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St. Croix’s Cane Garden Bay looks out at the oil refinery in the distance. Photo by Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The [F]law: Environmental Injustice in the U.S. Virgin Islands

July 19, 2022

In St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, a twice-bankrupt oil refinery is poised to reopen despite a record of environmental disasters. Residents are fighting to protect their health and get a say in their island’s economic future. Read Alicia Keyes’s brilliant reporting on The [F]law.

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Photo Caption Credit: Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0.
In Categories: Blog Capture Climate Corporate Power Environmental Injustice Litigation Race The [F]law
In Tags: capitalism corporate power environmental injustice
In Subject Areas: Environment Politics & Democracy
In Content Types: Student Papers
In Intersections: Climate Justice Racial Justice Wealth / Income Justice

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