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Shell Game
Margie Eugene-Richard of Louisiana battled Shell on behalf of her neighborhood |
Michelle Nijhuis |
20 Apr 2004 |
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| Eugene-Richard. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. The Old Diamond neighborhood of Norco, in far southern Louisiana, sits between a Shell Chemicals plant and an oil refinery owned by a Shell joint venture. "We're like the meat in the sandwich," says Margie Eugene-Richard, 62, who grew up just 25 feet from the fenceline of the chemical plant. For decades, the 1,500 ... |
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