St. James Parish

Plastics Petition to EPA

Petition to revise the clean water act effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the petro-plastics industry under the 40 c.F.R. Part 419 petroleum refining industrial category.Read more

Chemical of the Month: Benzene

The area known as Cancer Alley was once home to thriving, rural Black communities, with fertile land nourished by the Mississippi River. But petrochemical development that began in the 1960s has poisoned the air, water, and life in the area. Trees fell; crops withered; flowers died. Few...Read more

News Article: Crossing the Mighty Mississippi, a colorful memory, then and now

Article about ferries in St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes. One line mentions proposed Formosa plant.Read more

Document: Formosa Plastics Factsheet June 2021

Formosa Plastics Factsheet June 2021Read more

Legal Document: Comments by Diane Wilson, San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper regarding Formosa Plastics air permit, St. James Parish, Louisiana (Al 198351)

A narrative overview by Diane Wilson that recounts pollution and corporate misconduct at the Formosa Plastics plant in Point Comfort, Texas. The statement was written in light of a new Formosa complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana.  and related air pollution permit.Read more

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