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tired-reader-writer · 9 months

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A heartbeat of hesitation, then he agrees to let her help. He may be prickly and he might be wary of Alfarīd at first (he doesn't do well w new sudden additions to his life lmaooo) but he knows when to put that aside for the sake of people he wants to protect.

Pretty sure he also wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Alfarīd either. He's just being his prickly little hedgehog self. (Not as prickly as Durian Denka aka Hilmes, mind you, that man's on a whole nother level of prickliness I can't even begin to describe)

Anyway moving on—

Arslan! Is! Smart! I don't care how many times I have to say it but I'll say it again and again, he's sharp and resourceful and perceptive and all those things, back when I was watching the anime I'd just see ppl in the comments not appreciating Arslan and I was (and still am) like no!! You! Will! Appreciate! My! Boy! Shut up!

Narsus being protective. Also Farangis-Narsus brotp eyyyyy

Narsus is such a parent this chapter.

Don't like that look on your face, Hilmes. You're one of my faves but you frustrate me so much sometimes.

Elam looks so guilty and Alfarīd is there as moral support for the both of them just... THEY. Youngster squad. I love them, your honor.

How guilty must Elam be feeling though, to have failed to keep guard for Arslan when the prince had saved his life? And like I said before, Elam is one dutiful and diligent lad. It's important to him.

In any case I'd like to hug all of them please and thank

ARSLAN 👏 IS 👏 SMART 👏

He took note of the wording Narsus chose that if I were in his place I'm sure I would've missed bc well them failing means us succeeding, right? But Arslan knows better. He's smart he's so fucking smart I want to pull on his fucking cheeks.

Him immediately leaning forward like he's such a good student loool I would not be so eager to learn in his shoes especially not after having gone through such traumatic times (being on the run for 2 months, not a night through a safe location before a bombshell was dropped on him and might we forget: Hilmes fucking brutalized him physically and this is still the same damn night).

You will appreciate my son. Or else.

#arslan senki #the heroic legend of arslan #heroic legend of arslan #arslan senki reread #alfarīd #elam #arslan #hilmes #narsus #farangis #my arslan love is shining through #he's ma boy your honor

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elsjobproject · 1 year

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Divine Phanes

1/5 - Altera - Clear 'Nasod Foundry' [0/1]

The city recovered quickly with the help of Chung and everyone in Hamel. The streets were becoming more lively and people were starting to smile again.

In order to protect the hard earned peace, Chung believed he needed to become stronger… For everyone who helped build back Hamel.

2/5 - Altera - Clear 'Altera Core' [0/1]

The power Chung is relying on right now may look like the power of the Guardian Stone, but the source of the power that helps protect and heal others should become stronger.

The wish to help others ignited Chung's inquiring mind. Let's research for a way to strengthen the characteristics of the Water El.

3/5 - Enter 'Feita Village'

Chung worked day and night with Hamel's magician who utilize the El and the knowledgeable alchemist Denka to bring out the power of the Water El from the Guardian Stone.

Chung's desire to help others have gotten everyone to join together. Their combined knowledge and Chung's will showed new potential that was hiding deep within the Guardian Stone.

4/5 - Feita - Clear 'Shrine of Dedication Entrance' [0/1]

The new power obtained from the efforts of Chung, magicians and the alchemist was stronger, warmer, and even more blue than before. With this power that was growing even stronger, Chung took care of the weak and helped them until they could support themselves.

He was able to help even more people than before, and see even more smiling faces.

5/5 - Feita - Clear 'Underground Chapel' [0/1]

How long has it been? Chung realized he no longer had to force a happy smile out of obligation. All his dedication was naturally turning into his own happiness.

Now that he could help others completely, he felt his heart being filled with joy instead of with a sense of responsibility.

With that, the power of Water El shined even brighter. Let's test this new power that can help everyone.

(recorded: 02/01/2023)

#chung jobs #elsword #elsword job project #2nd job #4th path #dius aer pathline #he's so fun btw

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nullarysources · 11 months

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EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer risk

Michael Phillis for the AP:

The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, despite finding initial evidence of racial discrimination, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency said a resolution "is not feasible" by a July deadline. It ends an inquiry that some activists in majority-Black communities had praised as finally offering a chance to improve their health.

