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William Widmer

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The Plant Next Door: A Louisiana Town Plagued by Pollution Shows Why Cuts to the EPA Will Be Measured in Illnesses and Deaths.

Local residents Jaden James (Left) and Lance Bovie pause less than a block from the fence line of the Dupont/Denka plant. The Plant Next Door: A Louisiana Town Plagued by Pollution Shows Why Cuts to the EPA Will Be Measured in Illnesses and Deaths. March 2017. Photographs made in Reserve, Louisiana to illustrate an environmental justice story.

The Intercept
William Widmer

Redux Pictures

The Plant Next Door: A Louisiana Town Plagued by Pollution Shows Why Cuts to the EPA Will Be Measured in Illnesses and Deaths.

David Sanders stands with his wife Laverne Sanders and their daughter Shannon Perrilloux in their back yard, which borders the Dupont/Denka plant. The Plant Next Door: A Louisiana Town Plagued by Pollution Shows Why Cuts to the EPA Will Be Measured in Illnesses and Deaths. March 2017. Photographs made in Reserve, Louisiana to illustrate an environmental justice story.

The Intercept
William Widmer

Redux Pictures

On the Mexican Border, a Case for Technology Over Concrete

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent speaks with a mother and son who were apprehended as they crossed the Rio Grande River. On the Mexican Border, a Case for Technology Over Concrete. June 2017. Photographs made on assignment in the Rio Grande Valley to illustrate a story about border patrol technology.

The New York Times
William Widmer

Redux Pictures

On the Mexican Border, a Case for Technology Over Concrete

A security wall used to deter border crossing stands atop a flood levee near the Rio Grande River. On the Mexican Border, a Case for Technology Over Concrete. June 2017. Photographs made on assignment in the Rio Grande Valley to illustrate a story about border patrol technology.

The New York Times