Julie Dermansky
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Reporter | New Orleans
About Julie Dermansky
Julie Dermansky is a multimedia reporter and artist based in New Orleans. She is an affiliate scholar at Rutgers University’s Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights. Visit her website at www.jsdart.com.
Exxon refinery catches fire day after U.S. government settles over pollution from other gulf plants
Early morning skies Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were alight from a fire that started around 2:30 a.m. at an ExxonMobil refinery. The blaze, though contained before the sun came up, is a reminder to the surrounding community of yet another danger of living next to refineries and chemical plants.
Hurricane Harvey debris dumped next to an African American community
Tami Thomas-Pinkney’s house in Port Arthur, Texas, was not damaged when Hurricane Harvey soaked the city with up to 28 inches of rain on August 29. But a month and a half after the storm, she is preparing to move. Across the street from her family’s home is a temporary dumpsite for storm debris, which she says is endangering her family’s health and making her home unlivable.
Hurricane Harvey hits home for Texas eco hero
The stench of mold was overwhelming. Their were maggots in the food. But somehow, like thousands of others, Hilton Kelley and his wife Marie will find a way to move on.