The Louisiana Bucket Brigade does a lot for the fenceline neighbors of chemical plants. They make sure that these neighbors aren’t harmed by the chemicals, such as carcinogens and other toxic chemicals, that are given off by these plants. When I visited the Louisiana Bucket Brigade’s website, I was surprised by many things.
One of the things that impressed me was the fact that they created the bucket. It’s an ingenious contraption that saves the time for the people who use it, since otherwise they would have to send results to a lab and go through a ridiculous process, just to find out the chemicals that are polluting their air. It has the potential to save lives. This air sampling device recognizes and identifies pollutants in the air. It is fairly inexpensive in comparison to how much it’s worth as well as the amount of money they could be spending, like the $2ooo alternative. This bucket is of great service to the public. Instead on continuously relying the government to fix the problem, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade took the issue into their own hands. It is indeed the Bucket Brigade’s way of striving for Environmental Justice.
Something that I also found interesting on the site was the fact that these companies would knowingly release chemicals into the communities. They would usually deny their unethical decisions to plague communities with pollution, something they are specifically to blame for. If it wasn’t for some of the Bucket Brigade’s efforts, a lot of people would be unaware of the chemicals that are released into their environment. These companies are only after money, so the fact that their polluting the air does not seem to faze them in the slightest. Luckily, the buckets are proof of the industrial plants’ lack of care for society. As a result, they have reduced pollution considerably in Louisiana.
