January 04, 2021
Rather than consider in court alleged permit defects for a plant in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," a federal judge will allow the U.S. government to fix things on its own despite attempts by environmental groups to keep litigating.
November 05, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it needs to review an element of its Clean Water Act permits for a controversial plastics plant in Louisiana's "cancer alley" after finding an unexpected error.
October 02, 2020
The environmental threats that a new Formosa Plastics Corp. plant in Louisiana's "cancer alley" poses are so clear cut that permits for the project must be vacated, environmental groups have told a D.C. court.
July 24, 2020
Environmental groups challenging a $9.4 billion Louisiana plastics facility's permit have agreed to drop their bid for a stop-work order in exchange for the facility leaving potential unmarked burial grounds and nearby wetlands undisturbed for at least six months.
July 14, 2020
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a D.C. federal court to block construction on a Louisiana plastics facility that they say skirted proper environmental reviews and poses a deadly threat to the predominantly Black community in which it would operate.
January 15, 2020
Green groups on Wednesday accused the Army Corps of Engineers of failing to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of permitting a Formosa Plastics Corp. petrochemical facility in a heavily industrialized region of Louisiana known as "Cancer Alley."