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January 29, 2024

Court Paves Way for New Formosa Plastics Plant in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley"
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A Louisiana court OK'd environmental permits for a new Formosa Plastics
facility in St. James Parish. It would be the country's largest plastics
plant. The area, located along the Mississippi River, is already known
as "Cancer Alley" due to the many toxic chemical plants that have
sickened the majority-Black population. Residents and activists have
vowed to keep fighting the proposed Formosa plant.


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