‘Most cancers Alley’ Resident Blasts Trump’s DEI Stance After Lawsuit Dismissed

A “Most cancers Alley” resident is talking out after the Trump administration dropped a federal lawsuit geared toward reducing poisonous emissions … telling TMZ it is upsetting however not stunning, given the president’s vow to dismantle so-called “radical” DEI packages.

Roxanne Keller joined us on “TMZ Reside” Thursday, stating the extremely polluted space of Louisiana often called Most cancers Alley is a predominantly Black group, so she’s not shocked {that a} Biden-era lawsuit towards the chemical firm Denka Efficiency Elastomer was dismissed final week.

Roxanne developed fibroids after shifting to the area at simply 4 years previous. She’s since misplaced each her mother and father and a number of other members of the family to most cancers through the years — all of whom lived within the space, which is thought for its unacceptably excessive most cancers dangers attributable to main plant emissions.

The U.S. Dept. of Justice mentioned in an announcement the lawsuit was initially filed in “a transparent instance of the racial preferencing now prohibited by President Trump’s government order,” and mentioned the Biden admin sued the corporate in an “ideological overreach” primarily based on racial preferencing.

Roxanne tells us with native children now dealing with delivery defects even she did not expertise rising up, Trump’s anti-DEI (Range, Fairness and Inclusion) government order utterly ignores the true disaster right here … and the lawsuit’s dismissal is a slap within the face to the residents and scientists who’ve fought for justice for the group.

Roxanne additionally dives deeper into Denka’s claims the corporate has spent $35M to slash emissions by 85% — dubbing it BS, and alleging they have been falsifying stories and coercing group compliance … all whereas pointing to a latest scientific report that claims these cuts by no means occurred.

Roxanne tells us on the finish of the day, it is all about company greed, with Denka caring extra about defending jobs than defending lives — and the individuals of Most cancers Alley are paying the final word worth.