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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Isabella Kaminski

US court revokes permits for plastics plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

A billboard encourages St. James Parish, Louisiana residents to oppose Taiwanese industrial giant Formosa’s plans to build a $9.4 billion petrochemical plant equivalent in size to 80 football fields in the region.
Locals in St James parish have been fighting Formosa’s plans for years. Photograph: Edmund D Fountain

A US court has revoked air pollution permits for a huge plastics plant in a region of Louisiana known as Cancer Alley and ruled that they would have violated environmental rules.

People living near the proposed petrochemical complex in St James parish have been fighting against the plans for years and hailed the decision as a victory for environmental justice.

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