A podcast about history, pollution, and resistance on the front lines of America’s petrochemical industry.
Over seven episodes, The Corridor examines how Louisiana became a center of industry and an epicenter of disease, with some communities facing cancer risks among the highest in the nation. Everything that’s happening in the industrial corridor today has been shaped by history - from slavery and segregation to huge technological breakthroughs and environmental change. Across the series, we explore how residents have pushed back - against the destruction of their past, the construction of more plants, the lax enforcement of environmental regulations, and further harm to people’s health as they seek to claim their right to a prosperous and healthy future.
CREDITS
Host & Reporter: Jaha Nailah Avery
Producers: Erika Janik and Sam Moore
Writers: Erika Janik and Sam Moore
Editors: Erika Janik and Amy Martin
Music: Joy Clark and Todd Sickafoose
Executive Producer: Amy Martin
Communications: Halee Bernard
Art Used with Permission: SCAPE Studio, The Ethylene Network, 2014, Visual Narrative, in Petrochemical America, by Richard Misrach and Kate Orff, n.p.: Aperture, 2014, 139.