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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For nearly a decade, Democratic U.S. Rep Cedric Richmond has represented what most environmentalists agree is the most polluted congressional district in America. It’s a stretch of Louisiana that runs…
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Formosa Plastics would discharge chemical and plastic pollution directly into Lac Des Allemands, proclaimed the “Catfish Capital of the Universe” by our state legislature.
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“Rep. Richmond has not lifted a finger to help the community that would be destroyed. He has refused to even meet with St. James residents,” Rolfes said. “He has been…
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A proposed petrochemical complex from plastics giant Formosa could disrupt long-forgotten plantation graves.
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Official Army Corps of Engineers’ notice of suspension for Formosa Plastics’ permit in St. James Parish.
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Construction halts on $9.4 billion St. James facility. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday announced through a court filing in federal court in Washington its plans to suspend…
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