The agency said it has taken several "significant actions" involving Denka, a polymer plant at the heart of the investigations, including an agreement to cut emissions. It also filed a lawsuit against the company alleging it imposed an unacceptable cancer risk to nearby residents, and tightened regulations. But the investigation did not compel Louisiana to make any commitments of its own. Commonly, a civil rights investigation will end with commitments by the target to do better.

Hmmmm

#news #Louisiana #racism

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ausetkmt · 11 months

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The Associated Press: EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer risk

The Environmental Protection Agency said a resolution “is not feasible” by a July deadline. It ends an inquiry that some activists in majority-Black communities had praised as finally offering a chance to improve their health.

The agency said it has taken several “significant actions” involving Denka, a polymer plant at the heart of the investigations, including an agreement to cut emissions. It also filed a lawsuit against the company alleging it imposed an unacceptable cancer risk to nearby residents, and tightened regulations. But the investigation did not compel Louisiana to make any commitments of its own. Commonly, a civil rights investigation will end with commitments by the target to do better.

OTHER NEWS

FILE - The rear view on Chartres Street of the newly renovated home of the Louisiana Supreme Court located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, May 10, 2004. Louisiana’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, sidestepped a ruling on the constitutionality of legislation that gives victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed chance to file lawsuits after the usual time limits for such suits has expired. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)

Sexual abuse victims’ chance to file lawsuits in old cases remains in question after court ruling

FILE - Gabrielle Jameson, a victim of a sexual assault, looks over photographs from her college thesis project, which she describes as part of her healing process, at the office of her attorney Tony Le Mon, in Covington, La., Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Jameson, who watched the man who coerced her into a sex act when she was 16 walk free in a plea deal, lost a legal battle, Tuesday, June 27, to sue the prosecutor in the case. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Woman loses bid to sue prosecutor over sexual abuser’s light sentence

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court, Friday, June 23, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024

FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. An adult entertainment industry group and others filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, June 20, challenging Louisiana laws requiring sexually explicit websites to make their users electronically verify that they are at least 18 years old. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

Adult entertainment group sues Louisiana over age-verification law for porn

Louisiana had argued in a recent federal court filing that the administration had improperly “weaponized” a part of civil rights law in pursuing the investigations.

The Biden administration has prioritized environmental justice, drawing praise from activists for going so far as to create a new office last year to focus on cases of alleged environmental discrimination. Those activists were dismayed to learn of the retreat in Louisiana, saying it would be “deeply problematic” if it represents a broader curtailment of civil rights investigations.

“It is a dangerous precedent,” said Patrice Simms, an attorney with Earthjustice, one of the environmental groups that asked the EPA to investigate Louisiana.

Last year, the agency accepted complaints from activists to investigate Louisiana’s regulation of air emissions in an industrial corridor called the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor but colloquially referred to as “cancer alley.” It said there was initial evidence of racial discrimination. The federal government and state officials had been in informal talks to resolve the allegations.

That process has now come to an end without a formal finding of discrimination by the EPA.

FILE - The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La., Sept. 23, 2022. The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, despite finding initial evidence of racial discrimination, according to a federal court filing Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La., Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

“We are disappointed in the EPA,” said Sharon Lavigne, resident and founder of Rise St. James, a group that filed a complaint that prompted the EPA to investigate. It was important to her that EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited the area, she said, adding that she had had high hopes for the investigations.

“We were hopeful because we thought we were going to win this,” she said.

The EPA said it would analyze how residents — especially those who live near the Denka plant — are exposed to a variety of dangerous emissions. The study would aim to “characterize the current baseline cumulative health risks and burdens” in the community and provide recommendations. The EPA wants the community to participate in the process and they invited the state to take part as well, although it is not forced to.

The EPA also disposed of a complaint over emissions from a proposed chemical plant to be operated by FG LA, a Formosa Plastics affiliate, in the same industrial corridor. The agency noted that permits for the facility had been vacated and were now in litigation in state court.

The EPA’s initial findings said it appears that for decades, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality let a Denka polymer plant expose people who live nearby and children at an elementary school to enough chloroprene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber, to increase their cancer risk. The EPA had said Black residents “along the entire corridor” bear a disproportionate health risk from pollution, including near the proposed Formosa facility.

Denka has reduced its emissions in recent years. It called the investigation “ill-conceived” and said the EPA should focus on “science, not politics.”

Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit challenging the investigations in May. It accused the EPA of exceeding its authority under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by improperly pressuring the state to make radical changes to the state’s air permitting regime, including implementing new practices that would consider how multiple chemical facilities in an area might cumulatively harm nearby majority-Black communities.

