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Fri Mar 5, 2021, 10:44 PM Mar 2021

Jim Hightower, Guests: Taking On Pollution & Big Plastics In Louisiana; Happy Hour Chat N' Chew



For decades, giant petrochemical corporations have piled into the poor - & predominantly Black - parishes of Louisiana, wreaking toxic havoc from the pollution of refineries & plastics. Now, local communities are fighting back- & winning. Get your brew in hand & come meet Sharon Lavigne of RISE St. James & Anne Rolfes of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, as Hightower chats with them about taking on Big Plastics & more. The Chat & Chew Cafe.
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