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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October 24, 2020 St. James Parish Council P.O. Box 176 Vacherie, LA 70090 Dear Honorable Members: On behalf of our sisters and associates in the Baton Rouge and…
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Outrage over last month’s sprawling Mississippi River nurdle spill in New Orleans and the lax government response to it has inspired a bill in Congress to prevent similar incidents. Sen. Tom Udall,…
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At Grand Isle State Park, on a sandy beach popular with sunbathers and anglers, Jace Tunnell pointed to the tide line and its usual scattering of litter: milk jugs, water…
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Hello and thank you for letting me present. I made a presentation to the Council in January calling attention to Formosa Plastics’ false assertion that it had reconfigured its site…
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September 10th, 2020 Chief Butch Browning, State Fire Marshal Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal 8181 Independence Blvd. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Courtney Phillips, Secretary Louisiana Department of Health P.O….
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Most of us might not know what to call the small bits of plastic, but we know what to call it when we see these pieces — pollution. There’s a…
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