“The agency has weaponized Title VI as a blanket grant of authority to veto any and all permitting decisions that offend its vision of environment justice and ‘equity,’” Louisiana said in a federal court filing last week, asking a judge to halt the investigation.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act forbids anyone who receives federal funds from discriminating based on race or national origin. It’s been used in housing and transportation, but until the Biden administration, rarely on environmental matters.

The state says Title VI was designed to go after intentional discrimination, not programs that may incidentally harm one racial group more than another. A conservative Supreme Court in recent years has been skeptical of the EPA’s regulatory authority in major cases concerning greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution. Louisiana argues the EPA is trying to use civil rights law in a way that Congress hasn’t clearly allowed — a position in conflict with the justices’ recent rulings.

Simms said the Supreme Court’s recent decisions are an “invitation for some of these kinds of challenges” from states that are fighting back against the EPA’s power.

The EPA may have decided this wasn’t the right case to test its Title VI authority, said J. Michael Showalter, an environmental attorney with ArentFox Schiff.

Plus, the Supreme Court will soon decide a major affirmative action case that touches on the power behind Title VI. A decision that curtails Title VI could limit the agency’s authority to wield the civil rights law, said Julius Redd, an environmental attorney at Beveridge & Diamond P.C.

“I anticipate that EPA took this action to mitigate the risk” of a bad court ruling, he said.

The EPA didn’t immediately comment.

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pearlsmith25 · 1 year

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Shotcrete Accelerator Market Survey: 2023, Growth Insights, Segment Analysis and Advancement Outlook 2030

The shotcrete accelerator market refers to the global market for materials and additives used to accelerate the setting and hardening process of shotcrete, a construction material commonly used in applications such as tunneling, mining, and construction. Shotcrete, also known as sprayed concrete or gunite, is a mixture of cement, aggregates, and water that is pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface.

Shotcrete accelerators are chemical admixtures that are added to the shotcrete mixture to enhance its early strength development and reduce the setting time. These accelerators enable rapid concrete placement, improve construction productivity, and provide early structural support. Shotcrete accelerators can be classified into two types: non-alkali and alkali-based accelerators.

Key Factors Driving the Shotcrete Accelerator Market:

Growing Infrastructure Development: Increasing investments in infrastructure projects such as tunnels, bridges, and underground constructions are driving the demand for shotcrete accelerators. The need for efficient and rapid construction techniques is fueling the market growth.

Advantages of Shotcrete: Shotcrete offers several advantages over traditional concrete, including reduced construction time, improved strength, and better resistance to seismic activities. The utilization of shotcrete accelerators further enhances these benefits, making shotcrete an attractive choice in the construction industry.

Expansion of Mining Activities: The mining sector extensively uses shotcrete for ground support and stabilization. With the growth of mining activities worldwide, the demand for shotcrete accelerators is expected to rise.

Technological Advancements: Ongoing research and development activities in the field of shotcrete accelerators are leading to the development of advanced products that offer better performance, compatibility, and environmental sustainability.

Market Segmentation:

The shotcrete accelerator market can be segmented based on type, application, and region.

By Type:

Alkali-Free Accelerators: These are non-alkali-based shotcrete accelerators, which are widely used due to their compatibility with various cement types. Alkali-Based Accelerators: These accelerators contain alkali compounds and are primarily used for dry-mix shotcrete applications.

By Application:

Underground Construction: This segment includes shotcrete applications in tunneling, mining, and underground excavation projects. Water Retaining Structures: Shotcrete accelerators are utilized in the construction of water reservoirs, swimming pools, dams, and canals. Repair Works: Shotcrete is often used for structural repairs, rehabilitation, and strengthening of existing structures, such as bridges and buildings. Protective Coatings: Shotcrete with accelerators can be used to provide protective coatings against erosion, abrasion, and chemical attack.

By Region:

North America: The United States and Canada are major markets due to infrastructure development and mining activities. Europe: Countries like Germany, France, and the United Kingdom witness significant demand for shotcrete accelerators in tunneling and construction projects. Asia Pacific: Rapid urbanization, infrastructure investments, and mining activities in countries like China, India, and Australia drive the market growth in this region. Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, and Chile are prominent markets in the region due to mining operations and infrastructure projects. Middle East and Africa: The market is driven by infrastructure development, underground mining, and oil and gas projects in countries like Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE.

