ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Mossville, Louisiana

Mossville is a little town in Louisiana where people live. It's a special place because a lot of the people who live there are African American, which means their ancestors came from Africa a long time ago.

But Mossville is not like other towns. You know how your toys need to be cleaned and organized so you can find them easily? Well, Mossville is like a toy that has not been cleaned or organized in a very long time. This means that the air, water, and land in Mossville are not very healthy.

A long time ago, many big factories were built in Mossville. These factories make things like plastic, which can be used to make toys and bottles. But when factories make things, they also make pollution. Pollution is like dirt that goes into the air or water and can make people sick.

The people who live in Mossville have to breathe in this dirty air and drink dirty water. It can make them sick and they can get diseases. That's not fair, right? Everyone in the world deserves to breathe clean air and drink clean water.

The people of Mossville are very brave because they fight to make their town cleaner and healthier. They talk to people in charge and try to make them understand that Mossville needs help. It's important to make Mossville clean because it's where people live and they have the right to live in a healthy place.