In Rare Win, High Court Allows EJ Advocates To Pursue Novel Rights Suit

The Supreme Court is declining to overturn an appellate decision allowing environmental justice (EJ) groups to proceed with their effort to block to new and expanded petrochemical plants in Louisiana’s “cancer alley,” handing the advocates a rare victory at a time when the Trump administration is aggressively moving to undo EJ policies. According to the high court’s Oct. 20 order list , the justices without comment denied St. James Parish’s certiorari petition in St. James Parish v. Inclusive Louisiana,...