Key Players:

Prominent companies operating in the shotcrete accelerator market include Sika AG, BASF SE, GCP Applied Technologies, Mapei S.p.A., Denka Company Limited, Normet Group, Fosroc International Limited, Euclid Chemical Company, Sika Corporation, and Muhu Construction Materials Co. Ltd.

These companies are focused on product development, strategic collaborations, and expanding their distribution networks to gain a competitive edge in the market.

Overall, the shotcrete accelerator market is expected to witness steady growth in the coming years, driven by infrastructure development, mining activities, and advancements in shotcrete technology.

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insideusnet · 2 years

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EPA recommends closing elementary school in St. John due to toxic exposure : Inside US

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. (WVUE) – The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging the state of Louisiana to shut down an elementary school in Reserve over toxic exposure it calls environmental discrimination. The EPA said it has evidence that Black residents living near the Denka plant in LaPlace face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant and that state officials…

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the-letter-horror-lover · 2 years

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Boruto Goes to another Dimension by More NamedShip5

Dragon Ball Z & Naruto Xover Rated: K+, English, Humor & Sci-Fi, Goku, Denka, Boruto U., Words: 1k+, Favs: 6, Follows: 6, Published: Jan 9, 2018

7Chapter 1: Prologue

Hey Guys. Sorry it took so long. But here it is,

Prologue:

Naruto and Dragon Ball Z Doesn't belong to me they belong to Shonen Jump, Kishimoto, and Toriyama.

"How did I get in this mess?" thought Boruto, while he was fighting an undying hybrid of two powerful beings, then afterwards it became a gargantuan-infernal machine-Monstrosity (Read DBZ Vol. 35 Chapter 412), who is about ready to detonate. When Boruto saw someone go, "Sorry Guys," and in a blink of an eye he was gone. Until the hybrid-being decided to use the skill of the person who brought him away, and then the unthinkable happened. You have to find out from the beginning

Boruto Goes to another Dimension by More NamedShip5

Dragon Ball Z & Naruto Xover Rated: K+, English, Humor & Sci-Fi, Goku, Denka, Boruto U., Words: 1k+, Favs: 6, Follows: 6, Published: Jan 9, 2018

7Chapter 1: The New Student

Hello my fellow readers, this is NamedShip5, and I'm back with another Chapter, sorry the last chapter was extremely short. I was not thinking of anything else to write so I uploaded it, and the next chapter is called the New Student.

DragonBall Z and Naruto doesn't belong to me, they belong to Shonen Jump, Kishimoto and Toriyama.

Some Stories will have Pictures to be shown on twitter: #Dimenion_

So please search the story while

Chapter 1: The New Student / End of some people

Note: This will be like a redo to the Boruto Timeline, So be warned, and please no more hate messages

(P.S. If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all)

Boruto was just about to go to the academy with Shikadai, when Shikadai had decided to go to the academy with his father, who normally is busy with Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, Boruto's father. Who is out of this world busy, making sure that the Kage alliance will stand, the Freedom in the hidden leaf village, and the support that Naruto will protect the village of hidden leafs. But unbeknownst to them the destiny of one Genin will be changed forever.

Boruto was jumping from building to building, as usual. But he was discovering something very powerful. What he saw was something suspicious. It looked like a blue ghost, but it had no eyes and mouth. But it was attached to people, like only taking weak people's chakra. Boruto checked himself for the blue ghost, but it was nowhere near him. But little did he know that there was a dimension sucker, and that he awakened his Jougan. (The Image is on My Twitter Search for #DimensionJougan, and you may find the image)

(Time Skip after 5 people died)

