Ruhi Bhasin is a senior journalist and features editor with the Independent Media Institute. She previously worked for The Times of India and The Indian Express, where she covered politics, law, and social issues.
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.