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Mary I. Williams, M.Ed. is the assistant director of community and student engagement for the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) in Louisiana.

Overburdened communities in Louisiana traveled to Houston to tell EPA the impact oil refineries have on their health and their lives.
August 26, 2014

Louisiana Residents Travel to Texas to Ask for Strong Protections from Big Oil

By Mary I. Williams  /  Washington, D.C. Office

After years of dealing with toxic air pollution seeping into their neighborhoods and homes, residents from all over Louisiana took a bus to Houston to tell EPA their toxic tales. Mary Williams of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice explains why they made the journey.