Formosa Plastics failed to comply with stipulation provisions to protect identified and potential burial sites on its property. A professional drone operator and volunteer pilots were engaged by the community…
[Read Article]It’s been almost a year since the inspector general for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged agency officials to take “prompt action” to warn people living near 25 “high-priority” industrial…
[Read Article]Climate change, fracking, air and water pollution, toxic landfills, the disproportionate burden of pollution on communities of color. There is no paucity of targets for improving our environment, just as…
[Read Article]The above map illustrates the path that stormwater runoff, which would certainly carry toxins including ambient and incidental chemical waste and loose plastic pellets, called “nurdles,” which would be Formosa’s…
[Read More]September 15, 2020 St. James Parish Council 5800 Hwy. 44 Convent, LA 70723 RISE St. James and Louisiana Bucket Brigade submit this response to a letter sent by Formosa Plastics…
[See More]The Louisiana Bucket Brigade’s “State of the Movement” report highlights our challenges, our victories and our mission as we fight petrochemical pollution and support the fenceline communities of Louisiana. Written…
[See More]The 2014 St. James Parish Land Use Plan has paved the way for massive industrial development of St. James Parish, drastically changing the future for thousands of residents living in…
[See More]RISE St. James has filed a Letter of Appeal to the St. James Parish Commission regarding their decision to approve FG LA, LLC’s proposal for land use. READ THE LETTER…
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