Petrochemicals and Environmental Justice

This chapter examines the critical role of the petrochemical industry in driving environmental and social crises, particularly the lack of awareness surrounding its impact on plastic production. It emphasizes the need for environmental justice, highlighting systemic inequalities faced by marginalized communities affected by petrochemical operations, illustrated by examples like Louisiana's Cancer Alley. The discussion also covers the dynamics of multi-scalar activism and critiques the profit-driven motives of the industry, revealing parallels with historical practices used by industries like tobacco.

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