience and the defining disease of our generation, is ever present in communities living along the 85-mile stretch of petrochemical facilities near the Mississippi River. On average, there’s only about 500 feet between a plant, an oil-well, and a house in this region. This is an environment with no buffer from harmful substances, and families suffer the loss of loved ones due to cancer too often. The air pollution induces a multitude of issues, including headaches, vomiting white foam, dizziness, asthma, cancer, respiratory issues, and even miscarriages, infertility, and still births in women. Residents step out of the house and feel their faces tingle and burn, which definitely isn’t an indicator of a healthy environment. |
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