Abstract
Since the 1950s, the small rural community of Axis, Alabama, has become one of the Southeast's largest sites of chemical production. Residents attribute numerous public health anomalies to emissions from its chemical plants. Cancer mortality rates in Axis are far greater than state averages, yet organized or individual opposition to the manufacturers has been nearly nonexistent. This paper examines the apparent acquiescence of community residents to elevated rates of cancer and other diseases. Heralded by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) as an attempt to improve its relationship with hundreds of host communities worldwide, the CMA's Responsible Care initiative has enabled the manufacturers in Axis to preempt environmental and health complaints that might threaten their operations. Such strategies are representative of an emergent environmental paradigm that privileges corporate interests over those of nearby residents.
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