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Michael Petroni

Michael Petroni is a Ph.D. candidate and fellow of the Center for Environmental Medicine and Informatics at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Michael Petroni is a Ph.D. candidate and fellow of the Center for Environmental Medicine and Informatics at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Polluter’s Paradise

How We Found New Chemical Plants Are Being Built in South Louisiana’s Most Polluted Areas

ProPublica and The Times-Picayune and The Advocate investigated the potential cancer-causing toxicity in the air. Using EPA data, public records requests and more, we found that some of the country’s most toxic air will likely get worse.

by Lylla Younes and Al Shaw, ProPublica, with Michael Petroni,

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