Louisiana’s decision to grant a permit extension for Formosa Plastics in the heavily industrialized “Cancer Alley” corridor of the state lacked an updated air analysis, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by advocates and residents.
RISE St. James, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and other environmental justice groups are challenging a Jan. 6 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) decision to extend a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration, or PSD, permit for
The lawsuit was filed in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge.
The original 2020 ...