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alt="Protestors lie down in the road as trucks full of PCB-soil arrive to the landfill."
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## While the protests failed to stop the landfill, they are widely credited with starting the national environmental justice movement.
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They marked the first time that environmental concerns were recognized as fundamentally linked to racial and socioeconomic inequality.
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## While the protests failed to stop the landfill, they are widely credited with starting the national environmental justice movement. They marked the first time that environmental concerns were recognized as fundamentally linked to racial and socioeconomic inequality.
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<imgsrc="../../images/forestpubliccomment.webp"alt="Image of a form for to submit public comments on the construction of the road that was included in the draft EIS. Headline: How you can participate in the decision"/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/forestpubliccomment.webp"alt="Image of a form for to submit public comments on the construction of the road that was included in the draft EIS. Headline: How you can participate in the decision"/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/GOroadalternative.webp"alt="alternative roadmap option published in the EIS"/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/GOroadalternative.webp"alt="alternative roadmap option published in the EIS"/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/GOroadmap.webp"alt="proposed road map published in the EIS"/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/GOroadmap.webp"alt="proposed road map published in the EIS"/>
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Alternatives Considered
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The draft EIS analyzed several alternatives:
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1. Proposed action (build the road)
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Public Response
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The draft EIS triggered significant opposition from:
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###The no-action alternative was presented as the only option that would fully preserve the cultural and environmental values of the area.
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## The no-action alternative was presented as the only option that would fully preserve the cultural and environmental values of the area.
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alt="Cover of the cultural report document, says Theodorateus Cultural Research"
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<spanclassName="tag">US Forest Service</span>ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
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ETHNOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF GASQUET-ORLEANS ROAD SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST: A
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PROPOSAL<spanclassName="date">1978</span>
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<spanclassName="tag">US Forest Service </span>Archaeological and Ethnographic Survey of Gasquet-Orleans Road Six Rivers National Forest: A
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### The report ultimately concluded that the proposed road would seriously damage the religious practices tied to the area and recommended that the road not be completed.
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## Final EIS published
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alt="Cover of the Six River Final EIS, green cover with a forest image"
Statement Gasquet-Orleans Road (Chimney Rock Section),
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/supremecourtpetition.webp"alt="Image of the petition to the Congress of the United States created by the affected tribes"/>
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A petition for concerned citizens to sign because of the precedent setting 5-3
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## The decisions by the Forest Service and Supreme Court to continue construction of the road despite its significant disruption to Native American culture ask us,
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Who’s opinion counts in big environmental decisions?
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## The decisions by the Forest Service and Supreme Court to continue construction of the road despite its significant disruption to Native American culture ask us, whose opinion counts in big environmental decisions?
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/cancerAlleyMap.webp"alt="Map of Cancer Alley in Louisiana showing counties shaded by cancer level, red symbolzing higher ones and blue lower ones, with a deep red band around the Mississippi River"/>
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<figcaption>Rights: Tulane University Law School</figcaption>
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<spanclassName="tag">Federal Energy Regularatory Commission</span>Final
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/stjamescomments.webp"alt="Public comments from members of the St James Parish community. Some are in favor, citing economic opportunity, others note that it will disturb indigenous and black communities disproportionately, and its a dangerous facility."/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/industrialplantsinStJames.webp"alt="Map of St James Parish showing that the area is already heavily industrialized."/>
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<imgsrc="../../images/invisible-hazards/lavigne.webp"alt="Picture of Sharon Lavigne in a yellow shirt that says Rise St James with a black fist."/>
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## The Sunshine Project remains unbuilt after years of legal battles. Courts have repeatedly overturned and reinstated permits while community groups continue to challenge the project’s environmental and cultural impacts. The EIS is currently being created.
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## The Sunshine Project remains unbuilt after years of legal battles. Courts have repeatedly overturned and reinstated permits while community groups continue to challenge the project’s environmental and cultural impacts. The EIS is currently being created. The halt on plans represents a major success for environmental justice advocates.
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