A state district judge sent critical air permits for a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex back to state environmental regulators so they can take a closer look at the St….
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ProPublica: Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S., but the Army Corps of Engineers intends to…
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Bishop Michael Duca, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, on Saturday will join other Catholic leaders, St. James Parish residents and environmental groups opposed to a…
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Louisiana environmentalist Anne Rolfes said Monday that she’ll continue to push for a moratorium to stop more petrochemical plants from building along the Mississippi River after avoiding terrorizing charges for…
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Baton Rouge prosecutors announced Friday they would not pursue criminal charges against two New Orleans environmental activists arrested on terrorizing counts after leaving a box of plastic pellets on the…
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Nearly a dozen environmental and citizen advocacy groups have signed onto a letter warning a Japanese chemical conglomerate of the opposition it will face should it decide to move forward…
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December 15, 2020 100-8251 JAPAN, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 1-1, Marunouchi 1-Chome, Sasaki Hitoshi Chief Operating Officer Mitsubishi Chemical Company Sent by mail and email Dear Mr. Sasaki: Greetings from Louisiana. It…
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 On Tuesday, December 8th, Governor John Bel Edwards announced yet another foreign chemical plant proposed for Cancer Alley in Geismar, Louisiana: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC). In…
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In St. James Parish, Louisiana, residents face some of the highest cancer risks in the country due to air pollution from the nearby 85-mile industrial corridor. Taiwanese plastics company Formosa…
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