Boruto was just about to jump on top of the train, to investigate any more of the blue ghost when he saw a group of troublemakers enter a train, and a kid who entered a few seconds after the group, and locked the doors behind him. Boruto saw with his Jougan that Denki (with the blue ghost), was just about to suck the troublemakers' chakra, what Boruto doesn't know is that he can "teleport over a finite distance" (Note: in my story the Jougan will act like a Rinnegan, Byakugan and Sharingan) Boruto was thinking, "It's probably the Byakugan," so Boruto was tracking the troublemakers' chakra to find out where they are, and when Boruto found it, as soon as he blinked his eyes, he was at the place where the bullies are, one already had his chakra drained, dead on the floor, but the other three where huddled in the corner of the location were very scared to see Boruto, because they thought he was going to have his chakra drained from the kid who entered last on the train turned around and said, with an ominous voice, "well, well, well, look who's here, the son of the Hokage, Bo..Ru...To." The last part of the sentence made his skin crawl. Boruto has gotten a good look at the kid, but Boruto could only see the clothes, because Boruto couldn't make out the kid's facial features, because the kid was well positioned in the darkness, so no one could see his face. Boruto asked, "Who are you?! Show me your face!" The kid just scoffed, "You really don't remember me?" The kid just asked the last part in a dark singsongy voice "BoRuToooo," now Boruto was getting mad, he acts just like his father when it comes to being tormented and being so angry that you just want to punch someone. Now the kid said in a sweet, innocent voice, "Hey Boruto, I need a friend, so I don't go to my father's tech company," Boruto suddenly jolted when he got a flashback to after Denki was bullied, and Boruto was helping him up after the trouble makers were scared away, and Boruto said, "Let's be friends Denki, so we could always help each other out." Boruto was brought back to reality from Denki's cackling. Denki said, "Now I can rule both dimensions, with help from Boruto Uzumaki. Boruto got up after hearing about all the trouble Denki will be causing to both dimensions, if Boruto didn't act fast. Boruto saw Denki about to do some hand-seal Justu's, but stopped when Denki said shakily, "Do you realize that you have a Jougan?" Boruto was startled for a moment and carefully shook his head no, then Denki said, "To be put bluntly, the Jougan is a form of three important forms, Rinnegan, Sharingan, and Byakugan" Boruto was shocked to find out that the Jougan is extremely powerful, but Denki decided to up the ante by doing an earth release, but Boruto was able to counter it with an all of the elements Hand Seals and brought it to Denki and Dodged every last attack. But Denki Said with a yell, "ENOUGH! You are starting to get on my nerves, just like the Fourth Hokage Minato was Boruto Uzumaki" Boruto was getting furious by being told harshly that he was getting on someone's nerves, like his hero (same as his father, so sssshhh), and Denki said "If I cannot get my way in this dimension, I will take the other dimension by force." Then Denki made some hand signs that would take him to the other dimension. Boruto make a mental note to remember that jutsu, so he can go later on. Now Boruto went home to get his things ready, and leave a note saying this.

"Dear Reader's,

I Will Reveal

What is Said

In the Next Chapter.

Sincerely,

Boruto Uzumaki"

Music Key:

Happy Beginning: "Everything is awesome" from the LEGO MOVIE

Scary Denki: "Psycho" from Alfred Hitchcock

Fight Scene: "I claim your sun" from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

If you Liked this story go ahead and follow me and give me a PM with how I did, and If You hated it still let me know. Thank you and I will see you all in the next Chapter! So Sorry That this Chapter is Short, but it will get longer over time.

#boruto fanfiction

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fumpkins · 2 years

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EPA to investigate racial discrimination in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is checking out grievances that Louisiana’s health and ecological companies victimized Black locals when evaluating air contamination allows.

The 2 grievances, submitted in January on behalf of neighborhood groups and the Sierra Club, implicate the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, or LDEQ, of permitting a number of centers – consisting of a chemical complex, a plastics plant, and a proposed grain terminal – to run without upgraded authorizations and release harmful levels of air contamination, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. One problem likewise competes that the Louisiana Department of Health stopped working to supply locals living near the chemical complex, Denka Performance Elastomer, in St. John the Baptist Parish with details about the health results of chloroprene, a by-product of neoprene rubber production which the EPA states is “likely to be carcinogenic to humans.”

The grievances declare that these plants have actually released “excessive levels” of carcinogenic chemicals in a commercial passage with a few of the country’s greatest cancer danger and a bulk-Black population. According to the EPA’s EJScreen tool, almost every census system in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans — a location ecologists call “Cancer Alley” — has a greater cancer danger from harmful air contamination than 95 percent of the nation. The Denka plant, in specific, lies simply half a mile far from Fifth Ward Elementary School, where more than 90 percent of trainees are Black.

“They are busing Black children from all over the parish into that school, and this plant is poisoning them,” Robert Taylor, whose neighborhood group the Concerned Citizens of St. John submitted among the grievances, informed a regional radio station. “When are they going to do something?”

The EPA will investigate allow approvals for a minimum of 7 existing and 2 suggested tasks in the location, according to the Associated Press. These centers are implicated of discharging or preparing to produce high concentrations of great particle matter, unstable natural substances, and carcinogenic chemicals consisting of chloroprene, ethylene oxide benzene, formaldehyde, and ethylene oxide. In doing so, the EPA will identify whether the companies broke Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which avoids programs getting federal financing from discriminating on the basis of “race, color, or national origin.”

