EPA heard citizens' comments and concerns about Formosa at a public meeting in Edgard, which is the first step in a year-long process on doing an EIS; article notes how site of Whitney Planation was chosen over Willow Bend site, and how a helicopter trip taken on Jan. 23, 1990, by Andre, Lester J. Millet Jr., Don Hays from the state Dept. of Economic Development, and Pointe Coupee police jury president Clement Guidry influenced Andre's decision (Millet suggested the Whitney Plantation site to Andre; said he'd spoken to nearby property owners and claimed they were willing to sell); economic benefits that plant would bring touted as well as environmental impacts. Article also notes that a 1984 Supreme Court ruling requires DEQ to look carefully at siting alternatives before issuing a permit.
Joe Byrnes, 22 February 1991, "News Article: EPA's Thomas hears more on Formosa", contributed by Sheila Tahir, Project: Formosa Plastics Global Archive, Disaster STS Network, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 30 January 2023, accessed 28 November 2024. http://465538.bc062.asia/content/news-article-epas-thomas-hears-more-formosa
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EPA heard citizens' comments and concerns about Formosa at a public meeting in Edgard, which is the first step in a year-long process on doing an EIS; article notes how site of Whitney Planation was chosen over Willow Bend site, and how a helicopter trip taken on Jan. 23, 1990, by Andre, Lester J. Millet Jr., Don Hays from the state Dept. of Economic Development, and Pointe Coupee police jury president Clement Guidry influenced Andre's decision (Millet suggested the Whitney Plantation site to Andre; said he'd spoken to nearby property owners and claimed they were willing to sell); economic benefits that plant would bring touted as well as environmental impacts. Article also notes that a 1984 Supreme Court ruling requires DEQ to look carefully at siting alternatives before issuing a permit.