But to Mossville, the storm was merely another assault from the oil and gas refineries, chemical manufacturers and other industries that have enveloped the town. Sasol, which operates the Lake Charles Chemical Complex that looms over the town, has been buying out residents to make way for an $11 billion plant expansion. Eric Walker, a 50-year-old manager at a construction equipment dealership in the nearby town of Sulphur, said Mossville, with few residents, barely registers as a town. AD“It’s just the way you make a living,” he said, standing in a warehouse filled with towering excavators and tractors. Michele Roberts, national co-coordinator of the Environmental Justice Health Alliance, said the residents of Mossville and others nearby have endured decades of environmental hazards.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2020 23:44 UTC