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 | High-profile activist Louis Coleman dies
by Peter Smith and Andrew Wolfson, courier-journal.com
July 8th, 2008
The Rev. Louis Coleman Jr. -- Louisville's best-known activist, who picketed or prayed over three decades in front of nearly every major Kentucky institution to advance civil rights, promote minority hiring or protest police shootings -- died yesterday. He was 64. |
 | Zeon agreement being rewritten: Attorneys lose lead plaintiff's support
by James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal
November 13th, 2007
"We told them we wouldn't be a part of it with a nondisparagement clause," said Eboni Cochran, a western Louisville resident and lead plaintiff, who hadn't agreed to the proposal. "There are a lot of changes being made. It still remains to be seen whether it will be good for the community." |
| TOXIC AIR UPDATE
A Message from Rubbertown Emergency ACTion (REACT)
December 17th, 2006
Rohm and Haas Spill More Than a Nusiance
Over the past few days, we have heard much about the toxic chemical spill characterized much more mildly by the media as a "nusiance" or "stench" that occurred last Thursday through Friday. What smells even worse than the odors that seeped into my home early Friday morning is the stench of a cover up. |
| Chemical stench linked to Rubbertown plant
by Laura Ungar, The Courier-Journal
December 16th, 2006
Chemical stench linked to Rubbertown plant Rohm & Haas officials acknowledged in a statement last night that the plant was the source of the chemical, and the plant has shut down operations where the chemical could be released.
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 | AUGUST 2006 - Louisville, KY
The Bucket Brigade is Back!!
August 1st, 2006
AUGUST 2006 - Louisville, KY
The Bucket Brigade is Back!!
Residents no longer have to wait anywhere from hours to days (or never) for someone to come out and investigate an odor. They are now equipped to take air samples themselves. The Bucket has made that possible. |
| Activists aid foes of Rubbertown pollution
by James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal
March 15th, 2003
Edgar Mouton Jr. of Louisiana, left, a member of a group of environmental activists, spoke during a press conference before a tour of Rubbertown yesterday. The activists were helping to raise awareness of toxic chemicals and companies that produce them. |
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