The Louisiana companies acknowledged the problem and stated they will deal with the EPA throughout the examination. “We believe LDEQ’s permit process, prescribed by state law, is impartial and unbiased,” Gregory Langley, press secretary for the firm, informed The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. “LDEQ handles all issues with a fair and equitable approach.”

A representative for Denka rejected the allegations in the grievances, according to the paper, pointing to Louisiana Tumor Registry results that reveal no prevalent raised cancer rates in St. John the Baptist Parish compared to the state average.

The EPA’s action comes as the Biden administration increases enforcement of contaminating markets and promotes its dedication to ecological justice. Administrator Michael Regan gone to Cancer Alley in November on a trip of ecological justice neighborhoods, where low-income locals of color face out of proportion effects from concerns like flooding and harmful contamination, and assured more aggressive tracking of air contamination in enterprise zones throughout the South.

And this isn’t the very first time that the Biden EPA has actually utilized its powers to investigate declared discrimination in state ecological companies. Last year, the EPA discovered that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources broke Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, after ecological and civil liberties groups challenged the state firm’s choice to extend an operating license for a fuel transportation website situated near a low-income neighborhood of color in St. Louis.

“We are grateful that the EPA is taking environmental racism seriously; it has real-world consequences that the Black community in St. John the Baptist Parish has been dealing with for far too long,” Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which submitted among the grievances versus the Louisiana companies, stated in a declaration to E&E News. “The government must protect its citizens, and this investigation is the first step.”

This story was initially released by Livescience.Tech with the heading EPA to investigate racial discrimination in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ on Apr 12, 2022.

New post published on: https://livescience.tech/2022/04/12/epa-to-investigate-racial-discrimination-in-louisianas-cancer-alley/

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exzireart · 5 years

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Since I posted him over on twitter might as well post him here too.

Kuroyume Naritoshi aka ‘Nari’

Age: 16

Height: 178cm (5′10″)

Birthday: Sep. 25th

Blood Type: O+

Status: Student

Quirk: Volume Controle

Description: Allows him to control the level of sound he makes. Turning up or down the volume. However, he is affected by his own volume. So if he turns up the volume he can hurt his own ears

Personality: quiet, stoic, caring, blunt, smart. Nari suffers from resting bitch face and can come off as a bit rude. But he is a caring boy who would do anything to protect his friends and family.

Biography: When he was in preschool, around when his quirk first manifested, he damaged his hearing causing him to become partially deaf. His father, the Ram Hero; Denka, was killed in action. Since then Nari has been dedicated to becoming a hero to protect people just like his father did.

Family: Denka; the Ram Hero/ father Roribai; singer/ mother

Kohitsuji; younger sister 1 Hitsuji; younger sister 2

Supplementary Info

-His favorite food is Beef Soba.

-He enjoys music and singing.

-He had voice lessons from his mom and knows how to sing.

-He helps his mother tend to his two younger sisters (twins).

-His last name, Kuroyume, comes from the Japanese rock band of the same name.

Power 🔴🔴🔴⚪⚪

Speed 🔴🔴⚪⚪⚪

Technique 🔴🔴🔴🔴⚪

Intelligence 🔴🔴🔴⚪⚪

Cooperativeness 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

#bnha #bnha oc #oc #nari

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kubardo-blog · 7 years

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↕ smallest bean in AS--- denkie is 5''4 RIP

SOJI IM S C R E A M I N G

@kaikhosrow – Kubard is a mountain – Accepting!

#kaikhosrow #⌠ ᴛᴀᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀ ⌡ --- OOC ASKS #( he's such a b e a n )#( protect denka )

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[1/?] hello caly!! im back hehe. ive been so incredibly busy recently that i havent been able to set aside much time for reading :( however! im on break at the moment and i was finally able to catch up on the second chapter of blood masquerade. so, im here to write another one of my length analyses <3 this time ill label the parts to make it easier for you LOL but i have a lot to get into! i used a lot of my brain power to try to understand things from your context clues pls bear with me - siren

hello beloved im sorry im so late but im here at last wah T-T i do so adore your lengthy analyses so im super excited to get into it ehehe

