The Fifth District of Louisiana’s St. James Parish was never exactly a bustling community — but it was still a community. Then the local landmarks began to disappear. Woodrow’s grocery…
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To apply: Apply through the ACLS Online Fellowship application system. For more information, please visit the Leading Edge page on the ACLS site. For more information on the Leading Edge…
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Councilmember Cyndi Nguyen previews a resolution to oppose the Formosa plastics plant in St. James Parish and other items on Thursday’s agenda
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Plans for a major petrochemicals complex by plastics group Formosa to be situated in St. James Parish, Louisiana are being called into question by IEEFA. The project makes very little…
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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…
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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…
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Read the #StopFormosaPlastics Coalition’s appeal of Formosa Plastic’s air permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality that led Judge Trudy White to send the permit back for review.
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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…
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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…
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