Updated information June 18, 2024 I came across this article regarding "cancer Alley" -> Since "articles and videos on social media" disappear, here is some paragraphs from the article and it's link is at: https://gizmodo.com/americas-notorious-cancer-alley-is-even-more-toxic-than-1851532462?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “ Cancer Alley .” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly petrochemical manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers. But even though the general risks of liv...