[2/?] firstly, i just wanna mention it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize our mc's father was the emperor ALKSJ but i wanted to start off with what ive put together on the current political state of tenjoutenge. senotakaitou is sort of the "capital" region where the emperor and his family lives. the emperor has fallen ill and since our mc's brother is dead, the other regions must give an heir to the throne. - siren [3/?] BUT PLOT TWIST NO ONE KNOWS HES DEAD BESIDES THE ROYAL FAMILY AND SAN. so im assuming the heirs think they're a sort of "back up" option in case anything happens to the emperor's son. or, they could take up another position like shogun. the interesting thing is, the mc is technically also an heir. ryu would rather be an advisor than an emperor, so that leaves her for the position. imo i think *she's* going to choose who will rule by her side as the role of a consort doesnt suit her - siren

JSDDLFKJ all according to plan bestie!!! i was hoping it would be a bit ~elusive~ so im glad to see that it was elusive for a little while 😎 but i must say you are indeed correct. i suppose the easiest way to think of it is that each prince is the child of (or in hongjoong’s case, actually is) the diamyo of that region, meaning that in their region they are technically in control. ryu implies that he wants to be advisor, which wouldn’t be the shogun position, but rather the person next to the emperor who helped with decisions. we see mc talking about her duty to the crown quite a bit, and we will get more about that soon but it does play a large role in how things will unfold in the future.

[4/?] another interesting thing is san mentioning that the mc was called "denka" even when her brother was alive, and brought up the point of why was she being protected inside her own home. i accidentally looked up what the word meant before i saw your authors note at the end of chapter one LMAOO but this makes me wonder if her brother was ever meant for the throne to begin with. this could explain why the mc is so distant from her family and why san barely saw her when he lived there - siren

im glad you picked up on that eheh :3 it is something interesting to note and important indeed! along with the note that hideyoshi has been protecting her for years including when she was in her own home, at least when she was inside the palace where san was. which of course begs the question, why was she so often not in the palace if that was her home and why did san barely see her!!!

[5/?] another thing worth mentioning, it's SO easy to forget that ateez doesn't have romantic implications to begin with, nor are they going after y/n for the throne because, again besides san, they don't KNOW her relations to the crown. at the moment, they simply see her as a person of interest because she hails from senotakaitou. they want info from her, even if that means playing dirty, because they want to be the best fit for the throne. well, most of them anyway LOL. - siren

it is indeed easy to forget!! but also fascinating bc it lets mc (and us as the readers) really see the implications and intentions behindd each prince and what they want, and without knowing who she is, they intend to use her to the best of their ability to get what they want as dirty aas the game sounds, that’s how it’s played :3

[6/?] i think this is a really cool set up and it immerses you into the worldbuilding more. you see just how ostracized senotakaitou is from the rest of the regions and how little information about it gets out. the mc was already trapped in her position to begin with, and being an heir to the throne plus the "denka," she's under a much much stricter surveillance. im really excited to see how each of the characters learns about her position, and how they'll treat her once they know. - siren

im glad that the worldbuilding leads to that implication and shows those layers too, i was hoping that it would convey that sort of feeling and i’m so glad it came across well! and there are layers as well to it with the levels of ostracization where the whole region is closed off but also mc herself is quite sheltered and under close surveillance! but i do think one of the most fun bits will be those reveals :3

[7/?] now getting into my absolute favorite part of the chapter—san. san and his scene with the mc. CHILLS OMG. if i can summarize the entire encounter, though, i would say that between the both of them, they were just giving each other empty threats. i dont think san was going to attack her regardless, and the mc clearly isnt an apathetic person, so i doubt she's uncaring towards the choi siblings' history despite the demeanor she held with san while they danced. - siren

EEEE im happy the san part was your favorite, i think it was my favorite to actually write and it was so exciting to write that tension and explore it then we see this back and forth of threats kinda just poking around and fishing for reactions of some sort, and while san did threaten her life, he is not stupid and of course he wouldn’t kill her in such an open area. on top of that, we see through her interaction later with hongjoong, that she is indeed caring to a point and wants to help these men to some degree, and san is not exempt from that either. with her not being in the palace often when she was young, she (altho implied) did not know anything about what had gone on!

