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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Friday January 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Human Rights Watch: Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" - A Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The fossil fuel and petrochemical industry in the Louisiana area that has come to be known as "Cancer Alley" has devastated the health, lives, and environment of residents, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Cancer Alley refers to an approximately 85-mile stretch of communities along the banks of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, where communities exist side by side wi  more

Human Rights Watch: US - Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: * * * Dire Health Crisis From Government Failure to Rein in Fossil Fuels * * * The fossil fuel and petrochemical industry in the Louisiana area that has come to be known as "Cancer Alley" has devastated the health, lives, and environment of residents, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Cancer Alley refers to an approximately 85-mile stretch of communities along the banks of the Mississippi   more

No Punishment for 'Blasphemy,' FFRF Tells Miss. School System
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Stop punishing children for the made-up offense of blasphemy, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting to a Mississippi school district. It was recently brought to FFRF's attention that a student at Hope Sullivan Elementary School in the DeSoto County Schools system was punished for saying "Jesus Christ" after he dropped some toys he was playing with. A spokesperson for the school di  more