Catching Up to Lived Experience: Cancer, Risky Births, and Missing Jobs in Fenceline Communities

Originally aired August 29, 2024

Dr. Kimberly Terrell of the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic will share her recent and ongoing work related to environmental disparities in industrialized communities, particularly those in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” This work includes the first peer-reviewed research linking toxic air pollution with elevated rates of cancer and adverse birth outcomes in Louisiana, as well as studies of how costs and benefits from industrial operations are distributed among racial groups. A central theme of this talk will be the consideration given to lived experiences and the irony of conducting “ground-breaking” research on well-publicized environmental justice issues. Watch the recording.