[8/?] sure, the mc says that san cant do anything against her because it would ruin jongho's chance as emperor, but at the same time, i think he really does separate her from her monster of a brother and holds respect for her. im sure that respect isnt just because of her status because he obviously doesnt care about status when it comes to her brother. san referred to her as denka when he really didnt have to. not to mention, y/n doesnt seem strict about people holding her to the title - siren

and you bring up the biggest point of him still calling her by her title, and while it would’ve been a little awkward, he still didn’t refer to her brother by a title either! and what exactly did san see of y/n when he saw her in the palace, what does he know of her beyond what the others know, and how to he perceive her differently from the others as well because y/n is not asking anyone to treat her differently at this party other than that she’s an honored guest of sorts

[9/?] the mc asked hideyoshi to call her by her real name before, but he still refused. and of course she and san are the opposite of close, but i think she was just testing his limits. if he had actually said her name, what then? i really dont think she wouldve cared *too* much outside of it being a threat LOL. san is a really safe option to choose besides jongho as he already knows the mc's identity, which for the most part doesnt affect the way he treats her. - siren

and you’re absolutely right, her asking him to call her by her real name was merely a test to see how far he would go and how deeply that respect really goes. and while yes he did ‘threaten’ her life, you bring up a really good point too of him being a safe option because he hasn’t told the others of her identity despite having the chance to

[10/?] i wouldve chosen san if i had read the chapter when the poll was still open ALKSJDA but i think he'd be a really good ally against whatever ryu is scheming. fuck you, ryu. smh. im really excited to see more interactions between san and the mc, though. i LOVE their dynamic here. i mean, enemies to lovers?? sign me up?? but i do think that san was trying to send a warning to ryu since he was close to the mc's brother. im still iffy on that theory tho - siren

im having the most fun writing him i think you know me and enemies to lovers even if its not complete enemies :’) but i also think that how he develops and his intentions are so hugely fun from a story perspective ;-;

[11/?] san didnt even know that the mc was attending the party let alone her brother, he had only sent such a passive aggressive letter because of the relationship between their regions. so, i have a little bit of a hard time believing that he was trying to warn ryu. unless ryu has attended these parties before or something?? THERE'S STILL SO MUCH THAT WE DONT KNOW?!?! that was the main thing i wanted to analyze though, so sorry for all the asks haha. - siren

there is SO MUCH WE DON’T KNOW!!! that’s half the fun this indeed is a mysterious one :3 think of it like a puzzle and we’re slowly gathering the pieces and we’ll start putting them into place as well and it’ll be FUN!! of course the pieces you gather will be dependent on the choices made and who gets picked as well 😼

[12/13] i loved the interaction between seonghwa and y/n plus all the cool info we got to learn from it. also HONGJOONG?? u will kill me. THE PURE ANGER PLEASE DO SAY MORE :flushed: another instance where we see that the mc is a good person too since she's planning on helping hongjoong's people regardless! which supports my idea with san. it was.. a decision to fuck your potential assassin ALSKDJAS BUT YOU GO GIRL?? yunho is fine i cannot argue. plus who doesnt love a little danger?? - siren

not the FLUSHEDKLJFJLKKLSDF i do feel like i always have a tendency to make seonghwa something of the informant type but it suits him he’s knowledgable and intelligent and it’s sexy SMART IS SEXY and of course the call to mc’s empathy and shows that she does indeed care about these people and is interested in helping them too. and then yeah SDLKJFLKSDJFKL FUCKCING YOUR POTENTIAL ASSASSIN !!! she’s got some big dick energy for that one mate i must admit but yaknow you gotta live a little and have some fun! and she perhaps got a bit lucky with him not actually trying to kill her 🤣

[13/13] LASTLY! im really curious if the asks you receive affect the mc's decisions as well 👀 i remember that a LOT of people were curious about san, seonghwa, hongjoong, and yunho. BOOM. quadruple kill in the second chapter. so, so sorry for all the spam! i had so many thoughts and you're such a good writer i am on my kneeS. i hope you've been well since the last time i checked in. can't wait for more of this and moc! u r literally the loml and ill always be back w more essays - siren <3

indeed the asks i get do affect mc’s decisions! im trying to make it as interactive as possible and indeed i chose to expose those four bc people were more curious about them! i did intentionally put off wooyoung a little while longer bc i personally think that the delay will pay off quite a bit and add to the allure heheheh don’t be sorry wahhh i appreciate it so much and i absolutely feel HONORED to receive so many thoughts and intrigue over the fic and im so grateful for it wahh ;;-; loml always take care i luv u sm

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Insulating Adhesive Tape Market Sales,Size, Share ,Segmentation and Forecast to 2028

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