Linda Benesch is the Communications Director at Social Security Works. This op-ed was adapted from Inequality.org and distributed for syndication by OtherWords.org.
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.
The Agency claimed that "California’s standards could impose costs on ports, shipping and supply chains," but Environmental groups and California regulators dispute that interpretation.