Cancer Alley
St. James Parish, Louisiana, USA · 30.05°, -90.90° · Air pollution
A 140 km stretch of the Mississippi lined with some 150 petrochemical plants, where mostly Black communities face elevated cancer risk.
Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, refineries and chemical plants stand among small historic towns founded by freed slaves. US EPA modelling has estimated cancer risk from air toxics in parts of the corridor at many times the national average, and residents have fought new plants for years. The area has become a national reference point for environmental justice.
In the game
Cancer Alley flares up as Toxic air. The fix is a gesture: tap when the ring hits the green zone. Done right, it becomes Air cleared 🌤️. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.
🧭 Fly there and restore it▶ Play a 60-second round