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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The Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) kicks off the March Against Death Alley Tuesday, Oct. 15 with an opening rally in the city of New Orleans. CADA and its partners…
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The Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) will lead residents, community advocates, clergy, students and other concerned citizens along Cancer Alley in the March Against Death Alley from Oct. 16 to…
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Formosa Plastics Tuesday settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit brought by a former shrimper and San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper challenging its extensive plastic pollution of waterways around its Point…
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Community advocates including mothers, educators and other residents interrupted a meeting of state oil and gas executives at a New Orleans hotel Thursday. Nine advocates disrupted a speech by La….
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In capitulation to the power of local opposition, Wanhua Chemical has formally withdrawn its land use application to build a $1 billion dollar facility in St. James Parish. Opponents’ appeal…
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St. James Parish President Timmy Roussel and Operations Manager Blaise Gravois face new questions after a lawsuit was filed late yesterday afternoon by St. James residents alleging that Parish officials…
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